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Hyundai to Be First Automaker to Sell New Cars on Amazon
- dmitrygr 3y agoThis is actually really cool! Being able to buy a car at a very clear upfront cost, without any haggling, or sleazy dealerships, would be a good experience. Plus, I doubt that somebody would stock a counterfeit Hyundai at Amazon warehouses, so commingling isn’t an issue. I wonder if the returns are still free?
- kadoban 3y ago> Plus, I doubt that somebody would stock a counterfeit Hyundai at Amazon warehouses, so commingling isn’t an issue. If this gains steam, I expect to hear about some shady dealership throwing cars that went through a flood on amazon at some point or something like that.
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- fred_is_fred 3y agoYou should probably read the article. Dealers are still 100% in the loop and you’re not really buying from Amazon.
- hulitu 3y ago> Plus, I doubt that somebody would stock a counterfeit Hyundai at Amazon warehouses, so commingling isn’t an issue. New, repackaged Hyundai. Hit a bit on the side, a crack on the windshield, looks like new. /s
- metalliqaz 3y agoI hate Amazon but I hate dealerships more, so I guess this is a good thing overall.
- faitswulff 3y agoDo I get 5% cashback if I use an Amazon Store Card?
- rindalir 3y agoSo in the article, it actually says "U.S. auto dealers will be able to sell vehicles on the tech company's platform". This implies dealers aren't out of the loop -- but the only thing I care about is : is pricing going to be transparent, or will there still be the "contact seller for price" crap? Will different Amazon customers see different prices based on some "algorithm"?
- ralph84 3y agoYou still are buying from a dealer. Basically Amazon will be another car listing service like cars.com.
- vsskanth 3y agoorders will be fulfilled by a dealer.. so basically this is just lead generation then
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- dmead 3y agoHaving known a hyundai car salesman, this does not seem great for his job.
- Rebelgecko 3y agoHaving bought a car from a Hyundai salesman and dealt with a dealership's sleazy finance guy, I wish this had happened sooner.
- ChrisArchitect 3y ago[dupe] Discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38293777 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38293777
- vlark 3y agoI, for one, can't wait to order a 2024 IONIC HYUNDAI SILVER WHEELS LED HEADLIGHTS 4WD HIGH SPEED OFF ROAD ELECTIRC VEHICLE CAR AUTOMOBILE 300 MILE RANGE.
- xeonmc 3y agoI for one am waiting for the Amazon Basics counterpart to come out instead.
- morkalork 3y agoManufactured in partnership with Vinfast!
- JauntTrooper 3y agoSold by: UBNYUKIBAL
- lnxg33k1 3y agoIn Italy for a while there were FIATs 500 buyable on amazon.it https://www.media.stellantis.com/it-it/fiat/press/al-via-la-collaborazione-tra-fca-e-amazon https://www.media.stellantis.com/it-it/fiat/press/al-via-la-... So not really first
- wlesieutre 3y agoThis stunt too with Nissan Versas https://www.motortrend.com/news/nissan-versa-note-gets-delivered-in-giant-amazon-box-wvideo/ https://www.motortrend.com/news/nissan-versa-note-gets-deliv...
- modzu 3y agocant wait to see waykaiboo brand nissan knockoffs lol
- pers0n 3y agoDo we get free returns and refunds for 30 days
- Goodroo 3y agoIn China, you can even buy helicopters and jets on Alibaba
- underseacables 3y agoIt's too bad this is not direct sales. Direct sales are illegal in about 34 states, were you absolutely must by law go thru a car dealer. Direct sales would save a lot of money for people, and probably avoid things like discrimination.
- thelastgallon 3y agohow do I return it at Kohls? Drive it into the store?