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Originally Posted by OldSkoolToys
It could go either way on the pricing really.
The only way you can really negotiate a price with a car is if the dealership knows it might be awhile before they sell the car. With the FT? I bet those things will be back-ordered for at least the first production year, so bargaining with them really isn't going to do anything. If they can't even keep them on the lot, you bet your ass they're gonna sell it for more than the MSRP, and be successful with it.
If -thats- the case, then yes, a strict "sell at MSRP only" will probably benefit us.
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This was the case with the Scion tC when it first came out. Scion could NOT keep up with production with the demand for this car. Now however, the market is flooded with tCs and they are not as easy to sell anymore.
Can dealerships sway on the price? No. If Scion Corp. were to find out, that specific dealership would lose its franchise to sell Scions permanently.
The market-up on the cars is low too. Margin is about $800 on the tC, $100 of which goes to the salesmen, while the xB, xD is about $550, $75 of which goes to the salesmen.