Michelle Lundy

For two decades, Michelle Lundy has observed car buying negotiations between Carolina consumers and dealership representatives up close. Now she’s putting her experience and insights to work to help women.

Lundy, whose experience in the car business includes positions in sales, dealership management, financing and customer service, has formed Women’s Automotive Solutions, LLC. Her goal: to bring a unique buying experience to the traditional frustrating process of car haggling to women.

For a modest fee, Lundy will help guide the entire car selection and buying process. She conducts a search for her client’s preferred make and model of new or used car with sought after options, negotiates price and financing terms that satisfy buyer and seller alike then arranges delivery. Her clients only have to show up for a few minutes to sign the contract and take the keys. This three step process will make the purchase of a new vehicle a pleasant one for each customer she works with.

“I want to make car purchasing an exciting and pleasant experience, and enable women to save hundreds to thousands of dollars” Lundy said. “A major part of that is making sure both parties can come together and agree on price and terms that each party walk away satisfied and feeling the process worked.”

National statistics indicate women yield substantial influence over purchasing decisions across the American economy. According to the Federal Bureau of Economic Analysis, women make 60 percent of new car purchases and control 89 percent of all purchases of goods and services. The automotive industry has failed to recognize the importance of these stats. Women’s Automotive Solutions, LLC will not.

Lundy said her industry experience will be a valuable resource for women who find themselves too busy to car shop because of the demand of their jobs, of their families or those who simply do not want to deal with the unpleasant experience of automotive negotiations.