Why This Company Sells More Civilian Starships Than Anyone 

You forgot to mention that during the Clone Wars, Corellia was at the forefront of the Republic's war effort. Senator Garm Bel Iblis constructed his own private armada and served as the cavalry, saving overwhelmed Republic forces from certain doom multiple times, even though on the Senate floor, he continued to attack Palpatine. He also never bought into the Imperial interpretation of the events of Order 66, refusing to believe that the Jedi betrayed the people, and continuing to use quotes and speeches from old Jedi Masters in his tirades against Palpatine. Eventually, the Empire just got tired of it, they arrested Garm's family and executed them, but he escaped along with his entire fleet, which then became a rebel force of its own. Garm was also rather wary of the Rebel Alliance, considering that Mon Mothma wielded way too much power in his eyes. Bail Organa was originally the true leader of the Rebel Alliance, and Mon was just supposed to be the one who gets their infantry while Garm was supposed to be in charge of the Alliance navy. But when Bail died, Mon Mothma replaced him, and Garm never sat well with that. He also disapproved of how the Rebellion conducted the war; he felt that they were too clumsy considering that they lost so many battles to the Empire; news of rebel bases being seized were very common during the Galactic Civil War, hence why Garm felt that joining such a sloppy military outfit was out of the question for his elite forces.

When I was young I would have loved a yt1300, but you know, being middle aged now . . . a Gozanti Class would be perfect

Did I just watch a Commercial for Spaceship manufacturers?

Corellian Engineering Corporation doesn't abuse its monopoly in the civilian starship market, and instead sells its machinery at very affordable prices. They actually understand that cheap, but efficient, starships will sell better overall than expensive ones. Plus, with the extremely modular designs of their ships, they WANT customers to modify the ships they buy. They've realized that if they do what they can to make customers happy, they can become much more successful. Shipmaking is their passion and I think it's really cool.

It amazes me that we have never had many prominent starfighters manufactured by CEC knowing that they are great starship builders

CEC was a military powerhouse back then. During the wars against the Sith in the SWTOR era, they might as well have been another army unto themselves. I remember invading CEC's HQ as a Sith back in the SWTOR Corellia planetary questline for the Sith Empire, and the place was as heavily-armed as any Republic military base.

I used to work for a software corporation in Oregon named Corillian. Founded by a star wars fanboy. All the conference rooms were named after SW planets. Since been bought out multiple times. There is always a bigger fish.

I'm not surprised by the popularity of CEC's ships, the main character in my Star Wars fan fiction owned a modified YT-1300 that appeared to be unarmed but eventually carried two heavy laser cannons, trio of Skipray medium capital ship ion cannons, and two YT-1300 power cores and a .6 hyperdrive. When that was crashed due to a droid malfunction, he "borrowed" a YT-1300 center cockpit from an Imperial impound yard. There is nothing like YT series freighter.

As soon as I saw the title, I knew it was about CEC. If I lived in the Star Wars galaxy, I’d absolutely own a CEC ship

If Din Djarin manages to get a new ship, I think he should get the freighter similar to a certain war criminal’s ship the Twilight. It would be perfect to act as a mothership to his N1 starfighter during his job for the New Republic

I do love CEC's design philosophy of a simple, good starter pack with specialization extras sold separately. It really adds a lot of surprise for all their ships because you'll never know what the pilot added until they use it.

Thanks Allan for always staying here for us!

A thriving aftermarket is a sign of a well designed product. I'm no Civic fan, but Honda got it right when they designed it. Cheap, reliable, and easily customizable. Kinda like the YT-1300. I gotta correct Alan about cars. Once roads and highways you can get up to a decent speed became common, they were pretty big by necessity just to fit an affordable engine. From the 1950s onward, they got smaller and smaller as technology advanced, especially after the Carter years jacked up gas prices. If anything, cars got too small to be comfortable, and crossovers are the pendulum swinging back to a more or less happy medium. Personally, if it can't tow at least a toy hauler up a iced over mountain road, I'm not interested, so crossovers are too small for my taste.

The gozanti class is what you want when you have a large crew, run a small-medium sized merchant/trader business, and can afford a small security detail be it droids or paid guards. A YT1300 is what you want when you want the ultimate freedom of the galactic frontier. You can carry plenty of cargo space and still run a small business from it, but it holds less crew space. It’s also cheaper and faster. But the most important thing to me is captain’s quarter size. If I scrounge up enough credits after years of in-system planetary trading say between the Five Brothers or another system with multiple habitable planets, I’ll want a ship I can live and work in comfortably. Maybe I’d go for the YT1300 first and then hand it in with a bunch of credits for a gozanti class down the line. Or I’ll got for an older, cheaper ship made by CEC like a YT2400 that can save me more credits for a gozanti while providing similar functionality to a YT1300. Or maybe a C9 Rigger-class light freighter, if I am not that worried about cargo space but I still want to be able to carry some stuff and have a nice place for a small crew and myself to rest out heads

CEC so good at making ships that the Empire tried to regulate and ban the YV-929 armed freighter and presumably stopped the Vanguard heavy assault gunship production after only making what is assumed just one prototype since we only ever saw just one used a single time and it had such destructive power. CEC for life

it would be pretty cool if the starwars RPG had an entire source book for JUST CEC ships and its customisation options

I've wanted a 3D program that would let you design your own starship from the ground up for so long, right down to selecting a part with an option to change its shape to fit your idea. Not just for Star Wars, but for your own unique design that you can either use to fit your favorite sci-fi fandom, or for your original work. The closest I could ever find was the Sims. All I've managed to create was a weak version of what I'd sketched. My girl is the homeship in my original work. The Horizon, for me, is the perfect civilian ship. I've got all 3 decks designed, and spent 4 days creating a picture of the cockpit in photoshop. The Horizon is unique because she is basically a supremely tricked out Honda of the galaxy. She was commissioned by someone with $$$$ who liked the look, durability, and functionality of the ACC-1200 Mercury class mid-size transport freighter, said, "I can fix it," and had her built with high quality, expensive upgrades, high standard additions, and hardware/software features. They just didn't take into account that someone with the knowledge and training to replace anything having to do with that person - like identity locks, security protocols, ect - with their own would steal her in a holding yard awaiting pickup before the paint even dried. Her maiden voyage was a theft by someone who cried tears of joy at the sight of her. Love at first sight. :) Aside from the engines and high grade hyperdrive that have no business being on an ACC-1200 Mercury class, my protag's second favorite addition ... are the dual cup holders between the pilot and copilot seats that extend from the control panel. There's one that pops out of the flanking control stations beside the two rear seats. Those are not standard, and he always wondered why no one ever thought about including something so basic and practical, and practically free to install in less than an hour. This comes from child-me wondering why no one on the Enterprise, or in Star Wars, or other sci-fi shows had cupholders at their stations. How can you do your job for hours and not have somewhere for a drink to sit, and a cubby for snacks? Where are you supposed to put your coffee when you fly? Your lap? There are so many obvious places you can put them! And if not, use retractable ones! The lack of cupholders in spaceships and starships is a crime. This is my protag's ship. It's his baby, his home, and you can pull her from his cold, dead fingers. If I were ever to build my own ship, it would be the Horizon. I want to build her in 3D with full walk through capabilities SO BAD!!!!

So Corellia is like Mars in the 40k universe. Settled early, got a lot of leeway and independence, manufactures a lot of tech, important for interstellar travel.

On the SUV thing you got it backwards, car manufacturers started advertising them as family vehicles (and have now shifted to pick-ups) because they realised they can make more money of them than making actually useful, economical vehicles for their owners. And that advertising shaped the customers wants

Also all YT series ship are costume made to the buyer. Often have 4 types of engines, 5 types of cockpits, 10 interior designs/layouts, 3 types of landing gears, 5 to 11 weapon hardpoints, F-type (Freight), P-type(Passenger), FP-type(Freight & Passenger), armored, and exterior sealed storage compartments to double the cargo capacity.

I once ran a SW character that was a smuggler. His YT 1760 had Ewok fur on all the seats.

CEC played smart something companies should take a look at from the real world. Create reliable customizable vehicles that while you may lose profit in the area of having customers having to come back for new model years you gain even more profit because people trust your ships so more people choose your brand. Additionally you can have a much larger after market mod department than anyone else.

Gods bless Legends Corellia, the New Jersey of the galaxy far, far away. If they don't canonize that characteristic of the planet, I'll be madder than I was when I realized we'd never meet canon Mara Jade.

Bit of a coincidence that Generation Tech brought up how many similar looking crossovers were seen while sitting in traffic. The coincidence being that my mom was just telling me about coming out of Wal-Mart, recently, and having a difficult time trying to find her car as it is one of those same type of crossovers, among many others in the parking lot, with the very common grey/silver color as many of these crossovers are painted.

The light freighter is basically a cross between a family RV and a Freight Truck, or part yatch and part river boat.

Corellian Engineering Corporation is definitely a galaxy wide favorite.

Those corrugated class star friggets would still be really cool to see in live action

Is it just me or the Corellian Engineering Corporation sounds quite trustworthy? At least, they sounded more trustworthy than the Techno Union and the Trade Federation.

This was a big reason I loved the WEG and later the FFG Star WArs RPGs. I really enjoyed taking a freighter, usually a YT of some flavor, and making it my own. The flexibility, the modularity, and the true open concept meant you could design a shell into whatever you wanted. CEC is a great concept

Love your work All the very best too you and your team. From your friends across the pond 🇬🇧

For me, the VCX-100 will always be my go to freighter choice

When you mentioned the ubiquity of the ships among different groups and the fact the company encourages customization....... It sort of reminded me of Doc Martens? Granted, CEC arguably has a better reputation in their universe, but culturally Docs are known to be worn by Punks, Artists, Celebrities, and more. The fact the company (and several fan pages) show off how people customized their Docs, while also selling accessories and whole shoe designs inspired by how their customers tweak their product, speaks to this too? Also helps that I've been through hell and back some of my Docs for multiple years, so I know some of the designs hold up... The idea that CEC gives you a box you need to fill in yourself to get comfortable also fits the fact you REALLY need to break in Docs too 🤣

Money’s in the aftermarket parts 😂.

So CEC 1. Expects owners to modify their product 2. Has a robust aftermarket support system 3. Through aftermarket and OEM parts allows for old units to remain in working conditions 4. Generates a loyal customer base 5. Is used by military and law enforcement, and is beloved by outlaws and scoundrels as well 6. Simple, robust technology that is reliable and user repairable Is CEC the Harley Davidson of the Star Wars galaxy?

LOL, my taste in personal owned vehicles pretty much ends in 1973, and is pretty much focused on '50s, '60s, & '70-'73 GM cars, with a few German (Porsche, VW, BMW, Mercedes-Benz) '50s-'60s classics and 2 British classics (DB 5, Jaguar XKE).

The crossover takeover is actually something created by automotive manufacturers. Crossovers are legally categorized by their truck base frame, and the larger the truck you have to start with, the less stringent the environmental regulations you have to comply with. This gives manufacturers an incentive to make bigger and bigger trucks, SUVs, and crossovers just so they don't have to invest in better, more efficient, engine designs or get taxed for making ones that don't comply.

CEC applied the "PC Master Race" philosophy to vehicles. They weren't selling you a ship. They were selling you a frame to load out as per your choice. The *Parts* to put in that frame were also sold by them. You really liked that frame? Here, an upgrade kit. They probably made more money off their aftermarket parts or upgrade kits than initial sales. "Oh no, the Consular doesn't have enough guns! I guess we'll have to replace it." CEC: I can fix that. "Oh no, the CR70 isn't competitive anymore! I guess we'll have to replace it." CEC: I can fix that. "Oh no, the Gozanti isn't as worth it anymore! I guess we'll have to replace it." CEC: I can fix that. Twice.

Star Wars fans be like Star Wars fans

It actually surprises me a ton that we haven't seen nearly that many civilian ships, or at least not as many as you'd think considering how much of life outside of war we see in this universe

Considering the amount of after market work and upgrades needed to get your average CEC ship up to scratch, comparing stock price of CEC ships vs other stuff isn't particularly comparable. Sure, stock price 25 Gozanti class cruisers cost about the same as one Arquitens, but if you factor in the after market upgraded needed to give the stock Gozantis the firepower and shields needed to challenge an Arquitens? You'll find the costs a lot closer to each other.

I had a pretty styling Z-95 until I hit 50, but I just needed more space. Especially on those trips to the range. Extra space to carry those assault blasters and slugthrowers is a good thing. I settled on a nice YT-2400. No complaints here.

The CEC makes great battleships too.

At the beginning when Alan was talking motor vehicles and how SUVs are most common and I thought to myself "I prefer an SUV where I feel I'm driving IN traffic as opposed to a sedan where I feel I'm driving UNDER the traffic.

I would love to own and fly a heavily modified YT-2400. There is just something about 2400 that makes me like it more than the 1300.

For star wars my top 3 picks for personal use Mill falcon( yes the same one with 2 changes better shields and better weapons) Ebon hawk ( same upgrades as the MF but with the 0.5 HD as well) Schimitar ( only 1 upgrade better weapons)

CEC is the MOPAR of SW. Solid base designs with the intended aftermarket support to allow full user satisfaction. While the yt1300 series is the go-to wish fulfillment vehicle, I'd also have to grab the CEC HT2200 for a workhorse moneymaker in the freighter market..... (Or the HT 4400 my fanfic Heavy Freighter upgrade of the same design)

As a kid I always wanted a x-wing or the slave I, now I really want the cr70 or cr90 or foray corvette. That’d be cool

I think that CEC's success in universe is largely down to how flexible their designs are. Pretty much all of the ones I have come across are highly modular that allow their customers to make their ships their own. I would say that their approach is more akin to a company that makes motor homes than a truck or car manufacturer. They are dealing in ships for people who would travel into areas that are not likely to include a nearby CEC service centre and so there is no point in them trying to stifle the modifications market with a guarantee policy that owners would be unlikely to be able to take advantage of anyway. Also, most of these owner/operator pilots would be likely to call their ship their home and everybody lays out their homes to fit the way they live. Banning such activities would be commercial suicide considering the market sector they mainly serve.

Corellian Engineering Corps is basically the Toyota of the Star Wars universe. Affordable and versatile from the Forerunners to the Hiluxs

Does inflation not exist in the Star Wars economy? I’m always shocked at how low the prices for ships seems in your videos.

The same reason in the 3300’s Lakon Spaceways is the most prolific shipyard. Simple, reliable, dependable.

i love the stories behind your inspiration for your videos. you have a cool brain, Alan

8:51 *"if it ain't broke don't replace it"* - Corellian Engineering Corporation

Very good points in this very enjoyable vid, thanks :)

Oversized cruisers and triangular hulls are no match for a good frieghter by your side

Cars? Boring? MUSTANG WOULD LIKE TO DIFFER!

The YT1300 is like a late 70's low rider panel van (complete with fluffy dice and 'if its a rockin', don't come knockin'..' sticker) ... Where the Gozanti is the 80's off road ford transit.

Day 293 PLEASE DO MORE TACTICS VIDEOS AND STRUCTURES LIKE THE CIS NAVY STRUCTURE AND RANKS

I would love to have my own Corellian ship to tool around the galaxy in! 😀

Thnx bro!!! Love your content.

would love to see a video going into more Corellian ships, especially lesser known ones

2:15 nice seeing that footage loved the movie Mossul.

Great Video!

Usually I have preferences toward bigger higher off the ground vehicles..because safety concerns, cargo capacity. Now..load capacity still important..I find myself thinking of opposite extremes..but...still keeping overcoming obstacles in the path..foremost, in these thoughts.

Gthroc industries 720 Freighter is a personal favorite of mine!

The XS Stock Light Freighter is an excellent starter ship with its heavy armor, dorsal and port laser cannons, cargo space and time proven design.

Thanks Allan!

You know the truck/SUV problem is getting out of hand when the freaking Star Wars channels start talking about it, lmfao. As a motorcycle rider myself who favors hatchbacks when I'm on four wheels... yeah, too many people are driving trucks and SUVs for all the wrong reasons, and what's worse is that those trucks and SUVs aren't even well designed. Truck beds are getting shorter in favor of more passenger comfort and capacity, and SUVs don't have nearly as much cargo capacity as they should. . . I wish our automakers took a little (or a lot) more after Correllian Engineering Corporation. They're much more reliable and sensibly built.

If I lived in the Star Wars Galaxy, in a less populated region, my Home would be a cheap old CEC light freighter turned into a House with a bit of extra panelling and some extensions to hide the outline. If trouble comes to your system and the neighbourhood gets too rowdy, or you personally have to leave town in a hurry, just fire up the engines and get out of dodge. I know I don't have plot armour, so I'm not sticking around.

25000 probably included 2000 isd and the rest well smaller stuff..

I have only one nitpick: The push to CUVs, SUVs came not from customer pressure, but from a very intentional marketing campaign by American auto industries to avoid having to comply with CAFE efficiency standards. In a loophole that really needs to be closed, SUVs qualify as light trucks which are exempt from the more stringent passenger car efficiency targets. Not only are the SUVs worse for environmental factors, but pedestrian fatalities have doubled due to the higher hood heights and where they impact the human body.

I greatly enjoy your presentations. Could you also include a tracklist of your background music please.

YT-2000 is my favorite CEC freighter.

Imagine if it were legal to mount laser weapons on a modified Ford Econoline van. :D Good content!!!

Well done Allen

I could live comfortably in a customized YT-1930. Thank you C.E.C.

4:04 A lot of members still have their currencies like Poland, Czeckia, Hungary... But it's true that the UK paid less than it should have and was given a lot of help dispite being in the big three of the union.

The CEC produces the square body chevies of the setting. They're simple, they work, they last, and you can work on and modify them yourself.

CEC should sponsor you. Looking forward to your commercial. I'm an Incom man myself.

Star Wars takes place in a post-post scarcity time where space travel has been ubiquitous for thousands of years and there are quadrillions of sentient beings. This setting changes the priorities companies serving the public. If these companies are smart they would want to meet demand for new ships as well as maximizing the money they could continue to make on the millions and millions of ships they have sold, and that are on the secondary market as well as the black market and the gray market.

actually SUVs arent a consequense of consumer demand but a way for American Car manufaturs to get around Regulation regurding safety and fuelefficiency becouse SUVs are classed as truks and not cars

Corellia had it's own sect of the Jedi, the Green Jedi, that were dedicated exclusively to the protection of the Corellian sector.

Just one issue, I wanted to say that the reason SUVs are so dominant are because they have looser environmental regulations and were therefore cheaper to make. Over time SUVs were more easily marketed as cool and/or safe and became the dominant vehicle on the road. Being a sedan surrounded by SUVs probably also helped SUVs gain popularity. The producers influenced the consumers not the other way around (I have no idea if others have commented on this, and I may be wrong in some of the details, but the main idea is right)

Great video. What's the name of the ship in the preview image?

🫡 Great video as always.. [ appreciate the subtle support -> the flag in the background ]

What's the price for the gozanti with the coercer upgrade? And how does that compare the the 5000000 price tag of the Imperial arcaden cruiser?

I despise crossovers, but drive an Impreza wagon so I'm almost one of them

Gozantis are probably one of favourite freighters just because of how versatile they can be. Sure they may seem slow or this large slow moving boxes. However much like a Gonk Droid it holds a special place, like its very much like a Gonk Droid of star ships in away not the most appealing at first glanced but incredibly useful while having a sort of quirky personality to it. Its one of those ships to you can easily underestimate especially if been modified to allow for combat. Plus you can always just strip of engines and replace them with more powerful and equally realible engines for a fraction of the cost maintain star destroyers purpose built engines that would require extensive overhauls and redesigns if more powerful engines were in developement for star destroyers. The YT 1300 is fast and agile but it work more effectifely as a heavy gun ship to supporting snub fighters in sense though it does have cargo capacity its really only enough for those crewing it. Gazantis can be used effective assault ships to landing troops planet side and ferrying all the logistics they need to wage a war against rival faction. Like its really impressive what the Gazontis is capable of inspite of it not being the cooliest looking vessel or the raw fire power of and ISD but its just a good value freighter that is realible and can be customized for any situation that requirment is needed for.

Hmm *welll acshuallyy tips imaginary fedora* the phantom didnt have a hyperdrive until the designer of the b wing added one to it

Does anyone know where to find the artwork from 4:58? It's wonderful!

🤔 . . . I have one question: if you were a space-trucker, 😏, what would your ideal rig be in that Galaxy far far away?

I’m glad he was in his car when he was sitting in traffic.

I literally thought this place built liveable starship houses.

CEC makes the Toyota Hilux of the Starwars galaxy. Rugged, dependable, ubiquitous, and capable of mounting several types of weapons on it to be commonly used in warfare against state and non state actors on every corner of the map

The most popular military vehicle on Earth is the Toyota Hilux, and CEC ships are popular for the same reason - its easy to turn one into a _Technical._ A fleet of CEC light freighters heavily modified into highly manoeuvrable gunships would be a effective fighting force, as the Exagol Final Order fleet discovered. The Rebellion would have done well to invest in a lot of CEC ships with performance and combat upgrades, especially if they were optimised purely as raiders. They would have been hit and run nightmares for the Empire. Just don't have the Hyperdrives so overboosted as the Falcon's, so they are reliable.

Hey, that's Technouveax's Tanker design!

At its height the British Royal navy. Had 1200 ships, the civilian merchant navy was 10 times larger. Taxes on new ships helped pay gor the navy

CEC is a kinda like bethesda and paradox. they understand that easy modifications (and access to tools for that purpose) will extend a products longevity way beyond expectations and in turn that means more sales and loyal customers.

Corellian Engineering Corporation. The most customizable ships as well as most famous ships in the entire Star Wars galaxy

Interesting that the CEC maintains a monopoly not through cutthroat deals or market manipulation but by simply putting put high quality products. Capitalism as it was intended.