VW dealers / NADA may sue to change Scout's direct-to-customer business plan

[Scout997]

The workaround has always been to build a “new” brand. Ford messed up by trying to do it all in the Model E program, that relied on existing dealers giving up control of pricing.

Short of some monumental screw up I can’t imagine VW has any sort of deal with the dealer network prohibiting direct sales.

 

[DaveM]

The workaround has always been to build a “new” brand. Ford messed up by trying to do it all in the Model E program, that relied on existing dealers giving up control of pricing.

Short of some monumental screw up I can’t imagine VW has any sort of deal with the dealer network prohibiting direct sales.

This is absolutely correct. And likely one of the biggest reasons (besides brand recognition / cachet) that VW decided to launch Scout Motors by creating a separate company that operates independently from Volkswagen.

I'm also confident that VW dealerships won't win this one and we'll see Scout able to sell direct to customer (except certain states, like Tesla and Rivian).

 

[JBcap787]

It is nice to skip the annoying salespeople but it is a nightmare not being able to schedule a repair in a few days! I am waiting 4 months for an appt with Rivian. The service is the MAJOR downfall for no dealres.