NEW YORK — Want to buy a car on Amazon? Well, now you might get your chance.

       The e-commerce giant will launch vehicle sales in the U.S. next year and allow local car dealers to sell directly to customers on its site.

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       In a joint announcement with car manufacturer Hyundai on Thursday, the two companies said Amazon will begin by offering Hyundai vehicles. In turn, Hyundai will name Amazon’s cloud computing unit AWS as its preferred cloud provider and integrate its next-generation vehicles with Alexa, Amazon’s popular voice assistant.

       The idea, according to Amazon, is to have customers purchase a new car online and pick it up – or have it delivered – from their local dealer.