General Motors is exhausting all means possible to make the “New” GM as flexible as possible. And from the looks of it, they will be making use of the online methods of eBay as far as auctions and selling is concerned.
Now the question is will it work? Well it does address a wider market considering the web covers practically the whole world and the people who can afford to buy a new vehicle. But you have to wonder if people would actually buy a car online?
Another area for consideration is nothing has been mentioned yet for people who may avail of financing plans. This is of course assuming that GM will not include it in their online sales methods. As far as “Buy It Now” options, it may not really be the proper time to do so.
If struck, the deal will allow customers to buy cars online, purchasing and auctioning them like they do on any other goods. This will fundamentally change the existing auto sales model, and may become a future direction.
Certainly, we hope to get more details on this. As of now, the whole concept seems blurry. But expect this to ironed out some more, if it does push through which seems likely.
(Source) Press
Tags: auctions, auto sales, Cars, eBay, General Motors, GM, proper time, sales model
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