Hello everyone,

Does anyone know for certain whether or not dealers receive the factory holdbacks on all Mercedes models, or is it just select models? From searching around it seems dealers get a 3% (maybe it's 2%) holdback from Mercedes, but when I was negotiating the price for my fiance's CLK350 I made an indirect reference to holdbacks (as "additional things the factory does for the dealer") and the guy made it sound as if not all cars get them. While I knew there were no factory-dealer incentives like rebates, I couldn't verify if the holdback applied to all models and so I gave him the benefit of the doubt, which I am now regretting.
If there is no holdback on the CLK, I got a really good price, but if there is, I will be kicking myself for shooting from the hip.

Thanks in advance.

 

I was comparing it to a G35 Coupe. The Infiniti dealer told me Mercedes had $6000 manufacture money to play with. The Benz dealer did discount the car more than I thought they would but denied there was manufacture money involved.

 

They all hold BACK!!! I just had a friend who is a manager of a Ford Parts Dept. After searching he got 3,500.00 taken off of his new CLS. It took him 4 dealership's before they came down that much. Don't let them trick you.........the price can allways come down.....It's a question of how you do it. I never pay sticker. I don't care what the sales man tell's you....................He or she is not telling you the TRUTH!!!!!!!! This is a FACT.