Ford CEO Jim Farley is not pleased that some dealers are charging well above the sticker price for new vehicles during a period of lean inventory and semiconductor shortages. “We have very good intelligence of who they are and their future allocation of product will be directly impacted because of that policy,” said Farley on a conference call with analysts. He said about 10% of its dealers last year were charging above MSRP “to the best of our knowledge.” (Source: Driving.ca) Read the original story.
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