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Hyundai to Be First Automaker to Sell New Cars on Amazon

www.wsj.com Hyundai to Be First Automaker to Sell New Cars on Amazon

The companies say Hyundai will be the first brand available to car buyers on the e-commerce giant’s platform starting in 2024.

Hyundai to Be First Automaker to Sell New Cars on Amazon

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How long until we see knock off versions by Huyndai, Hyandui and of course...Amazon Basics?
- Brands like HYUNBEST and CARSUN
  
  THATSUN
- Paradoxically somehow all with better quality control than actual Hyundai
- Amazon Basics, that's hilarious!
  
  See her win the NY marathon laced up Asics
  But when she go she drive off in Amazon Basics
  Oh she a gold digga
  Way over town
  That digs on me
- Actually this would be a good opportunit for software developers to get in touch with various parties and vendors across the Amazon network to try find a potential paradigm shift on the mechanics of the platform that will give as many options to as many people possible
  
  I'm pretty sure this account is a bot - writing replies that sound like they mean something until you try to figure out what is actually trying to say.

I bet the delivery guy would still pretend he knocked the door and still mark it as if no one was home
- Article I could see before paywalled says auto dealers will be able to sell on Amazon. So this won't be Hyundai selling direct to customers which is the way it should be in 2024. So this isn't a win.
  
  Honestly I'd rather it was the manufacturer etc selling directly online rather than through Amazon.
  Wait until we get a seller HYUNDAISHOPCH that has 5/5 ratings but sends you a scale model car instead, them you find out the ratings were for carpets not cars.
  
  So it's going to be like TrueCar or Kelly Blue Book where you give your info and then get harassed for weeks by every dealership in a 500 mile radius?
  
  I know we saw issues with local deaerships durring the pandemic and supply shortages, but I'm not a fan of vertical monopolies. Most, but not all, dealerships gauged at the time but I think we would see price gouging on an even larger scale if we allowed for direct sales.
- Tow truck drop off of a giant cardboard box with Hyundai logos 🤣

It's crazy they felt this was a necessary step vs creating their own online storefront. I understand the convenience and appeal of Amazon when it comes to daily basics and essentials. But a car? How often does one buy a car?
- I have a feeling Amazon offered it to them, not the other way around.
- Well look man Amazon has the infrastructure and means so I don't see why not
  
  Maybe Amazon can drone deliver a car to your house.
  They could even drop it via a parachute.
  
  I was going to say this is hardly another package, but they are probably already experienced dealing with containers at some point of the chain?
  How do cars even get transported in bulk.

So we will get the volatile amazon markup pricing vs random dealer markups?
- November 1st: $25,000
  Black Friday: ~~$50,000~~ $25,000 50% off!
  
  It's Amazon.. You forgot about Cyber Monday but are spot on about the pricing.
  
  Not even. I've seen items that show a discount but keepa shows that the price history is a flat line

Free returns with Prime? I hope so

Prime 2 day shipping for the win

Why do they want to make Bezos even richer?

Anybody got a non paywalled version?
- https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-selling-hyundai-vehicles-though-local-car-dealers-2023-11
- https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome
  Not exactly what you asked for.
  
  Thanks for this! Just added it to Firefox, but I can't seem to get past the paywall. Do you have any suggestions?

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