landyboy Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 Over the last two weeks I have sold landrover parts to Finland Germany Portugal USA New Zealand and Japan ! Usually sell around 3 parts a month abroad ! Seems to be new trend ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 (edited) Good on you! Long may it continue! Edited November 23, 2016 by Lloyd90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Exchange rate for us is garbage but for everyone else is good .Best rate 1.45 euro to the pound nosedived to 1.01 now about 1.09 to the pound so europe can buy more. Good for u and me ,we make for J.LR and its all going abroadsville as the exchange rate is so low they get much more than a year ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 (edited) Historically Clakk, your rates aren't quite right. Worst of the last five years has been ( end of 08 was the 1.02 saga) 1.10 with a high in mid 2015 of 1.44. Even before the Referendum it was back down to 1.26, spiked to 1.31 on 'the night' before dropping. In the last three months we have seen fluctuations from as low as 1.10 up to 1.19. Last nights we touched briefly over the 1.18 mark So, although the currrent levels are off the 'Highs' they are nothing new so what's driving the perceived surge in overseas orders? Maybe it's purely 'Supply and demand' and competitive pricing.... Edited November 24, 2016 by Jaymo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Winter is among us.maybe it is just land-rovers being landrovers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 There is a bloke local to me who has a yard full of Landrovers; he travels the country sourcing then buying them for export to the USA. A local mechanic works on each one, even the none runners, to build them up to a certain spec' before they are exported. However, this isn't a recent trend as he's been doing it for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filzee Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 I work in freight and a lot of my business was out of the uk and we have been busy exporting mainly due to the exchange rates. Also we have seen a huge spike in domestic work GB are building all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 There is a bloke local to me who has a yard full of Landrovers; he travels the country sourcing then buying them for export to the USA. A local mechanic works on each one, even the none runners, to build them up to a certain spec' before they are exported. However, this isn't a recent trend as he's been doing it for years. So that is where all the old ones are going to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Quite possibly Mick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 There is a bloke local to me who has a yard full of Landrovers; he travels the country sourcing then buying them for export to the USA. A local mechanic works on each one, even the none runners, to build them up to a certain spec' before they are exported. However, this isn't a recent trend as he's been doing it for years. Bloke in Coventry was doing this 50 years ago with Jaguars,he tried to buy mine. Apparently exporting them to Australia of all places..?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iano Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Over the last two weeks I have sold landrover parts to Finland Germany Portugal USA New Zealand and Japan ! Usually sell around 3 parts a month abroad ! Seems to be new trend ? Are JLR producing the parts in the UK? While your exports might be up, you might get a hike in your costs as the raw materials / imported nits will be up also. Net / Net though, you should be quids in as the increase in the rate of sales should be greater than the increase in the cost of the underlying parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landyboy Posted November 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 And now Australia ! Only a £20 part hmmmmm well I'm not complaining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 September in that spanish Mecca Benidorm saw the exchange rate go 1.23 down to 1.08 back to 1.17 in 3 weeks as the money men tried to use brexit as a rip off excuse,now that rich bint won her court case and M.P,s can debate<attempt to wreck>brexit its up to 1.18 again.Fancy a Hedgefund manager,s wife wanting full EU access for him indoors ?? And yes J.LR make their parts in the uk ,we do doors and interior parts and various looms and electrical bits that go in our dash assemblies are uk supplied.They have plants in China but the Chinese want made in England on their Range Rover not Shanghai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp1richy Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 Clakk you mind telling me who you work for? Pm me if you wish. Only wondering as my job is supplying JLR at Halewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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