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Originally Posted by BrianL99
The company I consult for, owns 17 New Car Dealerships. I've built 15 of them.
I was working in the Automobile business, since August 1972. I was 19 year old salesman.
So that's 53 years, in and around the business.
Kia & Hyundai are 3rd Tier Manufactures. If you're a used car dealer and want to become a New Car Dealer, the easiest place to start, is with a 3rd Tier franchise (there are 4th Tier, like Fiat).
The quality of ownership and management at a 3rd Tier manufacturer, is vastly different from a Tier 1 or 2 Dealership. Stands to reason, doesn't it? No different than shopping at a first class men's shop or shopping at Beall's or similar.
The odds are, if you stop at a Mercedes, BMW or Lexus dealership, you're going to treated well ... less so at Chevrolet, Nissan, VW, etc. Toyota is right about the demarcation between 1/2. Most of them are very professional.
When you get down to the Kia/Hyundai realm, you're 1/2 step up from a Used Car Dealer & the odds are, the owner was a Used Car guy, not so long ago. The second you walk into a Dealership, you should be able to tell the difference.
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Thanks for the facts. If you read car reviews concerning longevity, repairs, etc., Kia/Hyundai have a terrible track record. Good cars but generally not for the long run.
Human nature is what it is meaning, generally everyone is looking for a "deal" without considering the quality of what they are purchasing. So, the cheaper the better and that's where Kia/Hundai fall. I'm not saying our american cars are a lot better but in general the Korean car market is lower on the totem pole.