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Originally Posted by Hersbird
I'm sure a certain percentage of customer orders for the hybrid will get canceled after they are built or rejected for one reason or another after they arrive and therefore be on the lot occasionally. I bet a few smart dealers also find a way to end around that system with a personal order they use as a "demo" or something. It's a good marketing tool to stick up on the display rack with a big $21000! Price tag and 40 MPG! Even if all you do is try and upsell people to the $30,000 AWD turbo model.
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Very true. It is important to remember that manufacturers' primary customers are their dealers. The dealers order vehicles to stock and the manufacturer make them to order.