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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is warning consumers that its own dealers could up to some shady, if not illegal, tactics.
With the Dodge Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcat models in high demand, FCA is warning that some of its dealers are engaging in “unscrupulous” and perhaps illegal practices. The company’s vice president of communications, Gualberto Ranieri, has said that a handful of dealers have accepted large number of orders “without regard to available supply and without advising their customers that orders may not be filled, if at all, for many months or longer.”
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Dodge is trying its best to be as transparent as possible when discussing how its allocating the supply for the Hellcat models, which is based on total Dodge sales and how long previous Hellcats have remained in inventory. Through this strategy, the company hopes to at least curb dealers that are holding the popular cars for themselves of marking them up way above retail, slowing sales to consumers.
Ranieri is urging customers to ask pointed questions to dealers before placing an order on a Hellcat model, including whether a deposit is required and whether the deposit is refundable.
[Source: Automotive News]
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