California dealers demand Scout / VW stop direct-to-consumer sales with cease and desist letter

[timmyhil]

Oh do i wish i could say what i know about Scout and the DTC model. But i would get me and Scout in trouble if i was to.

 

[joewilk45]

Let's wait till movie comes out because only time will tell what will happen

 

[joewilk45]

I have total faith on a positive outcome

 

[timmyhil]

Let's wait till movie comes out because only time will tell what will happen

No i can legit quote what i have been told. I got it straight from scout.

 

[joewilk45]

Have you worked for people who were wrong I will let time tell me what to expect were yrs away from reality

 

[timmyhil]

Have you worked for people who were wrong I will let time tell me what to expect were yrs away from reality

Whatever you want to do all i can say is its good news.

 

[joewilk45]

Nice I'm pretty positive person but I try to apply commonsense to things I always found putting oneself on other side of the desk works well I hope to meet you one day at a scout event or at delivery. Best of health in the New Year

 

[timmyhil]

Nice I'm pretty positive person but I try to apply commonsense to things I always found putting oneself on other side of the desk works well I hope to meet you one day at a scout event or at delivery. Best of health in the New Year

You too!! Happy New Year. Honestly its gonna be hilarious when all of use do possible meet at delivery since we all have talked on here for by then close to 4 years

 

[joewilk45]

Delivery will have take place during daylight so we all can drive home

 

[timmyhil]

Delivery will have take place during daylight so we all can drive home

Im taking over the red house lol! Ill be sleeping there for the night.

 

[joewilk45]

Be nice if scout could arrange for forum members to meet at delivery coordination on thir part to make that happen be a nice gesture and marketing opportunity

 

[joewilk45]

Imagine a camp site of scout travelers powering all its needs while forum members and non forum members mingle and learn about their vehicles and drive off in their new Scouts along with their new friendships that's priceless

 

[timmyhil]

Imagine a camp site of scout travelers powering all its needs while forum members and non forum members mingle and learn about their vehicles and drive off in their new Scouts along with their new friendships that's priceless

That’s why Scout made it be that Member of the Scout Official Community Forum, would take first spots in delivery when they used the same email to place their reservation.

 

[blmtnc]

Jalopnik (May 2023) reported that Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid direct-to-consumer car sales cost dealers $910 million in profits, which is $910 million more in those customers' pockets. The dealership model is finally being challenged, and I am happy.

Of course, the California dealers are declaring war on Scout Motors' proposed direct sales model, but if I have to consummate my purchase at a dealer, I will walk away. So I see the same, simple answer for Jeep ... walk away from California. They will likely be sold out for a couple of years, they can market their vehicles as "Too Good for California" and revisit the State later on.

More of that difference likely went to the manufacturers than was passed on to the consumers. Given that OEMs sell the vehicles to dealers for less than MSRP, and in a direct sales model they'll be sold for MSRP, the factory gets that difference. The factory also gets out of the business of dealer incentives, etc. However, for consumers I view the DTC model being superior as an anti-ripoff play. No markups, no adjustments, no inferior dealer installed options, no games. If something goes sideways and Scouts have to sold through VW dealers that's a non-starter for me. If they have to set up dedicated franchise dealerships (like Audi did when they stopped being allowed to co-locate with VW), I'd have to take a wait and see approach.

 

[joewilk45]

I think the first thing we should be looking at does South Carolina approve Scout DTC if they do which I hope they had a handshake deal. What the South Carolina dealers reaction is. That will be a sign of things to come. In meantime it's along time before we're all at the point of buying or not.