{"id":839592,"date":"2026-10-05T11:16:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T11:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=839592"},"modified":"2026-10-05T11:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T11:16:03","slug":"22-of-30-new-car-buyers-knew-they-could-negotiate-only-9-knew-what-price-to-aim-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/22-of-30-new-car-buyers-knew-they-could-negotiate-only-9-knew-what-price-to-aim-for_839592.html","title":{"rendered":"22 of 30 New Car Buyers Knew They Could Negotiate. Only 9 Knew What Price to Aim For."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right; width:250px;\" class=\"quotes\">\n<div>Canadian car broker Jordan Russell speaks with new car buyers outside a Toronto area dealership on a Saturday.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-style:italic; padding:8px 0px;\">Canadian car broker Jordan Russell asked 30 new car buyers outside a Toronto-area dealership if they knew they could negotiate. 22 said yes. Of those 22, only 9 had a realistic target price going in.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Toronto, Canada&nbsp;&#8211; October 05, 2026 &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pricedriven.ca\/car-broker-canada\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian car broker<\/a> Jordan Russell asked 30 new car buyers one question before they walked into a Toronto-area dealership: &#8220;Do you know you can negotiate the price?&#8221; 22 said yes. But of those 22, only 9 had a realistic target price in mind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russell is a former car salesman and the co-founder of <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pricedriven.ca\" target=\"_blank\">Price Driven<\/a>, a Canadian car broker service. He ran the street test on a Saturday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Saturday is the busiest day on the lot,&#8221; said Russell. &#8220;It&#8217;s when most people show up ready to buy. I wanted to talk to them right before they walked in the door.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The results show a gap between knowing and doing. Most buyers knew they could negotiate. Few knew what a fair price looked like.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Knowing you can negotiate is only half of it,&#8221; said Russell. &#8220;If you don&#8217;t have a real number to aim for, the salesperson sets the target for you. I sold cars for three years. I watched one buyer pay $50,000 and the next pay $54,000 for the same car.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of the 30 buyers Russell spoke with:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; 22 knew they could negotiate the price of a new car.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; 8 did not know they could negotiate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; 9 had a realistic target price going in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russell shared three tips for new car buyers in Canada:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. Know your target price before you visit. Look up what other buyers are paying for the same model and trim.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. Ask for the full price in writing, including all fees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. Agree on the price of the car first.Discuss monthly payments last.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Price Driven reports that its clients save $2,400 on average. The company works with buyers across Canada and <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pricedriven.ca\/dealer-invoice-price-canada\" target=\"_blank\">offers a free new car discount report <\/a>at pricedriven.ca to help buyers set a realistic target.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russell was named a 2026 Young Professional Award honouree by the Black Automotive Professional Awards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About Price Driven<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Price Driven is a Canadian car broker and car buying service based in Toronto, Ontario. The company was founded in 2023 by Jordan Russell, a former dealership salesperson. Price Driven negotiates new car prices on behalf of buyers so they do not have to deal with the dealership alone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Its mission is to bring more transparency to how new cars are priced in Canada.<\/p>\n<p><span style='font-size:18px !important;'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/companyname\/pricedriven.ca_195964.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Price Driven<\/a><br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Josh<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/email_contact_us.php?pr=22-of-30-new-car-buyers-knew-they-could-negotiate-only-9-knew-what-price-to-aim-for\" rel=\"nofollow\">Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> Canada<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pricedriven.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/pricedriven.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/press_stat.php?pr=22-of-30-new-car-buyers-knew-they-could-negotiate-only-9-knew-what-price-to-aim-for\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian car broker Jordan Russell speaks with new car buyers outside a Toronto area dealership on a Saturday. 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