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auto2auto.com Takes a New Approach to Selling Used Vehicles
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In an average year‚ a car dealer might sell 100 to 500 used vehicles‚ depending on the size of his dealership. Columbia auto retailer Ben Freeland’s aspirations are a tad higher: Freeland is planning to sell 60‚000 a year.
Freeland’s auto2auto.com has taken a giant step outside the box of normal used-car selling by retailing vehicles on the Internet. Operating from a renovated 340‚000-square-foot wheel factory‚ Freeland acquires recent-model vehicles from across the United States‚ has them delivered to Columbia‚ reconditions them‚ and then ships them back out to Internet buyers. An on-site call center handles customer questions and even arranges financing. So confident is Freeland of the selling process that he has gone one step further. Auto2auto customers can opt to fly into Columbia‚ inspect their purchased vehicle and drive it home themselves. Freeland provides them with free airfare and free hotel accommodations.
