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REPORT: Rejected GM, Chrysler dealers telling their story on YouTube [w/VIDEO]

Since government money washed in to pump out General Motors' and Chrysler's swamped and nearly sunken businesses, there's been little mention of the cuts to the dealer base that both automakers have made as part of their rebirth. Tammy Darvish, whose DarCars Automotive Group lost two Chrysler outlets, has started a YouTube channel that encourages terminated dealers to send in videos telling their stories. Co-chair of the Committee to Restore Dealer Rights, Darvish feels that the dealers' stories have largely been ignored. Many of the ... Read more →

Opposite World: GM dealers reportedly fretting over too tight crossover and truck inventories Jeremy Korzeniewski

In these dark days of bankruptcy proceedings, ever-dwindling sales figures and decades of receding market share, General Motors' base of dealerships certainly has plenty of things to keep it up ...

Under Fire: GM targeting metropolitan Cadillac dealers for closure? Jonathon Ramsey

Cadillac is one of the core brands that will form the new General Motors, but the dealership network can't continue in its current guise, according to GM sales head Mark LaNeve. There are 1,422 ...

GM dealer downsizing could lead to barrage of lawsuits Dan Roth

Rock, meet hard place. With General Motors handed a directive from the White House to be ultra-aggressive in its restructuring in order to secure more government loans, the automaker is making cuts ...

GM reportedly accelerating the closure of 1,700 dealers Jonathon Ramsey

June 1, 2009 is turning into the equivalent of General Motors' D-Day, and every day seems to bring new events that are being planned in advance of it. GM had more than 6,000 dealerships at the end of ...

GM plans to trim 400 dealers per year until 2012 9 months ago on Autoblog

Dealership rationalization was something General Motors was looking at well before the economy went pear-shaped. GM still has more than 6,300 dealerships in the U.S., and it is even more important now to start shedding some of that financial burden. That is why The General told dealers at the NADA ...

GM to delay dealer incentive payments 11 months ago on Autoblog

From November 28 to December 11, GM is holding back incentive payments to dealers, including dealer cash and customer cash. Why? in the words of Mark LaNeve, GM's VP of North American sales, because "Anytime you can delay any kind of a payment, it helps cash flow" And cash is probably the most ...

GM working to shrink its dealer network, Pt. 2: introducing GM Collections 1 year ago on Autoblog

Yesterday we wrote about GM's intent to shrink its 14,118-strong dealer network, with one idea to combine Pontiac, Buick, and GMC dealers into larger, more modern flagship outlets. Turns out that was only part of the plan: according to Automotive News, "General Motors is preparing to make public a ...

GM working to shrink its dealer network 1 year ago on Autoblog

At the end of World War II, GM "put a dealership in every little hamlet" to keep up with the postwar boom. Sixty years later, in 2005, long after that boom had ended and every domestic maker was losing market share, GM had 15,094 dealerships. By 2007 GM had reduced that to 14,118 dealers. But if GM ...

GM extensively retools marketing and retail efforts 3 years ago on Autoblog

Somewhat lost in the turmoil of GM's efforts to cut costs and trim excess manufacturing capacity have been the company's plans to make its marketing and retail distribution more efficient. Brent Dewars, VP of Sales for GM's North American operations told Reuters Thursday that the company will move ...






Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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