price gouging
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Prices: Dealers Gear up to Gouge
Prepare to pay a premium if you’re planning up to buy a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray.
Toyota Prius C Sold by Dealer at Crazy Markup
Charge as much as you can, when you can — that seems to be the mentality at Al Hendrickson Toyota of Coconut Creek, Fla. where the sought-after Toyota Prius C is marked up by a whopping $7,000. A Twitter user with the handle Miami4me2c posted a picture showing the dealership’s “Market Value Adjustment” which brings the car,…
Price Gouging Car Salesmen Allowed To Sell Again
Banned from selling cars after they were caught charging a $25,000 mark up for a used Mazda6, Ken Trung and Mohammed Shaikh could be back working on a car lot as early as next year. The two men weren’t just fired for selling the family sedan for $66,000 at a Orangeville dealer outside Toronto, Canada,…
Canadian Mazda Dealer Charges Woman $66,000 For Mazda 6
In a strong case of “caveat emptor“, a Madeline Leonard, who lives outside of Toronto, Canada brought her car to Orangeville Mazda, a local dealership to have her tires replaced. By the time she had left the dealership, she was on the hook for a grand total of $66,000 CDN, which included the cost of…
Report: Toyota Dealers Price Gouging on 2010 Prius Models
Several reports of price gouging on the new 2010 Prius have been reported at Toyota dealerships across the country. While the $4,500 rebate offered with the (now completed) cash-for-clunkers program made the Prius an attractive buy, many dealerships were apparently engaging in a little creative market value adjustment of their own, to capitalize on the…
