So what if Volkswagen dealers win and stop direct sales?

[Andy_H]

For me that is easy, I will NEVER again step foot into a dealership, especially not a Volkswagen as I pledged long ago that I will NEVER buy a Volkswagen.
I just hope the factory pickup stays alive otherwise I need to find another way....

Future Scout SUV with Harvester owner !

 

[chucchinchilla]

Not voting because it ain't gonna happen. Scout is a separate company, literally nobody is asking for dealers other than dealers, and Scout is already pushing forward with their GTM plan.

 

[Andy_H]

Understood, but there is some ambiguity here according to this article:

https://insideevs.com/news/739302/vw-dealers-scout/

 

[jessedang0605]

I just read an article about this today on VW group trying to take this to court. made go on here to see what people are saying. I don't think it will happen either as they are a separate entity under VW AG. There is no way VW cars are competitors with the Scout.

 

[dleepnw]

I too will not step into a dealership to buy a new car. Such an outdated model. Hope Scout is able to sell direct to consumer as planned.

 

[Bodie]

I don’t understand why VW dealers think it should be them. Why not Audi, Porsche, Bentley or Lamborghini dealers? They’re all VWAG. Or sell them at Navistar (now International again) dealers like the old days. The suit is stupid.

 

[speedrye]

Absolutely I'll buy in a VW or any other VAG dealership as I don't have the option for direct sales. My local VW dealer was good with my two TDIs, even during the Dieselgate buyback.

BMW did well using their existing dealerships when they launched MINI, and just partitioned off a small corner of the dealership for sales/service until they were up to speed and able to build full dealerships and service centers. I'd much prefer to see this model initially as it's more cost-effective until sales are up and running, and allows for more service centers initially. I agree with @Bodie on using a more premium dealership though as the service experience is typically much better.

 

[Bodie]

To clarify, I don’t actually want to buy it from any of those dealerships. I’m firmly in the direct sales camp. My point was why would VW dealers assume it would be them IF it was sold though existing VWAG dealers. But yeah, of all those, VW would be my last choice.

 

[Chuckles]

I own a VW and would buy another from my dealer, but I refuse to pay marked-up pricing. VW has been gouging customers for years on Golf R's and will likely do it for the ID. Buzz.

 

[J Alynn]

I’ll take the factory delivery option. I hate all my adjacent VW and Audi dealerships. They also own Porsche dealerships to so I’ll assume that experience sucks too.
I think-if they do get forced to use dealers they make every company under the umbrella fight to the death to get it. Then make restrictions killer like it must be stand alone, must be a rural/suburban location, can’t have any other VW competitor dealership within 20 miles.
I’d put the screws to them to the point they wouldn’t want it. Then I’d force them to overload their “floorplan” with vehicles to force them to keep prices competitive.
I sound a bit vindictive because I despise dealerships