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

submitted 10 hours ago by MyOpinion@lemm.ee to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

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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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[–] bluGill@fedia.io 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

This is relatively common for a new model car that is in demand charge a markup to people who cannot wait, then when those people run out lower prices. sometimes this lasts for a week sometimes for a month.

the real question is how soon until they start making deals.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 4 hours ago

And sometimes on specific cars (usually enthusiast cars) the markup never goes away because the dealer knows that eventually someone will pay it.