| The definition of the term 'car invoice prices' is | | | | prices. When you come to the showroom to look |
| the price paid by the dealer to the manufacture | | | | at the cars, you will be shocked at how |
| to buy cars in bulk. Therefore, car dealers buy in | | | | expensive it is. Then along comes a wolf disguised |
| wholesale and sell at retail the way most trade | | | | as a sheep, who will attempt to quote you the |
| business works. | | | | invoice price as advertised. However, they are still |
| However, we are often shown advertisements | | | | making good profit from you. |
| that say 'Selling at Car Invoice Prices' or 'Selling | | | | Established car dealers who are really willing to sell |
| below Invoice Car Prices.' Are we actually being | | | | at invoice prices or below probably have received |
| scammed or are those dealers giving us the | | | | some sort of reimbursement and help from the |
| edge? There are actually two perspectives in | | | | car manufacturers. Car manufacturers are willing |
| which we can ponder upon. Let us start first with | | | | to do so because when the prices offered by car |
| the scam. | | | | dealers to customers don't appeal to them; |
| When we are told that the dealer is willing to sell | | | | customers will simply pass off the offer which |
| at either the invoice price or below, most | | | | leads to unsold cars. Therefore, car |
| probably they are trying to con us. This usually | | | | manufacturers wouldn't be able to make more |
| happens to small time dealers who might be fresh | | | | cars. So car manufacturers will offers incentives |
| in the automotive business. However, this means | | | | to the customers whereby car dealers act as the |
| that they will only be able to make money out of | | | | middleman. However this means that they will gain |
| ignorant people and lose out on regular clients. The | | | | less profit, which is something we, customers, |
| modus operandi of such scams is that the dealers | | | | should celebrate. |
| paste price stickers on the cars portraying high | | | | |