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Originally Posted by fbodfather
OK....I'm willing to go along with your suggestions. (and no, you aren't making me mad..... Fastball, I'm glad you're on this site!!!)
BUT--
Tell me how you will:
>Address francise laws to compensate all dealerships that will necessarily have to be terminated. What are your plans to take over leases of dealership facilities? What is your plan to fund "blue sky" that is provided for under most francise laws. How do you plan to arrive at a 'fair' settlement to each Dealer Operator? And -- what are your best estimates (dollar-wise) for escrowing money to show 'good faith' as you go to court in hundreds if not thousands of lawsuits that will occur when you close down a francise?
>Address the volumes of each Division using last year's CYTD total sales volume.....and how you plan to move that volume to other Divisions within the company. What is the budget amount you plan to request in order to carry out adequate marketing activities? (remember -- we STILL have people coming into car shows saying 'wow....I didn't know they WEREN'T building Camaros!' and "where are the new Oldsmobiles?" (yes - it happens .........a LOT!)
>Address how you will fund payments to employees who will be out of a job under this plan.
>Address how you will fund all current contracts for parts/services/proprietary assets with outside suppliers and contractors.
>Address how you will fund all tax abatements offered by current states and municipalities when you close select plants (including sheetmetal stamping/powertrain/etc) facilities.
Good luck -- you are going to be quite busy.
(and again, Fastball - this is nothing against you and I don't want you to think I'm picking on you --) but I DO hope that everyone stops for a minute and thinks about what I'm saying........
See -- we have looked at this from "60 ways to Sunday" -- and if it WERE doable-- we would have done it.
I gotta tell you. ( 'you' meaning everyone on this site..) If you think you have the answer to the nightmares this country is facing - you most likely don't -- because there are thousands upon thousands of people with more experience than you or me -- and with better insight than you or me -- and I guess the bottom line is:
There is NO easy list of solutions............and DEFINITELY not one solution to anything.........
Now -- that said -- conversation is good...........
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How does Ford get to sell it's trucks at Lincoln-Mercury
AND Ford dealers but apparently GM cannot do something similar? If Ford can do it, so can GM.