Comments on: GM and Chrysler dealers lobby Congress for support http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/07/16/gm-and-chrysler-dealers-lobby-congress-for-support/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gm-and-chrysler-dealers-lobby-congress-for-support Auto News, Car Reviews, Live Auto Show Coverage Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mikecorrera http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/07/16/gm-and-chrysler-dealers-lobby-congress-for-support/comment-page-1/#comment-623797 mikecorrera Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:52:48 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=36925#comment-623797 it does suck that folks lost jobs but the hard truth is that the market simply cannot support the over saturation of car dealers we have seen spring up in the last 5-7 yrs. it seemed like with every new housing track there came a new auto mall, here in so cal often times there would be less than 10 miles between dealers of the same make. with overall sales droppin from 16 mill plus to 12 mil, too many dealers mean no one is able to really earn a living. congress wants to bow to the pressure of a few dealers however they dont care if the folks that stay working are actually earning anything.... it does suck that folks lost jobs but the hard truth is that the market simply cannot support the over saturation of car dealers we have seen spring up in the last 5-7 yrs. it seemed like with every new housing track there came a new auto mall, here in so cal often times there would be less than 10 miles between dealers of the same make. with overall sales droppin from 16 mill plus to 12 mil, too many dealers mean no one is able to really earn a living. congress wants to bow to the pressure of a few dealers however they dont care if the folks that stay working are actually earning anything….

]]> By: mikecorrera http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/07/16/gm-and-chrysler-dealers-lobby-congress-for-support/comment-page-1/#comment-613765 mikecorrera Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:52:48 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=36925#comment-613765 it does suck that folks lost jobs but the hard truth is that the market simply cannot support the over saturation of car dealers we have seen spring up in the last 5-7 yrs. it seemed like with every new housing track there came a new auto mall, here in so cal often times there would be less than 10 miles between dealers of the same make. with overall sales droppin from 16 mill plus to 12 mil, too many dealers mean no one is able to really earn a living. congress wants to bow to the pressure of a few dealers however they dont care if the folks that stay working are actually earning anything.... it does suck that folks lost jobs but the hard truth is that the market simply cannot support the over saturation of car dealers we have seen spring up in the last 5-7 yrs. it seemed like with every new housing track there came a new auto mall, here in so cal often times there would be less than 10 miles between dealers of the same make. with overall sales droppin from 16 mill plus to 12 mil, too many dealers mean no one is able to really earn a living. congress wants to bow to the pressure of a few dealers however they dont care if the folks that stay working are actually earning anything….

]]> By: zermatt http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/07/16/gm-and-chrysler-dealers-lobby-congress-for-support/comment-page-1/#comment-613766 zermatt Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:35:53 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=36925#comment-613766 This exactly the reason why government should stay out of business. Politicians make poor business mangers.<br><br>Also, there will be 200,000 jobs lost?<br><br>That seems high. I have read elsewhere that well qualified mechanics are being snapped up from dealers that are closing, that top sales staffers are finding new dealers to cheat customers at, but maybe sales managers are having trouble due to the smaller numbers of positions available. This exactly the reason why government should stay out of business. Politicians make poor business mangers.

Also, there will be 200,000 jobs lost?

That seems high. I have read elsewhere that well qualified mechanics are being snapped up from dealers that are closing, that top sales staffers are finding new dealers to cheat customers at, but maybe sales managers are having trouble due to the smaller numbers of positions available.

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