10-10-2008, 04:42 PM | #1 |
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My Dealer Says (10/10/08) GM is limiting pricing to no less than MSRP
Was at my Chevy Dealer again last night working the sales manager to hopefully work with me on pricing when ordering opens up.
He said once he gets his allotment he would be better able to deal with me. I just got off the phone with him and he says his allotment for the 1st model run year is 21. HE further says MSRP is the lowest they would go, and it was not up to them, it was a decision by GM. I thought I’d throw this out to you all for comment. I can understand if he’s only getting in 21 for the whole year, why they might not discount (they have an arrangement with COSTO for special member pricing BTW) , but I was surprised to hear them say this was a decision by GM? Does GM have such control over the dealers? I’d been popping my head in routinely building a relationship, and they claim to be the largest in the Washington DC region, with the largest corvette sales for an even larger area. Should I go in and plop down a deposit? Is this the best I might hope for?
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10-10-2008, 04:55 PM | #2 |
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I don't know .. I didn't think it worked that way though. I mean they have a cost to buy the car from GM and can sell if for whatever they want? I don't see where it would matter to GM how low a dealership would go? ..
What do I know though .. I could be way off here .. Crowley
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10-10-2008, 04:57 PM | #3 | |
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hey Crowley, I know this is off topic so i apologize in advance, but you have the same 135i that I do! color and everything...lol Ok well sorry for thet.. Carry on.... |
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10-10-2008, 05:17 PM | #4 |
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Get ready - there are those who SAY MSRP OR LESS.....and then there's those who are....Now the TRUE COLORS will start to come out!
With the funky pre-order system in place, some seem to be thinking the car is now rare and hard to get. |
10-10-2008, 05:20 PM | #5 |
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GM has no ability to tell the dealerships how to sell cars. All they can do is set the MSRP(Manufacturer SUGGESTED Retail Price). The dealer your so "in" with is lying to you.
A dealer can sell a car for $1.00, they will just be taking a large loss. The dealer could also sell the same car for $1,000,000.00. AND GM could do absolutly ZERO about it. GM sells the cars to a dealer. The dealer in turn sells them to us.
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10-10-2008, 05:21 PM | #6 |
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Patrick; also off-topic but do you have any more info you could share on the Costco member pricing? Is it exclusive to that dealer or across the board?
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10-10-2008, 05:55 PM | #7 | |
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Your dealer is practicing self preservation. As in, he's trying to blame GM when it really is just him being greedy.
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Federal franchise laws prevent auto manufacturers from controlling prices at the franchise dealer level. They can suggest a price but they can not dictate the final sales price. Most states have laws in place that also prevent manufacturers from selling direct to consumers and also prevents them from owning franchises directly. |
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10-10-2008, 07:11 PM | #9 | |
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now onto the Camaro
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10-10-2008, 07:36 PM | #10 | |
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Ok .. back to topic . .. LOL
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10-10-2008, 07:38 PM | #11 |
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10-10-2008, 07:43 PM | #12 |
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I have read elsewhere that franchise laws prevent GM from telling their dealers what they have to sell the car for...hence MSRP
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10-10-2008, 07:58 PM | #14 | |
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Your dealer is telling fibbs
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