Ford to make little cuts in dealer network, expects to benefit from GM and Chrysler dealer closures

Posted: May 19, 2009
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While Chrysler plans to shutdown nearly 800 dealers by next month and GM plans to get rid of 1,100 dealers by next year, Ford said that its cuts will be much smaller when compared to those made by its rivals. Director of North American sales, James D. Farley, said that Ford expects to benefit from the closure of nearly 2,000 competing showrooms.

Farley said that Ford has already reduced its dealer network by 700 since 2005, which has left the Dearborn automaker with a total of 3,700 dealers nationwide.

Ford, which has not received any government loans, is taking ever opportunity to shine light on the differences between it and GM and Chrysler. Farley told the Detroit news that the plant closures by Chrysler would affect millions of consumer with little warning and some of those consumers, especially those in rural areas, will migrate to Ford dealerships.

“It really depends on how GM and Chrysler handle these orphan owners,” he said. “If they don’t give them a lot of attention, it will result in consumers going to other brands.”

- By: Omar Rana

Source: Detroit News


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  • Pat

    I would buy a Ford over a GM or Chrysler car any day….but when it comes to the Camaro… i will not even look at any other automaker period

  • Ivan Gutierrez

    Mustang > Camaro

  • GMfan87

    psht, i'd say you're in a very small minority there my friend lol

  • Ivan Gutierrez

    The Camaro comes with over 100hp more than the mustang and nearly 100 more ft-lbs of torque and it's performance increase over the mustang is meager at best. Not to mention the mustang weighs less than the camaro buy almost 300lbs if not more. The camaro is also more expensive than the mustang. The mustang's major drawback is its live rear axle, hopefully ford will fix that with the next iteration. In my opinion the mustang looks better but that's just me. Don't get me wrong the Camaro is a cool car but I'll take the Mustang over either the camaro or the two-ton challenger.

  • Ivan Gutierrez

    The Camaro comes with over 100hp more than the mustang and nearly 100 more ft-lbs of torque and it's performance increase over the mustang is meager at best. Not to mention the mustang weighs less than the camaro buy almost 300lbs if not more. The camaro is also more expensive than the mustang. The mustang's major drawback is its live rear axle, hopefully ford will fix that with the next iteration. In my opinion the mustang looks better but that's just me. Don't get me wrong the Camaro is a cool car but I'll take the Mustang over either the camaro or the two-ton challenger.