someone made them. and if new ones aren’t rolling off the line people will buy used ones.
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Metanoia@lemmy.world 1 year agoManufacturers don’t make used cars.
luckyhunter@lemmy.world 1 year ago
BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 year ago
If there are fewer new cars, what are people going to buy...?
Nemo@midwest.social 1 year ago
She means, people are expecting this strike to impact the availability of new cars, which is making used ones more valuable.
WindyRebel@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ding ding ding.
Dealerships make money on used cars and parts/repairs. New cars are usually a loss for them
Mdotaut801@lemmy.world 1 year ago
No. The dealerships get kickbacks from the manufacturers and banks. They aren’t a loss lmao.
WindyRebel@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They get kick backs, but they don’t sell that high over MSRP and many people are much more savvy about cost of new/features thanks to Edmunds, Cars dot com, KBB, and dealer incentives to move inventory.
If a dealership is making money on new, you’re not doing your work with car shopping. Most don’t make money from new.
I mean, unless you know something I don’t? My brother in law was in sales for Chevy for a few years so that’s where I get my info from.
Metanoia@lemmy.world 1 year ago
There’s no way any effect move through the market this quickly.
Nemo@midwest.social 1 year ago
What do you mean “this quickly”? The strike has been coming for a long time.
Metanoia@lemmy.world 1 year ago
People don’t buy cars based on a strike that hasn’t happened yet.