Adly's aren't the only 50cc two-smokes back in the States. TGB returned this year, also. I don't think either of them would make much of a dent. Maybe in the rental market, but that's in tourist areas.
I love my Agility 125. I use it for going around town, and its perfect for that. Downgrading the Super 8 might not have been such a bad idea do to the niche aspect. The sportier version could not have kept up with the current Yamaha SMAX or the Honda PCX 150. Why bother competing in an area they can't match, except in terms of value? Instead it looks like they tooled their line to dominate the market against Lance/Sym, I suspect.
I suspect there are other Kymco's in this town as there are three dealerships in a 60 mile radius that sell them, but I have yet to see another one on the road. I've seen Chinese Ruckus-clones, a Vespa LX, a Honda Metro or two, and a bunch of Genuine Buddies and Stellas. Maybe the situation is different elsewhere, but it seems Kymco's closest competitor is really Genuine, and their best way to compete is on price, hence the general cheapening of the line.
At some point the SYM/Lance line will need to be cropped. Too many redundant scoots between the labels.
Down here it's kymcos and buddy's and I say buddies because it's a rare day you see another genuine on the road. After that Lance and SYM. I'll see a few Rukus and China scoots in the 150 and under class. I'll pass 50 other scoots a day around here.
As far as competing from a dealer standpoint if your the big dog it doesn't matter. The local multi location scooter only dealer stocks Kymco, SYM, Lance, Genuine and some China scoots. All models all displacements in stock for test rides.
They have something for every pocketbook.
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