{"id":188157,"date":"2010-01-16T13:10:32","date_gmt":"2010-01-16T18:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2010\/01\/16\/will-a-chinese-or-indian-automaker-scrap-the-traditional-dealer-model\/"},"modified":"2010-01-16T13:10:32","modified_gmt":"2010-01-16T18:10:32","slug":"will-a-chinese-or-indian-automaker-scrap-the-traditional-dealer-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/188157","title":{"rendered":"Will a Chinese or Indian automaker scrap the traditional dealer model?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Filed under: Car Buying<\/a>, China<\/a>, India<\/a>, Tata<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nWith the possible exception of a trip to the dentist, visiting a car dealership is the least pleasant activity in which we participate. Unless you walk in with mound of cash, you can be sure that using their cruel four square method<\/a>, U.S. dealers have a quadrangled plan of attack to bend you over. But what if it wasn’t like that?<\/p>\n

China’s BYD<\/a> (known colloquially as Build Your Dreams) will begin selling cars in the U.S. within the year<\/a>. That much we know. But where are they going to sell them? Put a better way, how are they going to sell them? According to USA Today<\/em><\/a>, the big fear among other automakers and U.S. dealers is the latter question. <\/p>\n

The possibility exists that incoming players like BYD or India’s Tata<\/a> or Mahindra<\/a> could sidestep the middle man and sell vehicles directly to customers. Obviously, this would be a rather large selling point to those of us who don’t enjoy the feeling of being cheated and fleeced during a round of three-card monte (i.e. the typical dealer experience). Another option might be selling the cars through big-box stores like Walmart or Costco. The shape of things to come is getting interesting, if nothing else.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Gallery: Detroit 2010: BYD E6<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n[Source: USA Today<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Will a Chinese or Indian automaker scrap the traditional dealer model?<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog<\/a> on Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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