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In late 2010, I presented an Open Letter to Nissan outlining the key challenges that the GT-R community faced at the time. Since then, a substantial amount of time has passed and the GT-R market has grown, in the process experiencing a number of changes. Despite this growth and the changes seen, a number of significant issues remain and additionally, new questions and concerns have risen.

This Open Letter continues the dialog started in the first, updating it for the major challenges that are faced today and focusing on the actual issues that GT-R owners and prospective owners continue to have. The ultimate goal remains the same however: to detail the challenges that must be addressed to improve the ownership experience for the GT-R in its largest market.]]> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:58:34 +0000 http://www.gtrlife.com/forums/topic/71346-open-letter-to-nissan-ii-improving-the-value-of-the-gt-r-in-north-america/ http://www.gtrlife.com/forums/topic/71271-nissans-fy11-gt-r-program-progress-report/

Eighteen months ago, Nissan was provided with a detailed list of the major concerns of GT-R owners and prospective owners in the form of an Open Letter published on NAGTROC, the website of the North American GT-R Owners Club. With Nissan’s first Fiscal Year following the Open Letter having passed, it is time to evaluate and grade Nissan’s progress in addressing the concerns presented.



The grading system utilized is as follows:

A: Outstanding - An outstanding score indicates that not only was the root issue addressed, but community expectations were exceeded.
B: Satisfactory - A satisfactory score indicates that the community’s concern was addressed and core requirements were met such that the community is content.
C: Progressing - Recognizing an effort being made and positive results being seen, even if the community’s requirements have not been addressed, nets a Progressing evaluation.
D: Needs Improvement - If an area needs improvement, an effort is being made in some shape/form/fashion, but that effort is either not addressing the community’s concerns or the community is grossly unsatisfied with the efforts taken so far given the nature of the underlying issue.
F: Incomplete - No effort is being taken or the community is unsatisfied that the issue is even being acknowledged as important.

What follows is a detailed assessment of Nissan’s performance in addressing the concerns and needs of the North American GT-R community.

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To first provide some background, NAGTROC was officially created in the Spring of 2006 as the community's interest in the then-upcoming R35 GT-R grew stronger. Although NAGTROC started small, it has seen substantial growth since, and is now the single largest R35 specific community on the internet. By post counts and activity, we estimate that we have over 80% share of all activity in the US, and over 50% of all R35 specific activity, anywhere in the world outside of Japan. That's not adjusted for the fact that a significant amount of content that first appears on NAGTROC then propagates to other websites. While accurate numbers are very difficult to obtain, we estimate that at least 1 in 4 of all North American GT-R owners are NAGTROC guests or active members. Although not directly applicable to this discussion, we also have a growing international community on NAGTROC, with valued members and guests in Singapore, the UAE, the UK, Europe, and Australia, to name a few regions. Indeed, many of the most active members in overseas GT-R communities are members on NAGTROC. All of this has not gone unnoticed by the industry. NAGTROC has sponsorship agreements with over 30 of North America's leading aftermarket companies, every North American GT-R racing team, and every major GT-R tuning house in the United States. In the media, we have a close partnership with the leading GT-R news blog GTRblog, and are also covered by the largest companies in the online media space including Autoblog, Jalopnik, and Edmunds. This extensive coverage has led us to conservatively estimate that NAGTROC has had a direct or indirect impact on at least half of all current and prospective North American GT-R owners.

It is from this viewpoint that the GT-R market is observed and that these ideas are presented.]]> Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:34:29 +0000 http://www.gtrlife.com/forums/topic/42620-open-letter-to-nissan/