Amazon launches online car sales in US, starting with Hyundai
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The news: Amazon will launch online vehicle sales in the US, starting with Hyundai in 2024, allowing customers to find and buy their car of choice and pick it up from their local dealer.
The context: The strategic collaboration was unveiled at the 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show. It will also include enabling Hyundai to bring the Alexa Built-in experience to Hyundai's next generation vehicles. Meanwhile, Hyundai has named AWS as its preferred cloud provider to help facilitate the digital transformation.
What they said: "Amazon is the ideal partner to help realise our vision of progress for humanity, including improving how people and goods move more efficiently and sustainably," President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company Jaehoon (Jay) Chang said.
"Hyundai is the first automotive company available for full end-to-end transactions in Amazon's US store and this is another example of how we continue to push for ways to elevate the customer journey together with our outstanding retail partners."
The source: Hyundai media release
