MAP Policy

What MAP means here

Kodo will not advertise, list, or display a price below the manufacturer’s stated MAP for any product covered by a MAP policy. This applies to the product page, search results, cart, ads, social media, email, comparison shopping engines, and any marketplace where Kodo Automotive operates.

What MAP doesn’t cover

MAP governs advertised price, not the final transaction price. Customers can be offered MAP-compliant pricing at checkout via mechanisms the manufacturer permits — for example, an “add to cart to see price” flow, a logged-in discount, or a coupon applied at checkout — but only when the manufacturer’s policy explicitly allows it. When in doubt, we display MAP.

Promotions and sales

Kodo doesn’t run sitewide sales or an automated promo engine, so there’s no bulk mechanism that could apply a discount to a MAP-protected part by accident — every code is checked by hand before it goes live. If you ever see a MAP-protected part priced below MAP, it’s a mistake, not a promotion, and we want to hear about it.

How we enforce this internally

• Kodo is a single-operator catalog. Every price is set by hand against the manufacturer’s published MAP sheet before a product goes live — there’s no bulk import that could slip a price below it.
• We don’t run an automated promo engine. Discount codes are applied manually, and none are applied to MAP-protected parts.
• Kodo doesn’t run paid ads today. If that changes, any ad creative will be built from the same catalog price shown on the site, not a different number.
• When a manufacturer updates their MAP, we update the price by hand within one business day of receiving the notice.

For brands and distributors

If you believe a product on this site is advertised below your MAP, email marc@kodoautomotive.shop with the SKU and a screenshot. We’ll correct the listing within 24 hours and audit the rest of the catalog for the same issue. We treat MAP compliance as a prerequisite for the dealer relationship, not a negotiation.

For customers

MAP exists so manufacturers can invest in the products and the dealer network. If a price seems higher than you expected, it’s usually because the manufacturer requires it of every authorized seller — not just us. If you’ve found the same part advertised lower elsewhere, the other seller may be violating MAP. Tell us and we’ll look into it; sometimes there’s a legitimate manufacturer-authorized promotion behind the lower price.