curious about pricing
this might be a little dumb but, i was wondering about new car offers from manufacturers......
for example, lets say that ford is offering $3,000 cash back on the taurus..........that would mean that the manufacturer is actually giving the rebate to the customer and giving a $3,000 credit to the dealer in return?......the dealer is not actually losing anything, because the manufacturer is reimbursing them for giving the customer the discount.....so, then the dealer can knock off extra money on his part.........is this correct or incorrect? also, i heard that the sales managers actually buy the cars from auctions and put them on the dealer lots.....that would mean that the price can very slightly from car to car? ........has anyone ever actually found out what the mark up is on a new automobile once it hits the dealer's lot? this seems to be a life long secret..........is it possible that it could be $6,000 or higher?..........