American consumers have come to expect that they can buy almost anything online. One item that's still traditionally purchased on-site, however, is automobiles. That may be about to change.
General Motors plans to release a web-based application called Shop-Click-Drive to its entire dealer network sometime before the end of the calendar year, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The app will allow new-car buyers to access prices, trade-in values, financing applications and much more from their computers. Shoppers can even use the application to arrange test drives and deliveries of new vehicles.
