[HN Gopher] Hyundai to Be First Automaker to Sell New Cars on Am...
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       Hyundai to Be First Automaker to Sell New Cars on Amazon
        
       Author : rmason
       Score  : 30 points
       Date   : 2023-11-16 20:50 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | dmitrygr wrote:
       | This 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 wrote:
         | > 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.
        
       | metalliqaz wrote:
       | I hate Amazon but I hate dealerships more, so I guess this is a
       | good thing overall.
        
       | faitswulff wrote:
       | Do I get 5% cashback if I use an Amazon Store Card?
        
         | Loughla wrote:
         | More likely, if it's a direct amazon purchase, every car will
         | increase by 6% to account for the 5% some people get at Amazon.
        
       | rindalir wrote:
       | So 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"?
        
         | pjot wrote:
         | On the other hand, I could see dealers setting a hard price and
         | claim "no negotiation".
        
         | httpz wrote:
         | So basically truecar?
        
       | ralph84 wrote:
       | You still are buying from a dealer. Basically Amazon will be
       | another car listing service like cars.com.
        
       | vsskanth wrote:
       | orders will be fulfilled by a dealer.. so basically this is just
       | lead generation then
        
       | dmead wrote:
       | Having known a hyundai car salesman, this does not seem great for
       | his job.
        
       | ChrisArchitect wrote:
       | [dupe]
       | 
       | Discussion here:
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       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38293777
        
       | vlark wrote:
       | I, 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.
        
       | lnxg33k1 wrote:
       | In Italy for a while there were FIATs 500 buyable on amazon.it
       | https://www.media.stellantis.com/it-it/fiat/press/al-via-la-...
       | 
       | So not really first
        
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