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Ford offers to buy back 81 dealerships
Ford has a dealer development program aimed at helping those who lack up-front capital open a dealership. The dealer pays Ford back with profits from the business, and slowly buys out Ford's stake. There are 81 dealers in the program now, 62 of which are minorities who the program was originally intended to aid, and Ford has offered to buy all of them out by returning the dealer's full investment. Some dealers say Ford is trying to shed the minority-owned franchises, and Ford denies the accusation, saying that it is simply trying to let ... Read more →
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Ford offers to buy back 81 dealerships 1 year ago on Autoblog
Ford has a dealer development program aimed at helping those who lack up-front capital open a dealership. The dealer pays Ford back with profits from the business, and slowly buys out Ford's stake. There are 81 dealers in the program now, 62 of which are minorities who the program was originally ...
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