I'm not looking for a car, unlike someone who previously asked this question and got a different kind of response than I'm seeking. I'm just curious. There must be some cars that just don't sell - what happens to them if they are still around well into the next model year? Are they sold to rental companies?
2006-11-22 11:27:47 · 13 answers · asked by claire_in_va 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
I've been in the car business for 23 years & I've never seen a car that did not get sold.
All but 2 years with Ford.
I spent 2 years with a Chevy/Volkswagon, and all of theirs were sold as well.
I'm sure some where there are cars that don't get sold, but I havn't ever seen or heard of them.
2006-11-22 13:01:06 · answer #1 · answered by Vicky 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Cars that have never been titled....meaning NEW cars ALL get sold. The dealer may sit on it for a while...but it will go.
A couple previous answers said that they are DONATED... WHOA. We've never donated a car off our lot. Of course, I know some manufacturers work it differently...
For example, Chrysler (I think) produces a lot of units all at once, then they sit in storage facilities until a dealer needs it.
Ford builds them as they are ordered. A Ford dealer buys 10 F150's from the facotory, and they are built to his specs and trucked to the dealers door.
Vehicles that you see at auction that are rentals, etc...went into service with that purpose. Rental returns and off-lease vehicles are NOT junk. And can't be passed off as "new" vehicles, because they have been titled.
2006-11-22 15:45:40 · answer #2 · answered by glenspot 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They will get sold, they DO get sold.. They slash prices and prices.. until one of these happend
they are sold to
1) rental compaines
2) Certain local companies to be used as Companie cars
3) donated to local colleges
4) donated to local technology centers For training (tax rebate too)
5) donated to places that Give cars to the less fortunate (tax rebate again)
6)Crushed because the ones that were sold had more then about 5 recalls (voulentary or invoulentary)
2006-11-22 11:34:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been at a Chevy Dealer for 12 years and even the mutant ones sell at some point. It just takes time. There is a saying in the car business " There is a seat for every a** and an a** for every seat" I think the first part is true.
2006-11-22 12:15:55 · answer #4 · answered by typhon1991 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I suppose "They ALL get sold" is a technicality…I ve been in the car business since 1983 and I can assure you most model years they are ALL sold…eventually. Most likely, they are titled by the dealer and auctioned as used, as they have been used to run parts, flunky salesman take homes etc., with a few thousand miles on them.
I was part of a AMC dealership gone bad in the day…we had 8 go to auction like this.
Dealers, don t give things away, unless its to their advantage. You don t pay for facilities and payroll by giving cars away. It s a money game.
2016-08-29 12:02:25 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they alter the window sticky label and sell the 2008 fashions as 2009 fashions. only kidding. The '08s would be bought as new autos, yet at a coupon, in spite of the reality that it may be unrealistic to think of which you will get them for extremely almost no longer something. The broking has already invested countless earnings each and each automobile and needs to get his a reimbursement in spite of if he would not make a earnings. No venture with leasing a 2008 after twelve months-end. you may get a extra suitable hire value, however the residual value (important in leasing) would be decrease for the reason it extremely is a twelve months-old automobile. you may certainly get a extra suitable hire deal on a clean 2009 kind, fairly if there are specific promotional hire bargains accessible for the make/kind you choose for.
2016-11-26 02:05:32 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They ALL get sold. The dealers reduce the price, and stupid people buy them, thinking they got the deal of a lifetime. and don't know that they COULD have gotten the same price when it first arrived at the dealer lot if they knew how to play the game.
2006-11-22 15:15:04 · answer #7 · answered by Trump 2020 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sell them cheap(er)
Normally if you want to buy an old model once the new one has been bought out, or even one with the previous years regiustration mark you will get a substantial saving if your prepared to haggle as they want to clear out the old stock, but want to make the money they would otherwise lose the longer it doesn't sell - if this makes sense.
2006-11-22 11:33:40 · answer #8 · answered by Wattsie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They get sold off cheap at auctions
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2006-11-22 12:06:18 · answer #9 · answered by Lilolme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They get sold off to lease, rental companies. to government agencies.
2006-11-22 11:43:27 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋