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Life in Los Angeles moves fast, the kind of fast that has you ordering groceries between meetings, scheduling skincare refills mid-scroll, and waiting for your favorite delivery driver to hand over a fresh bottle of vitamin C serum. Amazon has long been part of that rhythm. From skincare tools to streaming tech, it’s simplified everyday.
But until now, one major purchase hadn’t quite caught up to the same ease and confidence we expect from online shopping: a car.
Even with the rise of digital car-buying options, the process has often felt fragmented, with endless comparisons, uncertain pricing, and the inevitable follow-ups that stretch the experience longer than expected. Amazon Autos changes that.
In a city that thrives on innovation, Amazon’s new approach to car buying feels right at home. While Amazon has a dedicated section for automotive parts and accessories, selling everything from wheels and tires to replacement parts and components, the Amazon Autos section offers up hundreds of new, used, or certified pre-owned, trucks, SUVs and even electric vehicles that can be leased or purchased on the spot. Each listing provides vehicle-specific features and transparent pricing that eliminates negotiating in-person at the dealership.
Amazon Autos lets you apply for financing online, and allows you to add optional protection products and services; it’s even partnered with an independent third party to provide a fair trade-in value for your old car. And the site says its “transparent pricing” policy means “you see the price you pay with no hidden fees,” with “comprehensive vehicle information including Vehicle History Reports available for all listings.”
Amazon currently works with local dealerships in more than 130 cities across the country, and you schedule your pick-up time as part of the ordering process. A quick scan of current inventory in the LA area turns up a decent roster of used cars from brands like Mazda, Toyota, Volkswagon, Ford and Honda.
Amazon also recently partnered with Hyundai to offer customers the ability to purchase brand new cars from the Korean automaker online. A viral campaign video from the launch in January featured iconic toys and merch rolling off the Amazon fulfillment line before a 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe emerges from a brown shipping box. Current Hyundai vehicles available at Amazon Autos also include the IONIQ 5, Sonata, Elantra, Tucson, Santa Cruz and others.
Company officials say the Amazon Autos push is another way the site is making shopping more convenient for its users – as well as its reported nearly 200 million Prime members in the United States. In addition, they say the Amazon Autos storefront also helps to support local dealerships who are looking for new ways to reach customers and a wider audience.