It is very ripe for disruption and has been for decades. The entire model (as other commenters have stated) is protected by law at the behest of a special interest lobby.
I sold new cars for a while. The dealer really should just be a showroom staffed by manufacturer sales people with perhaps some bonus structure. Instead it's filled with middlemen whose children will only eat if they can convince you to pay more for the car than a more efficient market would allow for.
If you watch the movie "Suckers" you'll understand the "asshole" culture of car sales. Unfortunately it's really that way because you have to be an asshole (a taker) to survive.
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It is very ripe for disruption and has been for decades. The entire model (as other commenters have stated) is protected by law at the behest of a special interest lobby.
I sold new cars for a while. The dealer really should just be a showroom staffed by manufacturer sales people with perhaps some bonus structure. Instead it's filled with middlemen whose children will only eat if they can convince you to pay more for the car than a more efficient market would allow for.
If you watch the movie "Suckers" you'll understand the "asshole" culture of car sales. Unfortunately it's really that way because you have to be an asshole (a taker) to survive.