I appreciate the info, thank you! I work for a worldwide alcohol company, no not bud light. So I doubt my company would have any discounts with them. Had no idea about the website. I will do some more research. Appreciate you!

 

Lets try this again. Let me explain once more. I had no idea how the GM discount worked, if its like the blue label program with Glock where someone can gift you their annual allotment. I wasn't trying to lie, or get any discount I am not entitled to. The reason I joined this forum, was to ask questions and learn. Make sense?

 

Yes, I edited my last post.

 

OP, I get it. what you were trying to do works similar with other mfg.'s. I get Pro pricing from a lot of mfg.'s, Smith Optics being one example, Smith will release codes to it's Pros a few times a year that they can distribute to friends, family or anyone they feel suited...back in the early 2000's my brother in-law worked for Dodge and he was able to get me a " family" discount on a RAM truck. GM seems to run things differently... At least you got your answer...

 

gee. You’re making this way harder then it is. That’s why they have the gm family website. It shows the price for a variety of buyers. I qualify for a supplier code and have used it several times. Never when I shopped multiple dealers did they say oh we don’t know how that works. It’s a flat price and set dealer fees. So simple.

when I got the c7 10 years ago from stafford I was offered employee pricing, never asked for it which I confirmed on the gm site.

 

If you got the GM Employee price it was because the rebate numbers allowed that or because GM had some sort of rebate going on. Having spent millions of dollars buying and selling GM dealerships and having sold more than 100,000 of them, I know a little about the process. Of course there are those that bought a single car years ago and learned more about the business than those who make a living doing it!

 

Ok this is directly from GM...pretty gray area to prove that someone is NOT most of these......I would think that anyone who knows an employee who is willing to share would be able to get one...

I know when I generated my GM code it just asked me what relationship....

Who is eligible for the GM Employee Discount?

• Active and Retired GM and GM Financial employees:
  • Are eligible for the discount and can sponsor the following purchasers: their spouse, domestic partner*, children, stepchildren, grandchildren, stepgrandchildren, grandparents (including in-law and step), parents, stepparents, siblings (including full, half and step), mother-/father-in-law, sons-/daughters-in-law, brothers-/sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
    *Active GM Salaried employees only. Domestic partner must be registered through Fidelity but does not need to be enrolled in GM benefits. See your HR Professional for more information. Please allow 3-5 business days after registering Domestic Partner in Fidelity for eligible relationship to be reflected in your Family First account.

 

oh respect your background and have appreciated your valuable posts over the years. but you are speaking for 1000s of dealerships saying none of them are offering an employee discount to make a sale? You know all these 100000s of folks personally and can vouch they are straight shooters? You’re saying they are 100% honest?

now let that set in……. Put your ego back in your pocket. Nothing is 100% especially in the car business. You’ve sold 100,000 dealerships? There’s not that many in the world is there?


btw I’ve bought 9 new cars in the last 6 years

I’ll not post all the details but I went many states out to find the best deals on most of them.

 

I have sold well over 100,000 new GM PRODUCTS...not dealerships. Sorry if that was not clear.

Any dealership can sell a car at the GM Employee price at any time. I think I already stated that. If they do and it is not a valid GM sale...they lose money on the transaction unless there are other rebates in play to make up for it. It is not though a "real" employee deal unless it is a real GM employee or a relation who meets the criteria outlined.

For it to be a real GM Employee discount deal, the purchaser must match the criteria as outlined in the GM contract...Period! It is not a condition that can be given away and is not determined by the dealer.

 

It is hugely funny to listen to some people talk about the car deals they have made and the knowledge they have obtained.. They buy a number of cars in a short period of time, still less than the average salesman sells in a month, and then decide they have all the answers. The reality is that very few people in a dealership have complete knowledge of what is actually going on but everyone working there has an opinion they have passed on to the consumer.

Selling a car at the employee price is one thing. Buying a car at an employee deal can be an entirely different thing. It takes a relatively small rebate to the dealer for them to sell a car to a non-employee at an employee price. The difference though is the real employee can buy the car for the employee price and also they will get the rebate or any other dealer incentives as well. Considerably cheaper but a point some buyers simply don't understand!

 

you dont, but you can get a supplier discount from any GM employee but its much less than employee pricing but still a couple grand.

 

I was a GM employee when I ordered my 2008 C6 in 2007. t came in $1,000.00 below the dealer invoice. In addition, I did not have to pay any dealer fees, only mandated $75.00 get ready fee,

 

It depends entirely on how "hot' the car is. If it is a car selling close to msrp and you can get the dealer to accept your form, it will work out for you. If it is just a normal car, I could sell at the supplier discount and still make a profit. That is not something you can do at employee price.

 

Can't find a pocket for your ego??? Don't make vague references and innuendos to my posts...... Face facts with facts!!!! I do very well buying cars. Just bought a new one for the wife....... drove out only 100 miles for this one. Local dealer autonation who is a joke ALL autonation dealers are a joke.....you ever work for them?. I gave them one shot. They said the deal was a sham, chucked at it…when I found that out they would sell me the car at sticker, it was $5K below their offer. Another dealer was $4K over sticker!!!! Picked up the car the next day was going to drive the sham over and honk the horn and wave......... but autonation sells 100000s of cars....... just not to me. They can't admit when they are wrong either!!!!

I found this out of town dealer using truecar. Truecar matched the dealer to me....... they made me a great offer, actually contacted me. Best part it was all done via text and email....... never spoke to them until I came it to pick it up. No dealing with shady salesman. Bought a Blackwing the same way last February trolling the internet making some calls...... they are being sold over sticker but I got $5K off that one too. So yea I suck as a car buyer!!!!

I always approach the dealer with respect. I tell them there is plenty of meat on the bone, they have a hard job which they do. I tell them you got families to feed I respect that I just want your best deal. Seems to work well, a little respect not calling folk liers or trying to discredit their real experiences as you’ve spent too many threads to do to my posts. I’m done with this….as an old boss taught me….please don’t confuse me with the facts.

 

Yeah, ego.

 

I honestly could care less about your auto purchases. I am simply trying to help people understand what a real employee deal is and not just something some dealer told them. But, if you think your great...good for you!