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Yahoo
a day ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Online Car Buying Is Crushing Dealerships
Online Car Buying Is Crushing Dealerships originally appeared on Autoblog. Unstoppable Growth of Online Car Buying Online car buying hit $320.4 billion in global sales in 2023, and is set to double by 2034 as shoppers demand transparent pricing and home delivery. Carvana alone delivered 416,000 vehicles in 2024, up 33% year-over-year, and booked $13.7 billion in revenue with $404 million net income. Buyers skip the dealership trip and review every spec, every trim, in minutes. No salesperson pitch — just data and instant quotes. How Digital Tools Beat the Showroom Online platforms break down barriers. An average buyer compares five cars in under 10 minutes, versus two dealership visits over several days. Interactive payment calculators update monthly rates on the fly. Virtual walk-arounds and 360° interior tours replace rushed test-drives. Chatbots handle financing pre-approvals while real-time inventory feeds flag price drops the moment dealers mark down unsold stock. Instant Spec Comparison Online platforms like Carvana make spec comparisons fast and intuitive, allowing buyers to evaluate key features such as torque, towing capacity, warranty coverage, and fuel efficiency side by side. Instead of flipping through brochures or relying on a salesperson, shoppers can instantly compare electric range versus MPG ratings — like 346 miles EPA vs. 31 MPG combined — all at a glance. Advanced filters even let users sort vehicles by estimated delivery windows, with many cars arriving within 7 days, eliminating the need for long dealership waits. Real-World User Experience and Design Notes Dealership alternatives are redefining trust and convenience in the car buying process by providing every online listing with a free vehicle history report and offering straightforward seven-day return policies, leaving behind the opaque financing and so-called 'no-hassle' myths of traditional dealers. The checkout process is streamlined into a single online page where trade-ins, financing, and insurance are handled together, unlike the fragmented, desk-to-desk routine of the typical car lot. Mobile-first interfaces keep buyers closely informed with push alerts about price changes or new arrivals, while dealership websites often lag behind with slow load times and hidden add-on fees. Ongoing support is transformed through after-sale chat options and remote diagnostics delivered over the air, making simple updates effortless, whereas conventional dealerships still require in-person visits for even minor software upgrades. Verdict: Dealers Must Adapt or Fade Digital growth shows no sign of slowing. Online car buying offers speed, transparency, and home delivery that traditional franchise lots can't match. Dealerships that invest in omnichannel retail — integrating live inventory feeds, interactive pricing tools, and at-home test-drives — stand a chance. Those that stick to endless paperwork and high-pressure sales will watch customers click 'Buy Now' instead of stepping onto the lot. Online car buying isn't a trend; it's a total game-changer forcing dealerships to overhaul systems or risk watching buyers click past their showroom doors. Online Car Buying Is Crushing Dealerships first appeared on Autoblog on Jul 27, 2025 This story was originally reported by Autoblog on Jul 27, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
These are the Slowest-Selling Cars In the U.S. Right Now
These are the Slowest-Selling Cars In the U.S. Right Now originally appeared on Autoblog. It's likely not surprising to hear that some cars take longer to sell than others, but some sit for much longer than expected. CarEdge recently compiled a list of the slowest-selling cars in America, with two models averaging more than a year on dealers' lots. The Audi S6 was the slowest seller in CarEdge's research, taking an average of 482 days to sell. It's followed closely by its more pedestrian counterpart, the A6, which averaged 409 days to sell. The remaining slowest-selling cars include: Audi S6: 482 days Audi A6: 409 days Volkswagen ID.4: 297 days Audi Q4 e-tron: 271 days Jaguar F-Pace: 239 days Nissan Murano: 234 days Ram 2500: 233 days Porsche Taycan: 229 days Kia EV6: 217 days Land Rover Discovery: 216 days The keen-eyed among you will quickly pick out Audi's two models at the top of the list, which both took far longer to sell than others. Part of that is likely due to their average sales prices, which reaches almost $90,000 for the S6 and nearly $70,000 for the A6. Beyond poking fun at Audi, you can use this information in real-world car-buying situations. You might not care that a particular vehicle has been sitting for an extended period on a dealers' lot, but they do. Dealers have to finance the cars they sell, so the longer a model sits, the more expensive it is for the store. You can use that to your advantage in negotiating a better price if you're interested in one of the models on the list. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Toyota Sienna, Toyota Highlander, and Lexus RX Hybrid were the fastest-selling vehicles, averaging around 20 days to sell. In fact, most of the vehicles on the list of the fastest sellers were from Toyota or Lexus, with only the Cadillac Escalade and Ford F-150 cracking the top ten. These are the Slowest-Selling Cars In the U.S. Right Now first appeared on Autoblog on Jul 26, 2025 This story was originally reported by Autoblog on Jul 26, 2025, where it first appeared.
Auto Blog
05-07-2025
- Automotive
- Auto Blog
A Bentley Pick-Up Truck Is More Likely That You'd Imagine
By signing up I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . You may unsubscribe from email communication at anytime. A few years ago, if you wanted a comfortable and quick daily-driver truck, your choices were pretty limited. Maybe a Ram TRX or a Ford F-150 Raptor if you wanted power with some plushness. But what if you had a nearly unlimited budget, wanted uncompromising luxury, and still needed a bed big enough to haul more than golf bags? Believe it or not, Bentley's in-house coachbuilder, Mulliner, could be your answer. 0:09 / 0:09 2025 Ford Explorer vs 2025 Chevrolet Traverse: Which is America's best family hauler? Watch More Mulliner Does More Than Just Fancy Trim Levels Source: Bentley On its website, Bentley says, 'With Mulliner, the possibilities are endless.' Mulliner was the very first coachbuilder and has been reimagining Bentleys since 1923. Most of the time, Mulliner builds involve custom paint colors, personalized interiors, and bespoke details. One of their most recent projects, the Bentley Mulliner Batur, shares the majority of its mechanical parts with the Continental GT Speed, but is built from the ground up to meet its client's request. Only 18 examples will be built, and cost $1.2 million a pop. Not Just A Pipe Dream Source: Bentley In a recent interview with Australia's CarSales, Bentley sales and marketing executive, Christophe Georges, confirmed that a Bentley pickup isn't beyond the realm of possibility. When asked if Mulliner could build such a vehicle, Georges responded, 'Fundamentally, there is no real limitation.' That might sound like PR fluff, but we think it holds some real weight. All that's needed is enough customers willing to bankroll the build. Why A Bentley Pickup Might Make Sense Source: Bentley At first, the idea of a Bentley pickup sounds far-fetched. But think about how much the auto industry has changed in just a decade. Lamborghini makes an SUV. Rolls-Royce does too. Ferrari sells a V12-powered family car. Minis have grown larger than some crossovers, and Dodge makes the Charger muscle car without an engine. Bentley's current lineup includes a grand touring coupe, a convertible, a luxury sedan, and an SUV, with an electric version on the way. The next logical step would be to reinvent the pick-up truck. The name and price remain a mystery, but if history has taught us anything, it'll probably be something overly pretencious like 'Ascendant' and cost ast least $500,000. About the Author Marnus Moolman View Profile
Miami Herald
05-07-2025
- Automotive
- Miami Herald
A Bentley Pick-Up Truck Is More Likely That You'd Imagine
A few years ago, if you wanted a comfortable and quick daily-driver truck, your choices were pretty limited. Maybe a Ram TRX or a Ford F-150 Raptor if you wanted power with some plushness. But what if you had a nearly unlimited budget, wanted uncompromising luxury, and still needed a bed big enough to haul more than golf bags? Believe it or not, Bentley's in-house coachbuilder, Mulliner, could be your answer. On its website, Bentley says, "With Mulliner, the possibilities are endless." Mulliner was the very first coachbuilder and has been reimagining Bentleys since 1923. Most of the time, Mulliner builds involve custom paint colors, personalized interiors, and bespoke details. One of their most recent projects, the Bentley Mulliner Batur, shares the majority of its mechanical parts with the Continental GT Speed, but is built from the ground up to meet its client's request. Only 18 examples will be built, and cost $1.2 million a pop. In a recent interview with Australia's CarSales, Bentley sales and marketing executive, Christophe Georges, confirmed that a Bentley pickup isn't beyond the realm of possibility. When asked if Mulliner could build such a vehicle, Georges responded, "Fundamentally, there is no real limitation." That might sound like PR fluff, but we think it holds some real weight. All that's needed is enough customers willing to bankroll the build. At first, the idea of a Bentley pickup sounds far-fetched. But think about how much the auto industry has changed in just a decade. Lamborghini makes an SUV. Rolls-Royce does too. Ferrari sells a V12-powered family car. Minis have grown larger than some crossovers, and Dodge makes the Charger muscle car without an engine. Bentley's current lineup includes a grand touring coupe, a convertible, a luxury sedan, and an SUV, with an electric version on the way. The next logical step would be to reinvent the pick-up truck. The name and price remain a mystery, but if history has taught us anything, it'll probably be something overly pretencious like "Ascendant" and cost ast least $500,000. Copyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Motor 1
01-07-2025
- Automotive
- Motor 1
‘No Real Limitation:' Bentley Would Build a Pickup If You Ask
If you're in the business of making money, then you'll likely do just about anything to earn a dollar. That includes Bentley , which will build you a pickup if you ask nicely. And by ask, we mean you have to write a big check. Christophe Georges, Bentley's board member for sales and marketing, told Australia's that 'there's no real limitation' to what the automaker could make when asked about producing a truck. He expressed confidence the automaker could design something 'cool, nice, or interesting.' However, he was quick to reveal that there is no such vehicle in development. No one has requested one, and 'there is no real demand,' he said, which we don't doubt. Buyers don't seem to appreciate luxury-oriented trucks. The Lincoln Blackwood, a thinly veiled Ford F-150 , flopped in the early 2000s while Mercedes-Benz built the X-Class , a rebadged Nissan Navara, for less than three years. If Bentley were ever to decide to build a truck, we imagine it'd be a one-off or limited-run vehicle. There just doesn't seem to be demand when the Bentayga can offer a similar amount of utility without the compromising truck bed. And who would even want to use their Bentley like a pickup? Either way, we think someone wealthy should make a bad financial decision. While a Bentley truck would probably be a huge waste of money, it'd also be extremely cool. Here's More From Bentley: The 2026 Bentley Bentayga Speed Is a Leather-Lined Gravel Machine Gun: Review Bentley Has You Covered On Tariffs—For Now Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily. back Sign up For more information, read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . Source: via Road and Track Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
