What does ex-works mean when buying a new car?
… very good answers already, but “ex-works” also means things like the standard audio system installed (the dealer may offer you another) and in the old days meant no mud-flaps, no fitted mats in the colour of your choice, no front fog-lamps, no tank of fuel… All this used to be something that you had to wrangle and negotiate the cost of. Things are changing now, and surely this is a buyers’ market, though I would NEVER buy a new car with my own money! Have a company tell you to go and get what you want, within a set budget, but never waste your own cash on what new cars are… depreciation expresses!
