Well, if you know the buyer rating, you have access to the buyer rating report. Go through line by line in the report and see where the difference is. Likely you'll find a penalty of some sort. Or they're in different price categories and the updated trim has more competition. But everything you need is in the buyer rating report.

If you would like me to do it, please zip the save game file and then email it to me. Instructions are here: https://wiki.gearcity.info/doku.php?id=troubleshooting:steam_savegamefile

What do you mean by different price categories if their both priced the same in branch? I have them both priced at 1000 at branch to sell. Wouldn't that mean they would both be in the same price category? The only difference between them is the updated trim has had the 3 components go through one major modification, didn't change anything else.

Originally posted by ptmadman12:

What do you mean by different price categories if their both priced the same in branch? I have them both priced at 1000 at branch to sell. Wouldn't that mean they would both be in the same price category? The only difference between them is the updated trim has had the 3 components go through one major modification, didn't change anything else.

I didn't catch that they were priced the same. Sorry.

Without the save file, I can't tell you anything. Dig trough the individual line items in the Buyer Rating Report. For example, you might be getting a price gouging penalty if the new trim's material costs are significantly lower. Also look at your production/sales reports to make sure it isn't an issue where you don't have enough production lines. Or the vehicle isn't for sale at all the branches. Etc.

But yeah, without the data in front of me, there isn't anything I can say. The buyer rating report contains the formulas used to calculate sales. But any random variables won't necessarily be the same when you end the turn.

So, if you want to send in the save game, I'll be happy to take a look for you. Otherwise, the answer is, "I don't know."

Thank you for the save. As you have seen, you do have a price gouging penalty. Your new trim is roughly 5x the price of your material costs for a 1 wealth index vehicle.

Drop the prices of both designs to $500. And you will see Nu Nu 2 nearly double Nu's sales.

Thanks for looking at it.

Seeing as it was showing blank for buyer rating column and the following line had the same buyer rating as before, it looked as though that line was having zero effect even though it appearing for one of the two and being specifically named penalty should have made me think otherwise. Abit like a few lines further up being blank for No Smoothness Penalty, etc.

Now I know