The experience of buying and owning a Chinese car in Southeast Asia

The experience of buying and owning a Chinese car in Southeast Asia

China has a pretty large automotive manufacturing industry with local auto manufacturing giants such as BYD, NIO, and Geely. However, there are not very many Chinese vehicles present in North America and that’s for two good reasons. One, most of them do not pass the safety standards set out by the IHS and two, there…

What is the “Dealer Prep” fee?

What is the “Dealer Prep” fee?

I’m not sure if it’s because more people are shopping for vehicle online now with the pandemic or if people have finally started reading sales contracts. Either way, I am getting more inquiries as to what the “Dealer prep” fee is. Sometimes, dealer refer to this as the “Make Ready” fee, but it’s the same…