holidaychicken
Well-Known Member
There does seem to be an increasing range of alternative manufacturers appearing for the L322 parts as they get older and more genuine parts reach the end of their serviceable life. As volume demand increases so does competition as it makes it more viable for manufacturers to set up making them.
Volume is what manufacturers need to reduce cost and selling prices, it's when there is a low volume demand prices may initially fall as there is a surplus of parts but as demand falls it's less attractive for manufacturers to produce the parts so they stop and parts become rare and the price could increase.
That's only based on my experience as I worked at Delphi for 6 years and have been supplying cutting tools to that type of company for the last 20 on and off.
The biggest impact has been the rapid growth of chinese parts being made.
It's a bit like the Mk1 Escort, you could pay £2000 for a pair of mexico front wings a few years back as they were very rare and now china has stepped in again and started producing Mk1 escort parts so now you can buy a complete floor, inner and outer wings and dozens of other parts for less than a pair of wings which is down to the increase in demand from people restoring old Escorts as the price for them has increased.
Heavy man...........
Volume is what manufacturers need to reduce cost and selling prices, it's when there is a low volume demand prices may initially fall as there is a surplus of parts but as demand falls it's less attractive for manufacturers to produce the parts so they stop and parts become rare and the price could increase.
That's only based on my experience as I worked at Delphi for 6 years and have been supplying cutting tools to that type of company for the last 20 on and off.
The biggest impact has been the rapid growth of chinese parts being made.
It's a bit like the Mk1 Escort, you could pay £2000 for a pair of mexico front wings a few years back as they were very rare and now china has stepped in again and started producing Mk1 escort parts so now you can buy a complete floor, inner and outer wings and dozens of other parts for less than a pair of wings which is down to the increase in demand from people restoring old Escorts as the price for them has increased.
Heavy man...........
