Hello All,
I was in Atlanta this weekend picking up a
G90 for the wife and stopped in the Kia dealership. Good conversation with a sales rep. He told me the Stinger will be available first week of December. The caveat to that is they don't know what they are getting. Whatever comes off the truck for that dealership is it. So how is it all these US dealers keep saying they are taking on orders on a vehicle they'll have little to no input of what shows up?
Has anyone else heard anything?
What
@hej said.
The dealership will reach out to other dealerships and wheel and deal, wine and dine, trade what they have that the other dealership may want, for the car you want. Let's say a dealership in the ranchland part of Texas gets two Stingers but sells out of trucks but your dealership has a couple of trucks to spare (I know, Kia doesn't make trucks but say they are low mileage, used trucks that would be great for ranch work). They would reach out to this other dealership and trade them a truck or two for the Stinger you want. It would also depend on if it would be worth the cost of having the vehicles trucked in and out. Most dealers trade with others in about a 3-400mi radius but if the deal is worth it, I'm sure they would reach out even farther.
The deposit you put down is an incentive for them to reach out to other dealerships and trade something from their dealership to get you the Stinger you want if they don't get it in themselves.
As a side note, I had to run errands tonight and stopped by my local dealership to ask more questions. They are saying that while they still don't know color options, etc. they said that the options that were on the showroom-only cars should be available here in the states. This means that we should get the 360 degree panoramic view, heated rear seats, etc.! They said that while they are unsure on the exotic colors (the bright blue, and yellow, for example) we should be at least getting the red, white, dark blue, black and slate gray (unsure of the interior colors), I know, those aren't the official color names but you get the gist. Last, but not least, they said that in about 2 weeks, mid November, they should have all the available information! I even offered my dealership a deposit and they declined that since the regional depot for Kia is my city, they will get word to me as soon as they come in and even offered to take me to the depot (put a Kia dealership shirt on me) and let me choose the car before they start delivering them to the dealerships! I am falling in love with my local dealership and if they are able to do this, I will attend any regional car show they want, pass out as many business cards, etc! I would say more but there may be young people on this site.
The only thing I won't do, is have their dealership name plastered all over the car, call it a pet peeve of mine. I've always removed any dealership logos or name from the exterior of the cars I've purchased. I'm paying them for the car, they aren't paying me for advertising. However, if I'm happy with the whole sales experience, I will gladly refer people to that dealership and/or salesperson.
