Amazon to sell cars online, starting with Hyundai

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Amazon to sell cars online, starting with Hyundai::It was inevitable. Amazon, which got its start selling books, is getting into the car business. The e-commerce giant along with new partner Hyundai

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Looks like this is still routing through dealerships, not direct to customers:

The structure still rewards dealerships, unlike the direct sales models that completely sidestep the business model. When vehicles go on sale at Amazon, the local Hyundai dealer will be the seller of record.

It's just Amazaon marketplace for cars

How long till it's flooded with Chinese knock offs?

I don't know, but Amazon does look more like AliExpress in the last couple of years anyway

Cheap Amazon junk isn’t regulated like cars are.

As long as there are safety regulations only allowing certain cars that meet their standards to drive on the roads, I don’t really care. If any company wants to make a cheap knockoff that meets safety standards, go for it.