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Dealerships, does Gm sell parts to them at different prices
Recently, I have bought several items through GM. I do my own research, find my part numbers and proceed to price shopping. I like to know what I can get a part for before going to my local dealer. Does my local dealer pay more for their parts than our online suppliers? Example, OEM bed rail protectors for my GMC. Locally 176.00 forum vendor less than 80 bucks. Another, TPMS sensors locally 103.00 forum vendor 50 ish.. I just don't get it.
I usually get a blank stare when I show them I can buy the same part for half their price...
With that said, Big Thanks to our Forum Vendors for taking car of US. I appreciate it
They don't call em 'Stealers' for nutin but seriously, I am sure they just have a much larger markup than most other sources due to overhead and such. Or maybe, just plain ole greed.
It is GREAT that we do have other sources to go to and yes, THANK YOU supporting Vendors!!!!
Several years ago I knew of a Dealer getting a 30% discount on GM parts pricing if he would take delivery of a train car load of 350 crate engines. I have no idea if they still have programs like that or not as my brother-in-law who was a GM Parts District Manager is deceased.
They don't call em 'Stealers' for nutin but seriously, I am sure they just have a much larger markup than most other sources due to overhead and such. Or maybe, just plain ole greed.
It is GREAT that we do have other sources to go to and yes, THANK YOU supporting Vendors!!!!
+1 to that.
Yes, most dealerships (that are honest) make very little up front on selling the cars. They make the bulk of their income on parts and service. Warranty and non-warranty service makes some good money.
Recently, I have bought several items through GM. I do my own research, find my part numbers and proceed to price shopping. I like to know what I can get a part for before going to my local dealer. Does my local dealer pay more for their parts than our online suppliers? Example, OEM bed rail protectors for my GMC. Locally 176.00 forum vendor less than 80 bucks. Another, TPMS sensors locally 103.00 forum vendor 50 ish.. I just don't get it.
I usually get a blank stare when I show them I can buy the same part for half their price...
With that said, Big Thanks to our Forum Vendors for taking car of US. I appreciate it
Every dealers pays the same for parts they also have a suggested retail price thats the same some dealers will sell to you at garage prices and some won't. A lot of dealer parts people will add to list and give you a discount down to suggested mfg list. If a dealer buys in volume he may see a discount not many buy this way anymore.List , trade and net trade is garage prices.
Z51vett
General Motors Service parts retired
Every dealer pays the same cost. If you meet certain objectives or hit certain stops you will get a kick back. If you purchase over 2,000,000 per year you get an extra discount. You also have to be RIM compliant, etc, or you get surcharges. There are all kinds of things going on, but basically the dealer is asking for a higher mark up than we do and we sell more parts than them because of that, lol.
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welcome to the retail business. nothing greedy about it, that's business. other goods have much much higher markups and you dont even think twice about it.
I am sure most customers don't know and just pay the "list" price. What gets me is that most dealers won't budge on price. I've showed dealers "online" price listings and have asked for a discount, not match, just a discount, they balk and say list price or buy it elsewhere.
Dealerships charge list (or more) for parts so they can charge the higher markups to people who come in to have work done. Wouldn't be a very good idea to charge one price if you buy it at the parts department and a higher price if you buy it and have it installed.
GM's pricing is "List", "Trade" and "Net". If you have a business account or negotiate with the dealership you can get parts at "Trade."
Yep, this is what was going on many years ago when I still did a little work on cars. My friend was a used dealer and buddy of the Chevy parts man and he could buy at Net. There had to still be some profit there, or I don't think they would have sold at that price.
No different than how the old school auto parts stores worked. I grew up in a family auto parts business. We had the price you paid if we knew you, the price you paid if you looked shady and the price dealers and fleets paid.
The dealerships still markup the parts they get from GM or another parts houses just like they did when I sold to them. Double is low in some cases.
05-25-2011, 06:26 AM
Dealerships, does Gm sell parts to them at different prices
but seriously, I am sure they just have a much larger markup than most other sources due to overhead and such. Or maybe, just plain ole greed. 
vett
