Donalex
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Don't redact the name, though...
That's been my experience at dealership service departments also.How dumb for a dealer to publicly admit price fixing?
He/she is looking for troubles.
Unfortunately, this goes for services as well.
For past few years, Mazda dealers near me had teamed up to raise prices of repair/maintenance services.
Here is an example of conversation.
"How much do you charge for brake pad replacement?"
"That would be $500."
"No way, I had it done to my other Mazda at dealer XYX for $300 a few months ago."
"Impossible. I know Mr. Jones of dealer XYZ."
It sounded like these service department managers sat down and agreed to raise prices due to COVIDs....
My guess only. No solid evidences... unlike this guy who admitted price fixing.
Good luck to him/her.
IMAGINE BEING THE FUCKING IDIOT THAT PAYS $95,125+ FOR A FUCKING Z.Was asking a dealer about a proto-spec listing. Expected some degree of ADM but not nearly 2x MSRP... On top of that the vendor appears to have blatantly admitted to market collusion. Isn't this price fixing?
makes wonder what the z4 is going for...Toyota of Dallas also has a nice $35K ADM on two Supras, the balls on these guys to list them as "A Superior Vehicle at an Affordable Price."
Screw all these greedy bastards, they have totally turned me against buying anything new or even going into a stealership until this madness is over.
Nobody wants it, I have yet to see a markup on one aside from the normal inflated post covid values.makes wonder what the z4 is going for...
But if they belong to the same corporate group….are they competitors?I smell a Class Action Lawsuit...
A naked agreement among competitors to fix prices is almost always illegal, whether prices are specified at a minimum, maximum, or within some range. Illegal price fixing occurs whenever two or more competitors agree to take actions to raise, lower, maintain, or stabilize the price of any product or service.
https://www.ftc.gov/advice-guidance...itrust-laws/dealings-competitors/price-fixing
"All the other Nissan dealers...the car will be selling for the same price all over this Region."But if they belong to the same corporate group….are they competitors?
I think that's how they would get around it
Sneaky, deceptive…definitely not open and transparent
I understand that..I’m just saying these two stores are owned by the same group so not technically competitors, to catch them out you would have to prove those in other dealerships worked together…don’t get me wrong I think it’s disgusting and if you fellas in the US can get something out of it I would love to see you do it."All the other Nissan dealers...the car will be selling for the same price all over this Region."
I can pretty much guarantee there are no dealer groups who own all stores in a Region.
Firstly, what company would put all their eggs in one basket by running only one manufacturer? A few bad years and they're done.
Secondly, a Region is usually a State, such as Florida, or half of a state, or it could be a collection of States such as the South (Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee). Highly unlikely any dealer groups own a Region.
The closest example would be Southeast Toyota, but they are the Distributer for the Southern Region. Any Toyota which enters the Southern Region by rail, truck, or boat is through ST. Jim Moran helped Toyota get established in the 60's and his reward was Distribution. They also own Toyota Financing in the South Region.
When the 2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder's came into port in Jacksonville, they ripped out the fabric guts of the seats and installed aftermarket leather covers, stripes, ToyoGuard paint sealant, etc. Unless your car was ordered with fabric seats, you got leather, for the most part.