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Originally Posted by Ristau
They didn't begin selling it in most markets late 2018 or so. I figure that's a null point. In Korea (where I hear pretty much everyone has Korean car loyalty), it might be a 2-3 year old model, but for much of the world it's 1-2 years at most and entered it's life at the same time as the new A4, the new 3 series, and the mid cycle c class. The average person isn't going to think "this new car is showing it's age because it started production 2-3 years ago." They're going to think "this brand new Genesis doesn't really compete with the Germans or Lexus, but it is much cheaper."
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The Genesis brand just became available this year here in California because Hyundai dealerships previously were not accredited as official Genesis dealers. Which brings me to my main point: I've shopped Hyundai on a few occasions in the past and couldn't figure out if I should respond with fight or flight to some of the salesman's slime-ball tactics. I wouldn't be satisfied buying, owning, and doing maintenance through a Hyundai dealership. There's a reason all the other luxury nameplates have a separate dealership network from their non-luxury counterparts.