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Buying a book online? No problem. Buying a car online? Whoa.

Toyota Motor’s Scion division wants consumers to buy an $16,000 car online -- almost like they buy a blender.

To do this, you better give consumers some big "confidence" when it comes to a brand's online marketing activities,  says Owen Peacock, national marketing and communications manager for Scion, in speaking at OMMA Global.

The ultimate goal is to sell consumers line  through a dealer network. Still, this is only the start says Peacock: People may still want to do a test drive. Utlimately, he says, consumers in the future may only spend an hour at the dealer – taking delivery of the car.

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