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Originally Posted by freebeard

Here's another: Toyota CEO: "We're Switching To Direct To Consumer!"

I know sandy Munro despises 'stealerships'.

He's not the only one. I'm always saying that haggling over the price of a car or mattress is a backwards practice pretty much exclusive to 3rd world countries (or vehicles and mattresses in the US).

Of course Toyota will switch to direct to consumer, because every manufacturer will have to at some point to remain competitive. It's a cutthroat industry that is in a consolidation phase.

While Tesla grows ~50% year over year, legacy manufacturers struggle to retain existing sales volume.