Is new car selling to to malls?

SteveinArizona · 11-02-2021, 09:13 AM

There is a high end mall near me (Scottsdale Fashion Square) which has a Tesla store (currently there are two different Tesla vehicles on display there along with staff); a Polestar 2 on display by the food court but moving to a store like the Tesla; a Solo on display; and a Lucid design studio with five charging spots in the parking garage.

And this is in a state with an automobile franchise law that restricts sales to dealers.

Is this the new future?

BMWBear · 11-02-2021, 09:55 AM

Telsa has been in malls for 5 or more years now so it's not new.

SteveinArizona · 11-02-2021, 10:32 AM

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Telsa has been in malls for 5 or more years now so it's not new.

I know. But now four car companies in a mall is new. At least to me.

..Rush.. · 11-02-2021, 10:37 AM

I wasn't aware about that rule of law for AZ.
Saw that Polestar that you are referring to at the Scottsdale Mall. Not too shabby.

Alfisti · 11-02-2021, 02:13 PM

WHat are these malls you speak of?

GOLFFRR · 11-02-2021, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfisti

WHat are these malls you speak of?

lol I was literally thinking the same thing. I can't even remember the last time I went to a mall.

We use to throw a car out at one of the outlets malls near our store but the ROI wasn't worth it for us in the long run so we stopped.

I believe there are a few places in malls that other manufactures have such stores but I am not sure how influential they are.

..Rush.. · 11-02-2021, 04:58 PM

The mall that the post thread creator refers to is a pretty high end mall.

syd34 · 11-02-2021, 08:03 PM

I suppose this may become more common. A mall near me has a Polestar on display and an entire Genesis store. This same mall had a Porsche pop up store as well for sometime.

Tesla has been in malls for many years.

Germanauto · 11-02-2021, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BYEIL

Telsa has been in malls for 5 or more years now so it's not new.

Over 10 years. I used to work at a center in 2012 during my undergrad days.

eluded · 11-03-2021, 01:45 AM

Malls are so 1990s

allex29 · 11-03-2021, 03:24 AM

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Malls are so 1990s

sure they are, bulgarians had malls since the 1900's

RPM33 · 11-16-2021, 05:44 PM

I wish Porsche would sell directly to customers so I could get a GT4 RS allocation.

GoneIn4Secs · 11-16-2021, 06:10 PM

Saw this with a genesis store

stein_325i · 11-16-2021, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveinArizona

There is a high end mall near me (Scottsdale Fashion Square) which has a Tesla store (currently there are two different Tesla vehicles on display there along with staff); a Polestar 2 on display by the food court but moving to a store like the Tesla; a Solo on display; and a Lucid design studio with five charging spots in the parking garage.

And this is in a state with an automobile franchise law that restricts sales to dealers.

Is this the new future?

It could definitely be the future. Tesla and Lucid are already doing stores in the mall, and now Lucid is taking it a step further and opening a service center at the Tysons Galleria.

https://www.tysonsreporter.com/2021/...sons-galleria/

Davil · 11-16-2021, 10:54 PM

Yes there's a thing called CarExpert in the mall near me.

https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-new...centre-is-open

Add to this manufacturers are changing the way dealers work. Eg Mercedes is now fixed price and dealers cannot vary the sell price. Possibly Honda too from memory. They'll all be this way soon as it will be a much more efficient business model.

I would not want to be in the car dealer business going forward.

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..Rush.. Captain 974 Rep 928 Posts Drives: AW E88 Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	I wasn't aware about that rule of law for AZ. Saw that Polestar that you are referring to at the Scottsdale Mall. Not too shabby.
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