SUVs parked on cargo ships reveal scope of U.S. auto market glut

Re:SUVs parked on cargo ships reveal scope of U.S. auto mark... by khaledtaha on Friday May 01, 2020 @06:43PM (#23047291)

Having worked at an OEM and in automotive I can tell that what you’re saying is simply not true.

Where would they get the money? From cutting out the middleman, from increasing sales by offering an alternative to the terrible dealership experience (spending 1-2 hours buying a car is not ok) and from gaining the flexibility to offer alternative business models (i.e. subscription models).

Dealerships are the past. They may very well be the deadweight that will cause incumbent OEMs to sink rather than swim.

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Re:SUVs parked on cargo ships reveal scope of U.S. auto mark... by RhodesianHunter on Friday May 01, 2020 @10:04PM (#23048459)

If any of the major manufacturers were stuck with the entire inventory their dealerships are sitting on right now, that would sink them.

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Re:SUVs parked on cargo ships reveal scope of U.S. auto mark... by khaledtaha on Saturday May 02, 2020 @01:12AM (#23049426)

That’s what’s happening. The article mentions that exact scenario.

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Re:SUVs parked on cargo ships reveal scope of U.S. auto mark... by RhodesianHunter on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @12:15AM (#23076419)

For every vehicle on a ship or stuck in port there are at least a dozen sitting on a dealer's lot.

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