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posted by CoolHand on Tuesday June 05 2018, @03:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the sticking-it-to-the-consumer dept.

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Car makers like Jaguar Land Rover and Peugeot have been accused of using special software to raise spare parts prices.

Source: https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/04/car-makers-used-software-to-raise-spare-parts-prices/

Ever had the nagging suspicion that your car's manufacturer was charging outrageous prices for parts simply because it could? Software might be to blame. Reuters has obtained documents from a lawsuit indicating that Jaguar Land Rover, Peugeot, Renault and other automakers have been using Accenture software (Partneo) that recommended price increases for spare parts based on "perceived value." If a brand badge or other component looked expensive, Partneo would suggest raising the price up to a level that drivers would still be willing to pay. It would even distinguish parts based on whether or not there was "pricing supervision" over certain parts (say, from insurance companies or focused publications) to avoid sparking an outcry.


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  • (Score: 2) by sjames on Tuesday June 05 2018, @09:32PM (1 child)

    by sjames (2882) on Tuesday June 05 2018, @09:32PM (#689037) Journal

    As soon as someone manages a monopoly on an essential resource, the anarchy party is over [wikipedia.org].

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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday June 06 2018, @02:49AM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Wednesday June 06 2018, @02:49AM (#689126) Homepage Journal

    Absolutely correct. Which is why anarcho-capitalism does not work but (minimally) managed capitalism kicks the shit out of everything else ever conceived.

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