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Automotive News reported that FCA US has killed an “aggressive” incentive on the Chrysler 200, which gave dealers who hit high monthly sales a hefty payback. Sales have climbed by 67% so far this year, with Chrysler’s admittedly small share of midsize cars rising from 4.5% to 7.6%.
Some dealers will be left in the lurch with large numbers of 200s in inventory, though customer rebates are not changing and increased visibility on the road may help drive sales.
According to the weekly industrymagazine, which also does daily on-line stories, the hefty incentives have been moved to the Jeep Cherokee. One problem caused by the direct-to-dealer incentives is that some dealers took to buying 200s themselves and then selling them as used cars, to make their sales quotas — resulting in gains of up to six figures — because if they missed their quota, they had no incentive payments at all. (...) →
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Some dealers will be left in the lurch with large numbers of 200s in inventory, though customer rebates are not changing and increased visibility on the road may help drive sales.
According to the weekly industrymagazine, which also does daily on-line stories, the hefty incentives have been moved to the Jeep Cherokee. One problem caused by the direct-to-dealer incentives is that some dealers took to buying 200s themselves and then selling them as used cars, to make their sales quotas — resulting in gains of up to six figures — because if they missed their quota, they had no incentive payments at all. (...) →
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