Bavaria Yachts USA to Cease Operations

[SofiaB]

This situation affects me as I purchased a Bavaria from Bavaria Yachts USA one year ago and the boat is still under warranty. If your Bavaria was purchased from Bavaria Yachts USA and it is still under warranty, I'd like to connect. Please PM me your contact info. Thanks!

[Polux]

Originally Posted by adoxograph

Interesting, but we do not know the whole story.

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Some days ago I looked at the imported sailboats (that are now most of the cruisers sold in US) by brands and had a big surprise with Bavaria numbers, that were way below in what regards the distribution of percentages in what regards the same brands sold in Europe.

Probably 2016 was no better and I don't believe they were not warned regarding their weak performance, but you would never know. That would have been reckless on Bavaria part, I mean not saying in 2015 that if the business numbers did not improve in 2016 they would be fired....but even so I would say they saw it coming.

[Polux]

Originally Posted by ALAIN97133

Hi ! Doing some research on Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH, I just discovered that in 2010 Bavaria bought DUFOUR. They might have decided to merge Dufour USA & Bavaria USA ? Last summer, on holiday in France, I discovered that Honda cars were sold by Renaud dealers Why not ? I wouldn't be surprised that owners of Bavaria yachts, still under waranty, receive a letter from Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH telling them that Dufour USA & Bavaria USA are now under one management ???

(Express l'Entreprise: 08/31/2011) Redressement d'entreprise, comment Bavaria Yachtbau a passé la tempête: Le fabricant allemand de bateaux de plaisance, numéro deux derrière Bénéteau, et repreneur de Dufour en décembre 2010, avait vu partir les deux tiers de sa clientèle avec la crise. Jean Ludmann, son nouveau patron, a appliqué les recettes de la production automobile pour redresser la barre.

Yes, but after that Bavaria had let go of Dufour that is now and independent firm again. After that the bought Grand Soleil but let them go either. Now the other sailingboats they have are cats (Nautitech).

[Polux]

Originally Posted by SofiaB

This situation affects me as I purchased a Bavaria from Bavaria Yachts USA one year ago and the boat is still under warranty. If your Bavaria was purchased from Bavaria Yachts USA and it is still under warranty, I'd like to connect. Please PM me your contact info. Thanks!

I have no doubt they are staying and what they want is a bigger and better share of the market and that implies a better dealership and that includes better used boat service.

For increasing sales Bavaria cannot let go the clients that have new boats under warranty. They will have not only to respect that warranty but make it better the relation with clients. If they would done otherwise it would be like shooting their own foot.

Try a direct contact with Bavaria shipyard:

info(at)bavaria-yachtbau.com

[jm67]

Originally Posted by YachtBroker

I hate to see this but I have seen it before. Usually has to do with the exchange rates do not make it cost effective to be able to import the boats in to the US and compete with US built boats. You have US duty and ocean freight which has to be added into the MSRP of the base price. Great for the Europeans when the dollar is weak but when the Pound and Euro are nearly on par with the Dollar then the boats suddenly seem more expensive.

I've seen this with a lot of Euro builders over the past 30 years in yacht sales and representing a lot of different builders. And then the clients who bought these boats have little to no US representation not to mention with less US name recogniztion, resale values also suffer.

I am sure this is not the only reason why but that's my two cents.

As the US dollar has moved towards 'parity' with the Euro the boats have become less expensive for a buyer with US Dollars.

[GordMay]

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, JM.

[jm67]

Originally Posted by GordMay

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, JM.

Thank you!