Definitions for "Dealer holdback"
Dealer holdback is when the manufacturer pays an allowance to the dealer so that the dealer can buy the automobile for less than the invoice price.
Dealer holdback is a percentage of either the MSRP or invoice price of a new vehicle that is paid to the dealer by the manufacturer to help with the dealership's financing of the vehicle..
a set percentage of the MSRP of a new vehicle that the dealer collects from the manufacturer