What discounts do you get for working with Car manufacturers?
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I have heard that working for car manufacturers means you can get crazy discounts on lease deals etc from the manufacturer. I'm not talking about company cars but rather those who take private deals from the manufacturers.
So what sorts of deals do the employees get?
Also heard that they offer these to motoring journalists? Not as long term test car but for personal use?
Anyone had any experience?
So what sorts of deals do the employees get?
Also heard that they offer these to motoring journalists? Not as long term test car but for personal use?
Anyone had any experience?
fizz47 said:
I have heard that working for car manufacturers means you can get crazy discounts on lease deals etc from the manufacturer. I'm not talking about company cars but rather those who take private deals from the manufacturers.
So what sorts of deals do the employees get?
Also heard that they offer these to motoring journalists? Not as long term test car but for personal use?
Anyone had any experience?
In 2008, Jaguar Land Rover employees at Halewood (and presumably other sites) could have a Mondeo 2.0 TDCI for £140 per month incl insurance.So what sorts of deals do the employees get?
Also heard that they offer these to motoring journalists? Not as long term test car but for personal use?
Anyone had any experience?
My neighbours son has just started on the Evoque production line and has got himself a new Ka leased under the employee scheme. I'll ask him what it costs and report back.
JLR managers have well specced Jags and RR's for 6-9 months, they get rolled out to dealerships for stock (look for the number of OA? reg plates in JLR dealers).
They get a good deal, and I think the tax implications are also lower if you are a car manufacturer, though I forget why...
They get a good deal, and I think the tax implications are also lower if you are a car manufacturer, though I forget why...
My friend's father-in-law works for Nissan so my friend and his GF get a Nissan Note for £90 a month. Before that they had a Micra CC which I think cost £65 a month and I know the Qashqai is a bit more than the Note. Not bad prices for getting to and from work, even if the cars are a bit boring.
I suspect that atleast some of the employees are being used as long term lifestyle testing. I worked for an Automotive supplier that worked with Honda, and heard that senior guys from Swindon would be driving round in pre-release cars so that they could be tested in the real world as all sorts of things can appear that wouldn't show up on simulations or test protocols.
Lots of workers get company cars - mostly so many of the cars can effectively be pre-registered as far as I can work out. My brother-in-law works in *a department* (don't want to say online) for audi and has to change his company car every 6 months! He gets to choose virtually whatever he wants he's had an RS6 etc it's mad. I can only presume the car manufacturers do it so they can say they sold x number of vehicles and make themselves sound successful. Another relative works for Ford headquarters in a similar admin role and also gets company cars that have to be changed very frequently.
On that basis I don't think official sales figures can be trusted with a bargepole.
On that basis I don't think official sales figures can be trusted with a bargepole.
BMW
200 to 300 per month, including insurance for something like a 3 Series. Managers get them cheaper.
Straight discount on a cash purchase was about 16% if I remember correctly.
Some people had 120ds for 90 per month when they first came out!
Bentley
Around 200 per month for a Golf GTI or Audi TT. Not including insurance. Q7s are under 400 I think.
Vauxhall
250 per month for an Astra diesel including insurance.
200 to 300 per month, including insurance for something like a 3 Series. Managers get them cheaper.
Straight discount on a cash purchase was about 16% if I remember correctly.
Some people had 120ds for 90 per month when they first came out!
Bentley
Around 200 per month for a Golf GTI or Audi TT. Not including insurance. Q7s are under 400 I think.
Vauxhall
250 per month for an Astra diesel including insurance.
Edited by blank on Friday 27th January 18:25
blank said:
BMW
200 to 300 per month, including insurance for something like a 3 Series. Managers get them cheaper.
Straight discount on a cash purchase was about 16% if I remember correctly.
Some people had 120ds for 90 per month when they first came out!
Bentley
Around 200 per month for a Golf GTI or Audi TT. Not including insurance. Q7s are under 400 I think.
Vauxhall
250 per month for an Astra diesel including insurance.
I'll take the Astra please.200 to 300 per month, including insurance for something like a 3 Series. Managers get them cheaper.
Straight discount on a cash purchase was about 16% if I remember correctly.
Some people had 120ds for 90 per month when they first came out!
Bentley
Around 200 per month for a Golf GTI or Audi TT. Not including insurance. Q7s are under 400 I think.
Vauxhall
250 per month for an Astra diesel including insurance.
Edited by blank on Friday 27th January 18:25
zaphod42 said:
JLR managers have well specced Jags and RR's for 6-9 months, they get rolled out to dealerships for stock (look for the number of OA? reg plates in JLR dealers).
They get a good deal, and I think the tax implications are also lower if you are a car manufacturer, though I forget why...
They actually pay for them on an HP deal so not truly a company car, so they don't pay company car tax. They get a good deal, and I think the tax implications are also lower if you are a car manufacturer, though I forget why...
blank said:
BMW
200 to 300 per month, including insurance for something like a 3 Series. Managers get them cheaper.
Straight discount on a cash purchase was about 16% if I remember correctly.
MINI's are around £200 p/m, BMW's are £250-350 p/m, includes everything apart from fuel. 200 to 300 per month, including insurance for something like a 3 Series. Managers get them cheaper.
Straight discount on a cash purchase was about 16% if I remember correctly.
Managers get them much cheaper.
Cash purchase discount is 18% IIRC, used to be 20%.
I used to work for Hertz many years ago, and when they got bought out by Ford we were entitled to staff discounts on new Fords & Jags - bought myself a new Escort, and it came in at around 35-40% off the list price in 1998. My first ever car with (working) air conditioning, when you switched it on it dropped the top speed by 10mph! 
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Vauxhall
250 per month for an Astra diesel including insurance.
A mate of mine gets a car from Vauxhall but it's more like a personal lease than HP and there are no tax implications. I get a slightly different story on cost each time I ask about it, but the cost goes up each time and the last few cars he's had (they get changed approx every 4 months) he keeps saying will be his last as it's not worth it anymore.250 per month for an Astra diesel including insurance.
z4chris99 said:
a friend who's dad used to work at ford had a ford kuga for 99 quid a month..
thats a good deal if ever i saw one.
My old boss's brother in law was/is very high up at Ford, he used to get a fully specced Jag or Rangerover every 6 months or so (obviously before the sell off) My old boss buys nothing but Ford and gets something silly like 30 or 40% offthats a good deal if ever i saw one.
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