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It was inevitable . Amazon , which bewilder its start sell books , is getting into the car business .
The eastward - DoC hulk along with new partner Hyundai announced Thursday at the 2023 LA Auto Show that it will come out sell vehicle on its website in the 2d half of 2024 . Hyundai vehicles will be the first vehicles sold on Amazon.com ’s U.S. store with other brands come after later in the year .
The Amazon railcar sale department will allow customers to patronise for vehicles in their domain based on a range of preferences , including model , trim , color , and features , choose their preferred car , and then ascertain out online with their choose payment and financing options . Customers will be able-bodied to buy a vehicle online and then blame it up or have it delivered by their local dealership , according to Amazon .
Amazon already sell car accessories and operate an “ Amazon Vehicle Showrooms ” land site that allows manufacturer to publicise . But until now , customer could n’t in reality corrupt that railroad car , hand truck or SUV they were researching .
Amazon enounce this shopping experience “ will create another means for dealer to progress awareness of their choice and offer gizmo to their customer , ” oral communication that suggests dealerships are on instrument panel with this move . The structure still reinforce dealerships , unlike the direct sales modelling that completely sidestep the business example . When vehicle go on sales event at Amazon , the local Hyundai monger will be the vender of record .
Mike Sullivan , the president and owner of several LA - area dealership , include the Hyundai Santa Monica location , publicly affirm the news show while on stage at the LA Auto Show .
“ We ’re now partnering with one of the world ’s leading digital retail merchant , ” Sullivan aver . “ They ’ve result the way in deliver client convenience , and now they ’re go to avail us take our client experience to the next level . Amazon also brings monumental reach and selling top executive to colligate to more customers . We ca n’t wait to get started . ”
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Hyundai and Amazon are also partnering in other areas , the companies announced Thursday . Hyundai enunciate it will use Amazon Web Services as its favorite cloud supplier and will integrate Alexa voice helper in the automaker ’s next genesis of vehicle starting in 2025 .
