Toyota Glanza parts priced 10 times higher than Baleno parts

Essentially the same part as Baleno's, by perhaps the same vendor, with a different logo and price has been increased by over 10 times!

BHPian Leoshashi recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Prologue: My brother owns a mid-variant Yaris and we have planned to get Dzire's 15-inch alloys, since OEM Toyota alloys are very expensive. We decided to get Glanza's hubcaps to make it completely Toyota. At that point, we didn't think much about the prices, since MGP hubcaps with Suzuki logo carries an MRP of Rs 75 and it's not that they are of bad quality in any way. We thought Toyota's price would be similar, if not less.

Today, I reached out to my local Toyota workshop, and I was shocked at the price quoted to me - Rs. 832 per piece.

Essentially the same part as Baleno's, by perhaps the same vendor, with a different logo and price has been increased by over 10X!  Well played Toyota!

Conclusion: The owners of these Marutis, posing as Toyotas should be aware, they haven't just signed up for better service and warranty, and they have also unknowingly become a member of the rip-off club. For parts which are common with Baleno, they can still opt for MGP and get away, but those carrying a Toyota logo will be charged heavily! I wonder if those Fortuners and Crystas carrying an eye watering price tag, actually cost that much to manufacture or is Toyota just reaping the benefits of its immense brand value in India, Food for thought!

Here's what BHPian Blow Horn Ok had to say on the matter:

Toyota is milking its customers in the name of reliability and customer service. Such extravagant mark-up is simply nonsense.

Would suggest to check the Etios or Liva caps just to be sure.

Here's what BHPian ruzbehxyz had to say on the matter:

The equation is simple. Toyota already takes a premium at the time of purchase and then again milks the customers in name of reliability and service. Typical example is the Fortuner, where you already pay a premium at the time of purchase. The good part is that Toyota cars never stop on the road. So as a customer, we can't get everything.

Here's what BHPian PrideRed had to say on the matter:

You ended up picking a rare part that was changed by Toyota. I am guessing since the volumes are lower, prices are bound to be higher. While service/Maintenance cost of Innova are low, parts are exorbitantly priced. Case in point, indicator light of Innova costs Rs 5K excluding bulb. This was the case with older Toyota products too.

Will be interesting to see price of say headlights, alloy, ORVM etc. wheels of Baleno Vs Glanza.

Here's what BHPian Mr.Boss had to say on the matter:

MGP part with S logo was made in millions but the same part with T logo will be in few thousands, with no major difference in tooling and other investments. Obviously the additional investment will be amortized in the part price of T-logo part only.

Think from manufacturer's perspective, how else can they recover the investment?

This makes sense right? Toyota is not milking it's customer as portrayed above. There will always be few model specific & low volume parts priced higher than the mass volume parts. It's quite normal with any brand and business.

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