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So the question is, will Amazon be setting the price? One has to assume that Amazon is not doing this for good will so the dealer will be paying for the referral or in other words the consumer will pay the Amazon fee.
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I thought Costco has been doing something similar for a few decades now.
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TrueCar runs a program through Sam's Club so the so as ususl I think the distinction is in the details.
https://samsclub.truecar.com/samsclub-landing/ IMO all these runarounds result in higher consumer cost. There is one good way to have a better experience at an Automotive Dealership. Know what is a good deal and what you can afford and what your trade in is worth. If you don't get what you want just walk out. Leave the auto sales person pissed and not you. |
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Not sure it is germane but:
Amazon stock plunges as growth slows Amazon reported a net loss of $3.8 billion for the quarter ended March 31, a sharp drop from the same period last year, when it made an $8.1 billion profit. It was also a big miss from the $4.4 billion profit that analysts surveyed by Refinitiv had forecast. The company attributed the loss largely to a $7.6 billion loss from its investment in electric automaker Rivian Automotive. Rivian, into which Amazon led a $700 million investment in 2019, has seen its stock plummet more than 75% since its blockbuster November 2021 IPO. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/28/tech/...oss/index.html Not sure this whole car thing works well for Amazon? |
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Has all the makings of a PR stunt that benefits both companies. Just think of all the articles that will be written about the "blasphemy of buying a car on Amazon, why who would do such a thing?!?"
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MINI Direct Sales Model Delayed In Germany:
Loved or loathed by brick-and-mortar dealers, direct sales have been in the planning stages at the BMW Group for years. However, the agency model is going to take a bit longer than planned for MINI in Germany, according to a new report from Automobilwoche. As planned, the agency model will be rolled out on January 1, 2024, in Sweden, Poland, and Italy. Additional countries throughout Europe are going to follow, and as previously announced, direct sales are not planned for the United States or Australia. The core BMW brand will adopt this strategy on the Old Continent from 2026. But what exactly are direct sales? As the name implies, MINI will sell cars directly to customers. There will be no room to haggle as vehicles will be available at fixed prices across the country. Dealers are still going to play a role since they’ll earn a fixed commission by finalizing the deal. https://www.bmwblog.com/2023/11/20/m...elayed-report/ Model for the future or dystopian nightmare? Seems like a lot of folks on this forum relish the battle for the best deal. |
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I remember when my mom bought her corolla. I helped her buy it because I had to because dealers are utter scum bags. This was a while ago so I don't remember the numbers exactly, however she said she had been talking to some dealer and they had agreed on a price (which I thought was a fine price). So we go finish the deal... OMFG! Obviously the deal was a lie, the price was totally different, they didn't even have the car she wanted etc. It was so ridiculous I tell her let's go these people are scummy garbage. The sales guy start telling her how she shouldn't listen to me, that I'm crazy, they are giving her an amazing deal. The pond scum litterly follows us out to the car yelling. Why would anyone want that? We drove like an hour aways to another dealer who gave her a better deal than the original "deal" she had negotiated with the other dealer. |
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That being said, even those who enjoy the haggling would agree that there's no, NO reason to be at the dealership for hours on end just to buy a car via an archaic model. |
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A few weeks ago we picked up my wife's new DD, the CX-5 in my sig, at a dealer. I did all the work online & the deal was done before we drove to the dealer. Get there & the tires will need to be replaced sooner rather than later. Wear item so whatever, but was not disclosed. I got some money off the deal we worked out prior for it. Anyway, we were still there for HOURS. Waste of a day. No reason we need to be there all day just to give them money. On top of that bs, the finance guy was capt hard sell on all the warranties. No wonder these clowns have the negative reputation they have. Well deserved......
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Anyone on the outside can see that dealerships right now are like Hastings/Blockbuster 20 years ago. The end is in sight due to internet and the ease of finding information, like their tactics and shenanigans. They will be designed out of the system if they don't find a way to remain relevant, such as 100% service-centers, etc. Because they are so entrenched, yeah, it may take a little while, but there's no way that model is sustainable in the long term now. Tesla has shown the end is in sight.
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In fact, the buying public, though the business model is what drew them into the dealership and is what they said they wanted, disliked the model in practice so much that after a relatively short time GM had lots of trouble keeping their dealers in line to hold to the model, because they started going back to the negotiation model to satisfy their customers. Their customers, who said they wanted one thing, but when push came to shove they didn’t.
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