GM/Chrysler Dealers getting ready for mother of all legal battles - Page 2

speedster · 05-08-2009, 09:13 PM

This is reality. GM and Chrysler have had lower market shares for a long time. There is just not enough business to support that type of a dealer infrastructure. Free enterprise self adjusts. Also depends on how far the Feds screw around with it.

moto-camaro · 05-08-2009, 10:27 PM

being from canada i'm not sure how your dealers run down in the states, hopefully someone can fill me in.
Are dealers primarily multiple brand carriers? i.e. GMC/Chevy/Pontiac/Buick/Cadillac, or are some dealers only one brand, like a Pure cadillac dealer, or a pure Chevrolet dealer?

bballr4567 · 05-08-2009, 10:32 PM

Ours in Clarksville, TN is a Chevy/Cady dealer.

The one in Hopkinsville, KY is a Chevy/Pontiac/GMC dealer.

Its all up to the dealer honestly.

lil_chef · 05-09-2009, 01:37 AM

i have two chevy dealers down the street from each other.... a mile apart. one of those should go. and one of the other 5 within 20 miles.

nester7929 · 05-09-2009, 01:57 AM

It's sad, but it's a necessary step to take. GM and Chrysler are no longer large enough to support the number of dealers in existence.

*DGthe3* · 05-10-2009, 08:36 PM

The system was fine when there were about a dozen brands from 3 automakers making up 90% of the US market. Now those same 3 have about half the market share they once did. Somethings gotta give. I just hope that its not the little guys that get the cut, and its mainly the ones where the owner has 10 dealerships and/or there are several from the same brand within a few minutes of each other.

05-08-2009, 09:13 PM	#15
speedster SST... Drives: SST Camaro 2010 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: East Coast of Florida Posts: 5,927 View My Garage	This is reality. GM and Chrysler have had lower market shares for a long time. There is just not enough business to support that type of a dealer infrastructure. Free enterprise self adjusts. Also depends on how far the Feds screw around with it. __________________

05-08-2009, 10:27 PM	#16
moto-camaro CEO of the Internet Drives: the Roflcopter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Halifax, NS Posts: 1,282 View My Garage	being from canada i'm not sure how your dealers run down in the states, hopefully someone can fill me in. Are dealers primarily multiple brand carriers? i.e. GMC/Chevy/Pontiac/Buick/Cadillac, or are some dealers only one brand, like a Pure cadillac dealer, or a pure Chevrolet dealer? __________________

05-10-2009, 08:36 PM	#20
DGthe3 Moderator.ca Drives: 05 Grand Am GT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Niagara, Canada Posts: 25,366	The system was fine when there were about a dozen brands from 3 automakers making up 90% of the US market. Now those same 3 have about half the market share they once did. Somethings gotta give. I just hope that its not the little guys that get the cut, and its mainly the ones where the owner has 10 dealerships and/or there are several from the same brand within a few minutes of each other. __________________ Note, if I've gotten any facts wrong in the above, just ignore any points I made with them __________________ Originally Posted by FbodFather My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors...... ........and HE WOULD KNOW!!!! __________________ Camaro Fest sub-forum

05-08-2009, 10:32 PM	#17
bballr4567 Drives: 2016 Camaro 1LT M6 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 1,256	Ours in Clarksville, TN is a Chevy/Cady dealer. The one in Hopkinsville, KY is a Chevy/Pontiac/GMC dealer. Its all up to the dealer honestly.

05-09-2009, 01:37 AM	#18
lil_chef Banned Drives: 2010 Mustang GT Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 1,823	i have two chevy dealers down the street from each other.... a mile apart. one of those should go. and one of the other 5 within 20 miles.

05-09-2009, 01:57 AM	#19
nester7929 Rice Harvester Drives: 2014 Bright Yellow 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2008 Location: Plainview, TX Posts: 1,449	It's sad, but it's a necessary step to take. GM and Chrysler are no longer large enough to support the number of dealers in existence.