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How does Toyota solve this issue ? Don't they sell through dealerships as well ?

• zdragnar 4y ago
  Toyota dealership near me proudly advertised that they didn't mark up vehicles beyond MSRP. They also wouldn't have a new vehicle available for 2 months as their cars were sold that far in advance.
  • gambiting 4y ago
    >>They also wouldn't have a new vehicle available for 2 months as their cars were sold that far in advance Is that.....meant to be long? Everywhere I ask, every dealer every brand, every model, if you want a brand new vehicle from factory, the wait time is at least 6 months, usually 12+ months. If you want a brand new Kia EV6, the earliest delivery time is Q1 2024 - the order book is closed for 2023 already.
    • zdragnar 4y ago
      It's a tiny metro area (entire metro consists of roughly 3 million people) over approximately 6,000 square miles. The dealerships I spoke with get small monthly deliveries, and only the unpopular trims are available at the 2 month mark. I suspect being in an area that makes extensive use of salt on the roads in winter might not help, as new cars will depreciate that much faster- perhaps they simply aren't in as much demand as used cars. Used retail prices right now are nearly the same as MSRP if it has less than 50k miles. Of course, if you want one of the trendy models, wait time is almost certainly much longer.
• throwaway0a5e 4y ago
  a) A combination of high MSRPs and a dearth of manufacturer rebates and sub-prime financing that ensures that the only people who come in the door are the ones who can/will pay. b) They don't. Plenty of Toyota dealers are marking things up to the moon.