, I followed this story closely."Customers will be able to buy new vehicles directly on Amazon,” an executive for the online retail giant said during the announcement,
But as of this date – 26 January 2024 – you can't actually check out with a car in your cart. Instead, once you've chosen the car you want, Amazon will direct you to a local dealer so you can choose financing/leasing and pay for the car at the dealership. To comply with the franchise dealership laws, Amazon can’t list vehicles for sale the way it lists, say, books or socks. Instead, it needs to partner with dealers.That is, while a buyer will pay for a vehicle and choose financing or leasing options at Amazon, a local dealer will be the seller of record, with Amazon serving as a