Stellantis - Pay for it now or lose it before you get it

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Wed 14 Dec 2022 16:33
Stellantis - Pay for it now or lose it before you get it - groaver

"Stellantis car buyers being ‘forced’ to pay for new cars still stuck in ports"

cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/stellantis-car-buy...0

Quite remarkable change in car purchasing over the last few years.

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Wed 14 Dec 2022 20:36
Stellantis - Pay for it now or lose it before you get it - Will deBeast

Wow - that's a system that's in pain.

I've also heard that a number of dealers face the axe - tough for both them and customers.

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Wed 14 Dec 2022 20:49
Stellantis - Pay for it now or lose it before you get it - groaver

Manufacturers certainly appear to hold the whip hand for now.

What do they do when they don't have customers any more?

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Wed 14 Dec 2022 20:53
Stellantis - Pay for it now or lose it before you get it - Will deBeast

cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/stellantis-to-axe-...5

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Wed 14 Dec 2022 21:42
Stellantis - Pay for it now or lose it before you get it - Brit_in_Germany

What I don't get is that if there are delays and holdups on the manufacturing side, how does this lead to the delivery logistics becoming overloaded?

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Wed 14 Dec 2022 23:09
Stellantis - Pay for it now or lose it before you get it - gordonbennet

''Our ability to satisfy the significant demand for our products is constrained leading to unprecedented lead times for our customers. More recently, the logistics sector in both the UK and across Europe is facing a shortage of drivers due to the war in Ukraine''

please stop, still rolling on the floor howling with laughter...who the hell dreamed that one up, whoever it was is destined for govt.

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Sat 17 Dec 2022 11:21
Stellantis - Pay for it now or lose it before you get it - daveyK_UK
I hope customers vote with their feet and walk away.

The issue seems to be with the 3008 and 5008 from the Peugeot side; likely to be the same with the rebadged Citroen and Vauxhall versions of these cars.
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Sat 17 Dec 2022 13:07
Stellantis - Pay for it now or lose it before you get it - sammy1

Pay up front. What happens if Stellantis a division of or the dealer you might pay your money to goes broke. It happens and the car industry is not in the best of health. A lot of money to lose and how would a finance company advance on this basis?

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Mon 19 Dec 2022 23:06
Stellantis - Pay for it now or lose it before you get it - Miniman777

Who pays up front for something not event on the production line? Crazy. I'd walk.

You've no leverage against future problems, or is this a disguised step to push buyers down a finance route where the finance house would advance the purchase price? Credit cards have a £30k limit under S75, so that prices many cars out.

Then again, if Stellants group cars were a little more reliable....

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Tue 20 Dec 2022 17:31
Stellantis - Pay for it now or lose it before you get it - daveyK_UK
Spoofed a few C4 mock 4x4 on 72 plates today, I liked the unique styling of this car.

Sort of not an SUV, not a hatch back, not an estate, not like anything else!
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