AI negotiator successfully haggles down the price of a car thousands of dollars

https://fortune.com/2025/09/10/this-30-year-old-ceo-says-his-ai-negotiator-can-successfully-haggle-down-the-price-of-a-car-by-thousands-of-dollars/

by zachshefska • 11 months ago

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kotaKat2• 11 months ago

“only those who are highly qualified and serious shoppers”

Ah, so basically, this is only good if you’re able to actually buy a car, and not having to worry about what bank the dealer’s going to shove you through, in which case you don’t get leverage in the purchasing process at all anyways.

zachshefska6• 11 months ago

OP here. I’m not sure I understand your point. The AI Negotiator is only intended for customers who want to buy a car — that’s what we mean by qualified.

alphabettsy• 11 months ago

It seems like they’re saying this only works for people paying cash.

garciasn3• 11 months ago

While dealers definitely want and push you to use their financing, you are NEVER required to do so. I have many times brought a cashier's check to the dealer and told them they can take the amount I'm offering or leave it and I'll go to the next dealer in town that has the same exact car--showing them the listing.

I have only been turned down a handful of times w/this method. Most seemed happy to know there was less for them to do and they could quickly move on to their next sale/victim.

brian-armstrong• 11 months ago

How many cars are you buying?

novemp2• 11 months ago

I have only been turned down a handful of times w/this method.

As someone who has only bought two cars in their adult life and doesn't foresee buying more than two or three more before I die, "a handful of times" seems like a lot.

JumpCrisscross• 11 months ago

It might be due to regulation. An AI selling a loan product is a different ball game.

stuff4ben• 11 months ago

A few issues I see. First is what does it do when you come across a no-haggle dealership? Next is does this negotiate the value of your trade-in? Finally, the initial negotiation up front on the sale price (and trade-in value if applicable) is only the first hurdle. When you have to come in and sign the paperwork and get your keys, that's when a lot of dealerships really try to tighten the screws. Oh you need an extra warranty! Or you need paint protection and nitrogen filled tires! How about that one-time fee for lifetime oil changes and maintenance?

rob• 11 months ago

Notably, the service isn’t free. Customers pay $40 for a month of access without auto-renewal.

This makes it seem like this "AI negotiator" is $40/month, but it looks like it's not included at all for that plan. Seems like it's $399 or $999:

https://caredge.com/plans

https://caredge.com/plans/insights

https://caredge.com/plans/concierge

zachshefska6• 11 months ago

It is $40 :-) https://caredge.com/ai

Bukhmanizer2• 11 months ago

This post is an ad.

zachshefska6• 11 months ago

How can you say this is an ad? Fortune wrote an article about my company and I posted it here. How is that an ad?

Bukhmanizer2• 11 months ago

Yeah a definitely totally organic article. Also I like that you changed the title from “This CEO says his AI can haggle” to “AI successfully haggles”

bradgranath• 11 months ago

The only sources cited are you and the anonymous testimonials from your website. I don’t see anywhere in the article that says that anyone at Fortune has ever seen your product at work, let alone that someone at Fortune observed it outperforming human negotiators.

And to top it off, it says right at the bottom that it was written by AI.

This is an ad.

Teever• 11 months ago

I think this is a great business idea.

It's exactly the kind of dotcom era startup idea that could make someone a lot of cash.

It's straight forward and it scratches an itch that many people have.

kudos to you man.

zachshefska6• 11 months ago

Thanks! Six years in the making ... We started as a YouTube channel (me and my dad), and now we are here. So fun. So cool. What a time to be building!

AI negotiator successfully haggles down the price of a car thousands of dollars

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