Jakarta –
It is common knowledge that when a car pivots for a long time there is a fast track for a fee. This was experienced by the bassist of Seringai, Sammy Bramantyo.
On his Instagram account, Sammy talked about the old Hyundai Ioniq 5 pivot. He received an offer if he wanted to quickly get the unit he ordered, he would have to pay around IDR 50 million again.
“I have entered the 10th month of Inden Ioniq 5 (which was promised for only 6 months) and have not received it until now. But if I add 50 million, the goods can be available at the end of the month in the showroom,” wrote Sammy on his Instagram Stories.
Finally, now Sammy has canceled his order for the Hyundai Ioniq 5. He feels that he has been bypassed by ‘fast track’ consumers who pay more to get the Ioniq 5 unit.
“I canceled it and got a full refund. I can’t continue pivoting the car,” said Sammy to detikcom via WhatsApp message, Friday (24/3/2023).
Chairman of the Indonesian Consumer Community (KKI) David Tobing, said that upping prices to speed up the pivot period could be considered illegal. This is because accelerating the pivot period is not a component of rising vehicle prices.
“It’s illegal because it’s not a component of the price increase. What I know is that the component of the price increase is a tax issue. Because the dealer has already made an agreement with APM, the price is that much. And it’s sales or dealers who offer upping that must be sanctioned,” said David to detikcom, Sunday (26/3/2023).
According to David, if the dealer promises to send the ordered car in the next few months, then the dealer must keep his promise. This is because dealers have definitely calculated the allocation of units obtained from the factory along with the number of orders.
“During the 6 months (waiting period), the issue of price may not be binding. It is also possible because there is a change in tax policy, for example. But other factors, let alone upping (to speed up the pivot period) are not permitted. The SPK does indeed state a price not binding. But not binding it is not because the price is increased, not adding several tens of millions (to speed up the pivot period). So upping is something wrong in my opinion, “said David.
David also did not justify dealers seeking additional profits by asking consumers for more money to shorten the pivot period. Moreover, dealers already benefit from selling one unit of vehicle.
“Dealers get supplies from the manufacturer already at a certain price. Where the price is definitely much cheaper than the price sold to consumers. So dealers may not take extra profits, especially in illegal ways such as upping. Because he has already profited from taking the price, for example 20 or 10% of the selling price. He can no longer take profits, especially in illegal ways such as upping. Because that is really detrimental to consumers, “explained David.
“So if there are dealers who have been caught offering upping so that they promise the car will be available, APM should be able to correct the dealer why it could have happened like this,” he continued.
David agrees that there are lots of dealers who play pivot sequences. For a fee, the pivot sequence can be skipped.
“It has indeed happened, there have been dealers, in this case the salesman, who played with the order. Namely by offering the orderer if he wants to go first, he has to add so much later. This can’t be like that, because this is discrimination. He still has to prioritize who orders in early,” he concluded.
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