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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    1 year ago

    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.

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      1 year ago

      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.