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- Dealership Death Watch
- Some dealers are getting what they deserve, some are not. Either way, this site was created to track those who don't have the foresight to plan beyond 30 days out or don't care about true customer service.
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It's unfortunate that Westlund is seemingly going under. However, the stark blunt fact of the matter is that there are far too many Ford, Chrysler and GM dealerships in the U.S., cannibalizing each others' sales territories and competing for a shrinking number of customers willing tp purchase their products.
The blunt and unpalatable truth is that the best days of the domestic Big Three automakers are behind them. All of them are now fighting for survival, with some (Ford) doing considerably better than others.
It's been a long time coming, and it's a long time overdue. Purists might have mourned for Oldsmobile, but the reality is that Oldsmobile's market share when the plug was pulled was something like 2.3%. Ditto for Pontiac, which is going to go away soon; their market share is something like 1.5%. They're forgotten, they're just not gone yet.
If GM is smart (and I have no reason to believe they will be), they'll save the Saturn models and re-badge them as Chevrolets. Saturn is the only decent brand that GM has these days, besides Cadillac and GMC.
Of course, GM being GM, they'll probably kill Saturn off out of pure spite. Saab is quirky but a "boutique" brand, and Hummer was a gold-plated mistake from the get-go and should have been dumped years ago.
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