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I hope I can live long enough to see dealers eliminated from the car trade.
by ratsmack 3y ago
I hope I can live long enough to see dealers eliminated from the car trade.
- solarman5000 3y agoI hope I live long enough to see sales people eliminated. In solar, they contribute the least to the process yet gobble up 30% of the money. It is a total waste of taxpayer money, adoption would be a lot faster if we got rid of the greedy freeloaders
- chrismcb 3y agoHow is a salesman a waste of taxpayer money? I'm not a big fan of fakes people. But some do add value. There are a lot of cases were the middleman is important.
- solarman5000 3y agoIn USA people get tax credits for installing solar. The cost of solar has gone down, the cost to the consumer has remained the same or increased. It is sales people eating up that margin, which is being paid for by tax payers
- 1123581321 3y agoWhere did you find the 30% stat?
- networkchad 3y ago[dead]
- otteromkram 3y agoWithout sales and marketing it doesn't matter how amazing your product is; if people don't know about it, they won't buy it. One could argue that sales adds the most value to the process.
- kaptainscarlet 3y agoSpot on. This statement is true in a lot of industries. It is difficult if not nigh impossible to get a product of the door without a good sales team.
- gnicholas 3y agoI don't think anyone is suggesting that salesmen be forbidden, only that it should also be allowable to sell directly. Tesla, for example, has showrooms where people can learn about vehicles and try them out. But they don't order via a salesman whose comp depends directly on how many upsells are made.
- pbourke 3y agoI think it depends on the industry. In a specialized niche (B2B), sure. In something like new auto sales, all of the information is available online and is usually more comprehensive and accurate than that offered by a car salesman. YouTube probably sells more cars than car salesmen these days (in terms of locating a product that meets your needs and convincing you to buy it)
- underseacables 3y agoIt is illegal for a manufacturer to sell you a car directly in about 30 states. Since it's based on anticompetitive state dealer laws, it is unlikely anytime soon; separate legislation in each state. My brother, ironically a lobbyist, tells me it's possible with federal legislation but congress is not brave enough, and the auto industry too powerful, for them to even try. Alas. It is likely to be this way for the foreseeable future.
- idontwantthis 3y agoDoes the auto industry like dealers? One of Tesla’s two best differentators is its direct sales model. If I could buy a Mach E directly from Ford that would raise its value like 20% for me.
- AlexandrB 3y agoYou're saying you'd be willing to pay 20% more for a Mach E straight from Ford than from a dealer?
- idontwantthis 3y agoYes because I’ll avoid markups raising the price and save days or weeks searching for the model I want, comparison shopping, negotiating. I won’t necessarily stand by 20 if I actually ran the numbers, but if I had an option between a dealer’s 50k and Ford’s 50k+ the dealer would need to get me that car on day one before I would give up and pay extra to Ford. Same deal with CarMax: Oh you have the car you say you have and it’s the price you say it is and it costs a bit more?
- shepherdjerred 3y agoI would definitely pay $1000-$2000 more for a car if it meant I could just click a button and not spend a day negotiating with a dealer
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- the_doctah 3y agoEvery person I've known who's family owned a car dealership was mega rich, and I've known a few.