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Article: Letters to the Editor.(Letter to the editor)
- Article from:
- Automotive News
- Article date:
- March 5, 2007
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Add dealers; don't cut the ranks
To the Editor:
I can't help but feel as though I have missed something or that the press is failing to fill us in on all the facts regarding the repetitious news advising the Detroit 3 to reduce their dealer count.
Where's the logic? Are fewer dealers going to sell more autos? The manufacturers want to spend fortunes to shut down dealers, and that is supposed to help them make more money? What am I missing here?
Ford Motor Co. will eliminate 600 dealers, and that will help Ford sell more cars?
The Big 3 had more market share when they had more dealers and fewer brands sharing one showroom.
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