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Originally Posted by sa meredith
Good points made in this post...
By the way, as people continue to voice their opinion of bailout, Chrysler closings, GM bankruptcy...why no props for Ford, which has taken no federal money, and contiues to work toward a full recovery???
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As we've watched this mess unfold, we are at the place now where Ford is the only American vehicle we want to consider. Besides, the Ford product we have now is the best car we've had, after years of buying Chevrolets.
But my main reason to post here is that my husband has not yet heard a convincing argument for why the dealerships being closed saves GM..or (what was) Chrysler money? I keep taking a stab at: "They'll be making fewer of the product and don't want to have so many dealers to have to supply "(?). He says if a dealer is selling well, they'll be provided with the product! So what's a reason that saves GM, et al money? Other than providing the products, what costs occur for GM or Chrysler from having franchises at these dealers? We honestly don't know, and one keeps hearing of profitable dealerships that are being closed.