Chuck
04-28-2009, 02:21 PM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/../photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg This does not involve brands to be sold: Saturn, Hummer, and Saab
(http://www.autonews.com/article/20090427/ANA05/904279947/1018) http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/GM_Logo2.jpgJamie Lareau - Automotive News - April 27, 2009
Dealers not mentioned as much as the UAW, but too many of them greatly impacts GM's profitability - too. --Ed.
General Motors plans to contact owners of about 1,000 dealerships starting in May to notify them that their franchise agreement will not be renewed in 2010, a GM executive says.
The 1,000 will be part of GM's plan to cut its roster to 3,605 dealerships by 2010, under new restructuring goals released today. GM finished 2008 with 6,246 dealerships.
"There's approximately 1,000 dealers that basically are very poor performing and not adhering to the sales and service agreement," said GM's Mark LaNeve, vice president of vehicle sales, service and marketing, in an interview today.
"Those dealers would receive a contact very early on in the process preferably in May that they will not be part of a reinvented GM going forward, and we'll work on a transition.".... http://www.autonews.com/article/20090427/ANA05/904279947/1018
(http://www.autonews.com/article/20090427/ANA05/904279947/1018) http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/GM_Logo2.jpgJamie Lareau - Automotive News - April 27, 2009
Dealers not mentioned as much as the UAW, but too many of them greatly impacts GM's profitability - too. --Ed.
General Motors plans to contact owners of about 1,000 dealerships starting in May to notify them that their franchise agreement will not be renewed in 2010, a GM executive says.
The 1,000 will be part of GM's plan to cut its roster to 3,605 dealerships by 2010, under new restructuring goals released today. GM finished 2008 with 6,246 dealerships.
"There's approximately 1,000 dealers that basically are very poor performing and not adhering to the sales and service agreement," said GM's Mark LaNeve, vice president of vehicle sales, service and marketing, in an interview today.
"Those dealers would receive a contact very early on in the process preferably in May that they will not be part of a reinvented GM going forward, and we'll work on a transition.".... http://www.autonews.com/article/20090427/ANA05/904279947/1018