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re: Amazon says it's launching online vehicle sales in 2024
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:26 am to stout
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:26 am to stout
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Starting in 2024, auto dealers for the first time will be able to sell vehicles on Amazon’s
Sounds like people aren’t reading the details. The local dealerships will be the ones selling the vehicles, online.
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Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:36 am to Shooter
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Hopefully this drives the prices down at the local stealerships
It will absolutely do this. The dealerships are going to have to drastically up their customer service perks and offers to keep people coming.
I foresee dealerships offering perks like '100% free maintenance for life of vehicle' to compete with Amazon's prices.
This post was edited on 11/17/23 at 9:39 am
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:37 am to stout
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Elon is going to break up that lobby group that has kept that law on the books, though.
He consistently loses this battle in court.
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:38 am to stout
That 5% on my prime card for the F250 is going to be nice.
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:39 am to CatfishJohn
He won in Michigan. Give him time in LA. The lobby is strong but he has since pushed it past LA judges and is pushing it to a DOJ issue
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:40 am to stout
this will be absolutely worth it to not deal with any dealership's finance guy. frick them dudes.
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:46 am to stout
Don't forget they also charge about 100% for parts and labor to fix anything not under warranty.
Posted on 11/17/23 at 10:24 am to Arkapigdiesel
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Fewer lying salesmen? The horror.
This right here. I’ve known five car salesmen and only one wasn’t a pos. And to top it off, they know they are scum but justify it by, “customers lying about what they can afford.”
This post was edited on 11/17/23 at 10:29 am
Posted on 11/17/23 at 10:59 am to stout
There's a car salesman on here (forgot his name) has a meltdown on here anytime something like this is mentioned and thinks the government should pass laws banning not hiring a middleman. He'll even accuse you of being a liberal even though it's getting rid of a regulation and meeting a market demand.
Posted on 11/17/23 at 11:03 am to stout
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I don't see how this won't phase out local dealerships over time. There will be local distribution and warranty centers but those will be manufacturer-owned.
My brother in law's family owned a few dealerships in the south, they made almost all their profits from the service center. Sales were damn near a loss leader for them. Car salesmen are probably screwed more than the dealership owners.
Posted on 11/17/23 at 11:04 am to stout
Let me know when they offer online houses like the boss Sears did back in the day.
Posted on 11/17/23 at 11:04 am to stout
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Elon is going to break up a lot of bullshite
Posted on 11/17/23 at 11:07 am to Obtuse1
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What are small-town frat boys going to do when they can't hit the sorostitutes with the "my dad owns a dealership" line?
"Dad, can you go to Law School."
Posted on 11/17/23 at 11:38 am to stout
Good maybe this will drive vehicle prices down locally. Dealerships will have no choice if they want to make sales.
Posted on 11/17/23 at 11:40 am to stout
Can’t wait to pick up at my dealer and have the dealer slap on a $2000 fee.
Posted on 11/17/23 at 11:44 am to stout
So Amazon now has a pharmacy and is going to sell cars? I'm all for a one stop shop but damn I don't like the control one company has in all areas of life.
Posted on 11/17/23 at 11:46 am to stout
once they swap to direct sales it is going to frick people that like to negotiate vehicle prices. The consumer definitely is not going to see any savings either.
Posted on 11/17/23 at 1:13 pm to pankReb
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If dealerships close(leading to a loss of employment for mechanics), then demand for techs and mechanics at local mechanic shops will rise. This should also lead to an increase in demand of shops as the existing one's will start seeing backups
All those shops will have to be approved warranty locales for a # of brands too. Will need to accommodate all the OEMs requirements to handle. I believe Tesla requires multiple car sized bays for just one car. The corner mechanic shop will expand their building size to handle.
With all the tech in these cars today, doubled for EVs, the local shop certified master techs able to work on multi brands will be a super hot commodity.
Posted on 11/17/23 at 1:20 pm to BabyTac
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Now if we can only get rid of worthless real estate agents. Wish Elon would bust into that industry.
You might like the possibilities that comes from how this lawsuit turned out...
https://www.reuters.com/legal/missouri-jury-hits-nar-real-estate-companies-with-18-bln-damages
Posted on 11/17/23 at 2:13 pm to Tdot_RiverDawg
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So Amazon now has a pharmacy and is going to sell cars? I'm all for a one stop shop but damn I don't like the control one company has in all areas of life.
So, like Walmart?
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