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Originally Posted by macars

Y'all don't misunderstand there is a difference between "supplier" discounts and GMS pricing.

Supplier discounts are based upon a purchaser's qualifying through his/her employer who is himself a qualified GM supplier - companies such as Bendix, Goodyear, UPS fall into this category.

GMS pricing is reserved for GM employees, employees of certain subsidiaries (Delphi, etc.), and dealership employees. The difference in amount of these benefits is considerable in most cases.

Supplier pricing is usually set near invoice, or "net" as dealers call it; sometimes a bit higher - sometimes a bit lower. So it is possible, theoretically, to negotiate a better deal.

GMS is set at figures closer to "triple-net", or the absolute cost of a unit to the dealer. Seldom will a dealer negotiate anything off of these prices, although I understand some foolishly do.

Remember, to obtain pricing from either of these programs a customer must prove his qualification with authorization numbers from GM.

Usually the difference between Supplier and GMS is 4.5% with GMS hovering slightly below invoice and supplier slightly above it. I only know this because I once qualified for both (GMS thru my Aunt, and I got Supplier).