Amazon Autos Will Now Sell You Used and Certified Pre-Owned Cars
The additional cars will be added to the site starting in Los Angeles, before extending around the country.
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Hyundai
Amazon Autos will now let you shop for used and certified pre-owned (CPO) cars on its website.
The inclusion of used and CPO cars will start in Los Angeles before extending to more cities throughout the United States in the coming months.
While Amazon Autos was previously limited to Hyundai products, a spokesperson confirmed that participating dealers can now list non-Hyundai inventory.
Typically, when you’re in the market for a used car, you might browse your local Craigslist page, check out Facebook Marketplace, or ask your neighbor Bill about that old Camry he’s had sitting untouched in his driveway for years. If you want a certified pre-owned (CPO) car, you’re in for a trip to the dealership.
Now, Amazon is hoping to shake up the used-car buying experience as much as it shook up the rest of our shopping experiences—by opening up its website to both used and CPO inventory from participating dealers.
Until now, Amazon Autos has exclusively sold new Hyundai products. That’s changing, as a spokesperson for Amazon Autos confirmed to Car and Driver that participating dealers will now be able to list non-Hyundai models on the site.
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Hyundai
Shoppers can browse the Amazon Autos inventory that includes new Hyundai vehicles listed by local dealers. If they find a car they’re interested in, the payment or financing all happens on the website, leaving the buyer to only interact with the dealership after they’ve already purchased the car.
The inclusion of used and CPO cars will launch in Los Angeles first, with Amazon extending the service to more cities throughout the U.S. in the coming months. As with the listings for new cars, the used and CPO models shown are being offered by local dealerships, so it’s not as if you or I could post our vehicles on the platform like a forum.
Jack Fitzgerald
Associate News Editor
Jack Fitzgerald’s love for cars stems from his as yet unshakable addiction to Formula 1.
After a brief stint as a detailer for a local dealership group in college, he knew he needed a more permanent way to drive all the new cars he couldn’t afford and decided to pursue a career in auto writing. By hounding his college professors at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he was able to travel Wisconsin seeking out stories in the auto world before landing his dream job at Car and Driver. His new goal is to delay the inevitable demise of his 2010 Volkswagen Golf.
