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Amazon starts selling Hyundai cars, more brands next year

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Submitted ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨along_the_road@beehaw.org⁩ to ⁨technology@beehaw.org⁩

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/12/amazon-gets-into-the-car-sales-game-starting-with-hyundai/

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  • linux2647@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Just wait until you see cars from “brands” like Tisosh, Frauej, and ZXCVBNM

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    • averyminya@beehaw.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Or even worse yet, Chrysler.

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  • scytale@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Will it be free shipping since it’s over $35? And will they honor 30-day returns?

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    • TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Wait till you get a whole pallet of Hyundais when you only ordered one…

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    • circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Just scan the code and drop the car into the locker

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    • Steve@startrek.website ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Love that 30 day warranty

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  • thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You wouldn’t download a car.

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    • countrypunk@slrpnk.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You bet I would…except when I have to pay for it.

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  • lemmyng@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Are they going to be binning those too?

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  • Sundial@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Fear not—there’s no one-click option, so no one should be in any danger of absent-mindedly buying a brand-new Palisade.

    Well that’s reassuring. I was getting worried. I honestly hate when that happens.

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  • Vodulas@beehaw.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    lol, I looked at the cheapest Ioniq 5 in my area on Amazon and at the dealer’s website. $8500 cheaper directly from the dealer since they offer $7500 off for using their preferred lender. $1000 cheaper if you don’t use their lender

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    • superkret@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes, but do you actually get that cheaper price when you walk into the dealership? Or is that just the bait they dangle in front of you to get you there so they can play their pricing games with you?

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      • Vodulas@beehaw.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Hard to say without going in, but the list price is still $1000 less.

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  • lnxtx@feddit.nl ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How “big” is this news in the US? Non-US lemmy here.

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    • thejevans@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This is the first I’m hearing about it. I don’t know why anyone would be excited about this.

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      • i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Does this mean I won’t need to go to a dealership, play games to get a fair price, have the dealer’s branding permanently affixed to my car, and be constantly hounded by the dealership to buy more things from them?

        But if it means the car is going to come with mandatory Alexa I’m out.

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  • chahk@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They will probably ship each one in a giant container-shaped box.

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  • Powderhorn@beehaw.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The list of cities where this is available simply reaffirms the AP’s take on dateline cities. It’s a useful list for geography buffs but incompetent at suggesting the scale of operations for anyone else.

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    • Vodulas@beehaw.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I would be very surprised if that is why Amazon chose those cities. Having worked there, they would have pulled demographic data to see how many new cars are sold each year and released in the highest volume cities with dealers willing to work with them.

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