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 fock on Friday May 01, 2020 @08:28PM (#23047914)

I'm not sure, where you live, but here (Europe) car dealers are generally in the kind of urban sprawl, where industry and shopping malls are located as well. And the typical lifestyle brands have a lot of show-rooms in inner cities as well – for all the others I doubt it's necessary... People will buy used anyway...

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Re:SUVs parked on cargo ships reveal scope of U.S. auto mark... by Retric on Friday May 01, 2020 @09:23PM (#23048245)

It’s not about suburban shopping malls, it’s about urban ones.

Traditional car dealerships need someplace to store all the new and used cars which quickly gets into hundreds of cars sitting around. Showrooms on the other hand can get away with representative samples which requires vastly less space. That means they can afford locations with vastly higher costs per square foot.

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Re:SUVs parked on cargo ships reveal scope of U.S. auto mark... by toasterlovin on Saturday May 02, 2020 @12:57AM (#23049357)

> I'm not sure, where you live

This discussion is about American auto dealerships.

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Re:SUVs parked on cargo ships reveal scope of U.S. auto mark... by geomark on Saturday May 02, 2020 @01:18AM (#23049463)

Seems useful to compare the dealership experience to how it works in other countries. In the US, the dealership experience seems to be pretty bad for many people, at least it was for me and everyone I know through several car purchases. It hasn't been the same experience for the several cars I have purchased after moving overseas. Not sure I could pin down the reasons why. It might be the same reasons that the service you get from banks here is so much better.

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