Would Consider Buying Your Next Vehicle Through An Amazon Car Dealership?

From its perch in the northwest corner of the U.S., Amazon has been steadily spreading its physical presence across the country.

In the past three months, the e-commerce giant has doubled down on its distribution efforts, acquiring grocery store chain Whole Foods and announcing its intention to open a second headquarters outside its 40,000-employee complex in Seattle. As Amazon continues its massive expansion, auto dealerships could be the next steppingstone in Amazon's path to dominance.

Amazon already has a presence in the automotive industry. The e-retailer sells aftermarket parts online and launched Amazon Vehicles, a car buying research site, in August 2016. It sells Seat vehicles in France and Fiat cars in Italy through partnerships with the automakers. It's also working with automakers to offer its Alexa voice assistant for in-car services.

But these are just a slice of Amazon's overall business. The thing Amazon does better than anyone else is to get things to people, fast.

Hauerg - 9/26/2017 4:17:24 PM

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No.

mre30 - 9/26/2017 5:02:16 PM

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Possible/future hot stock tip...why wouldn't Amazon just buy Autonation or Carmax to accomplish this?

MDarringer - 9/26/2017 6:37:14 PM

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I would A-D-O-R-E buying a car sight unseen.

TomM - 9/26/2017 7:51:34 PM

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That may be the only way you get to buy your TVR though.

Until AMAZON can find a way to replace an Alternator over the phone - we still need service bay and mechanics - so Car Dealerships will stay around - ONCE you have purchased a car from a dealer that we not local - and were essentially denied - you won't do it anymore

MorePower - 9/26/2017 10:53:28 PM

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Like Amazon, most people would still go into a dealer/bestbuy/retail environment to test drive the car before buying online.

Also like most people, they would only buy online to save money or time.

SanJoseDriver - 9/27/2017 3:02:57 PM

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I can see this happening if people have the option to reject the car on delivery if they find defects. Cars are going to get a lot simpler and uniform as the world switches to EVs. Heck, look how many people reserved Model 3s sight unseen.

atc98092 - 9/27/2017 3:29:51 PM

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Yes, but...

I would not buy any car, new or used, without some sort of test drive. Give me somewhere I can drive one, then allow me to order to my specification. Then naturally there has to be final approval at delivery, to ensure it matches the specs and is satisfactory.