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Amazon to sell cars online, starting with Hyundai (techcrunch.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Amazon to sell cars online, starting with Hyundai::It was inevitable. Amazon, which got its start selling books, is getting into the car business. The e-commerce giant along with new partner Hyundai

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Auto manufacturers are all in board with direct sales to customers

States have passed laws prohibiting (or making it difficult) direct sales at the lobbying of auto dealership groups.

This will be very limited, and expect to see more laws that stop it appear soon.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Looks like this is still routing through dealerships, not direct to customers:

The structure still rewards dealerships, unlike the direct sales models that completely sidestep the business model. When vehicles go on sale at Amazon, the local Hyundai dealer will be the seller of record.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's just Amazaon marketplace for cars

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

How long till it's flooded with Chinese knock offs?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I don't know, but Amazon does look more like AliExpress in the last couple of years anyway

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Cheap Amazon junk isn’t regulated like cars are.

As long as there are safety regulations only allowing certain cars that meet their standards to drive on the roads, I don’t really care. If any company wants to make a cheap knockoff that meets safety standards, go for it.