Because dealers have lobbied to have the law mandate them.
I know “deregulation” is a bit of a dirty word, but some regulations are genuinely bad. In this case, it’s literal textbook rent seeking, in the economics sense.
I don’t want amazon involved in anything, but I’ve bought a car off the internet before and had it delivered. I only had to to go anywhere to do the wire transfer at my bank.
Also dealerships: $10k mark up on this bad boy!
Why do we even have dealerships?
10k markup? amateur!
Try 30K…70K…100K!
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ford+f150+lightning+dealer+markup
I know Lemmy hates Tesla, but not having to deal with a dealership was one of the primary decision points for me.
Because dealers have lobbied to have the law mandate them.
I know “deregulation” is a bit of a dirty word, but some regulations are genuinely bad. In this case, it’s literal textbook rent seeking, in the economics sense.
I’d like to be able to order a vehicle off Amazon and have it delivered. That really isn’t so crazy.
Yes, especially since they don’t have to be fitted like clothes or shoes. It’s off-the-shelf anyways.
That’s the one thing where I agree with Musk, they’re not necessary.
I don’t want amazon involved in anything, but I’ve bought a car off the internet before and had it delivered. I only had to to go anywhere to do the wire transfer at my bank.
Carvana actually works pretty well this way.
Cannot you buy Hyundai through Amazon?
Apparently you can order it but you still have to go to a dealer to settle the deal and pick it up. So, lame.