Amazon will allow auto dealers to sell cars on its site, starting with Hyundai::The company has slowly entered the car buying business over the years by launching a digital showroom for shoppers to research and compare vehicles.
Amazon will allow auto dealers to sell cars on its site, starting with Hyundai::The company has slowly entered the car buying business over the years by launching a digital showroom for shoppers to research and compare vehicles.
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db2@sopuli.xyz · 18 pts · 2y
I feel like the kind of person who would buy a car through Amazon is also the kind of person who doesn't leave their house in the first place.
PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca · 43 pts · 2y
Or someone who doesn’t support the lengthy and exhausting process of buying a car from a dealership and having to negotiate a price.
lapommedeterre@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
Yeah, I'm there for a car and not games.
nottheengineer@feddit.de · 6 pts · 2y
Do you think the cars on amazon will be cheaper than sticker price and save you the negotiation?
CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
No, they don't have to be cheaper. In fact, I'd be willing to spend a bit more than I had to just to not deal with negotiation bullshit
db2@sopuli.xyz · -7 pts · 2y
If you think Amazon adding itself as a middleman and taking a cut helps you then you're pretty dim.
Edit: get mad if you want, doesn't change the fact that it adds complexity and cost and the dealer will still do what dealers do with lying and upselling regardless.
blacknails@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
It would allow for more price transparency, wouldn't it ?
MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
I like how when I turned down the extended warranty the last time I bought a car, the saleswoman looked at me like I just shot her dog.
AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y
Or how about all the threads I see online where they will all but refuse to sell you a vehicle if you try and pay in cash / not use their financing provider.
AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 2y
Literally the ONLY thing I like about the dealerships is being able to look at clean cars indoors.. There is NOTHING else of value in the interactions with the sales person.
MyOpinion@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 2y
Alexa buy me a new car!
simonced@lemmy.one · 7 pts · 2y
I expect 2-day delivery, and by drone please!