I've seen invoice pricing on the Acadia through costco and edmunds. My dealer has added two lines to the invoice --
LAM dealer contribution -- $454
LAM group contribution -- $363
From googling the terms, these appear to be marketing and advertising mark-ups. Did you Acadia owners have these on your invoice? Are they negotiable? I don't like the idea of adding $800 to the invoice!
I've seen invoice pricing on the Acadia through costco and edmunds. My dealer has added two lines to the invoice --
LAM dealer contribution -- $454
LAM group contribution -- $363
From googling the terms, these appear to be marketing and advertising mark-ups. Did you Acadia owners have these on your invoice? Are they negotiable? I don't like the idea of adding $800 to the invoice!
I didn't like it either.....but there's a place on Edmunds that talks about these markups. Most of my local dealerships had them, and yes they were right on the invoice. It's an advertising/marketing fund collected by GM.
I've gotten quotes on the same car from three dealers and it's clear that all three are including the LAM in the invoice price. Ugh. I'm afraid I'm just going to have to pay it because the Acadia I want is not readily available in my area.
Here's what Edmunds.com has to say about advertising charges:
Advertising fees: Sometimes buyers look up invoice prices on Edmunds and find they don't match the invoice price given by a dealer. Is the dealer trying to put one over on the buyer? Not necessarily. This is probably because an advertising fee is involved. If an advertising fee is listed on the car's invoice we consider it a legitimate fee that should be paid. However, if the advertising fee is written into the buying contract by the dealer it is another example of a dealer trying to pass along his expense to the buyer.
If you ask me, I'd say that is a cost of doing business and shouldn't be passed on directly to the customer. What's next,
a pro-rated portion of the dealer's power bill being slapped on each invoice?? :angryfire:
Anyone know if they try to tack on these LAM costs to supplier pricing? I thought that through supplier pricing, that the cost of the car was the cost of the car. Except tax, tag, and title, should I expect other charges to show up on the invoice?? hno:
Anyone know if they try to tack on these LAM costs to supplier pricing? I thought that through supplier pricing, that the cost of the car was the cost of the car. Except tax, tag, and title, should I expect other charges to show up on the invoice?? hno:
Anyone know if they try to tack on these LAM costs to supplier pricing? I thought that through supplier pricing, that the cost of the car was the cost of the car. Except tax, tag, and title, should I expect other charges to show up on the invoice?? hno: