Closing auto dealers: Dumb move

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

Glad you finally get the point

Except those efficiencies are very minor, since the manufacturer doesn't own the dealer, and only helps him with a teeny bit of his expenses.

Oh yeah...here is where you said that:

Originally Posted by pauldun170

I don't know, I thought the point was to sell cars, not create sales jobs.

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Except those efficiencies are very minor, since the manufacturer doesn't own the dealer, and only helps him with a teeny bit of his expenses.

Oh yeah...here is where you said that:

I can see how you could interpret it that way.


My point is that the government helping Automakers get around all the legal bullshit concerning dealers in was assisting automakers in restructuring efforts.
The point of those restructuring efforts is to help automaker shed legacy bs and focus on selling cars.
Not focus on retail jobs, the focus of the original article.

Reread my posts and hopefully you will see that.

Dealerships purchase the franchise rights and represent the automaker in the market place. It is the right of the automaker to control that arrangement.

My perspective on dealer saturation is from an economist standpoint.
Are you going to standby your assertion that consumers cross-shop between GM products and Toyota products?