Fairly-used automobile dealers have scored on-line car dealer platform low, saying that internet trading of vehicles have not actually added any meaningful value to the sales of cars.
Some of the dealers, who spoke with Auto Port Weekly in Lagos rated the online dealers who have entered into agreement with some fairly used vehicle dealers low on patronage, saying that the synergy has so far not added any value to their business.
Fairly-used automobile dealers have scored on-line car dealer platform low, saying that internet trading of vehicles have not actually added any meaningful value to the sales of cars.
Some of the dealers, who spoke with Auto Port Weekly in Lagos rated the online dealers who have entered into agreement with some fairly used vehicle dealers low on patronage, saying that the synergy has so far not added any value to their business.
Speaking with our correspondent last week, a dealer who identified himself as Samuel Offor expressed dissatisfaction with the partnership between dealers and some of the on line traders stressing that it is not a success.
Offor described some of the on line dealers as a failure, that has not affected sales of cars, include; they include Carmudi and Cheki.com respectively.
Though he said the country is still unripe for on line sale of vehicles, Offor said " nobody is responsible for the flop, but I believe Nigeria is not ripe for this kind of business".
The dealer, who operates from the Berger Automobile Market, said that there has been some level of irregularities in the process of vehicles sales.
On his part, an importer, Stephen Uzouoma told our correspondent that on line car marketers need to re-strategise on their marketing concept, saying that sale of vehicles remains the same just like when dealers use to sell to consumers directly.
He urged the on line marketers of vehicles to device other means whereby cars can be sold to buyers, because sale of cars through internet has not helped the automobile dealers.
Also commenting on the development, another dealer; Mr. Chucks Nnamdi said newcomer in the online market; OLX is gradually paving its way into the used car sector.
He disclosed that there has been an increase in the sales of used cars via that platform which according to him, has been widely accepted by vehicle buys.
Nnamdi further added that, "many Nigerians do not believe in online trade mostly when it has to do with cars".
However, the dealer appealed to on line car marketers to carry out more awareness programme that will enlighten Nigerians on how to source for used cars.
He said that advertising on line alone by the internet marketers will not boost the sale of vehicles on such platforms.
He also maintained that "Nigerians do not really believe in that kind of platform ''.
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