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Dealers Ignore VW, Slap $15,000 Markups On The ID. Buzz (insideevs.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you. Shocked to learn that dealers are ignoring Volkswagen's now-former CEO's strongly-worded caution for dealerships not to add additional dealer markup the already expensive ID Buzz.

Okay, well, maybe not that shocked. But it's happening—dealerships are doubling down on Volkswagen's egregiously-priced electric people hauler by adding markups as high as $15,000, effectively locking out consumers who were already stretched thin on their budget following the German automaker's surprisingly high price announcement earlier this year.

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[–] reddig33 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Still waiting for a major car manufacturer to sue to sell direct and undo this nonsense.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

Tesla fought for that many years ago, and that's why in some states the company itself sells directly to consumers