zoom44

1100 dealers says the Times by late next year

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/16/bu...16auto.html?hp

but the headline from Reuters says http://www.reuters.com/article/bonds...38446920090515

even tho the article sayss 1100 plus 470 from Saab Saturn and Hummer




" Hi. You are going out of business. Best Regards, GM."

Jedi54

iTrader: (7)

YIKES, this whole thing is really getting ugly. It's the dealerships I feel bad for, they've been out there trying to sell these and now they're about to get the axe

CarAndDriver

Some of the crap Mazda dealers should get axed.

DarkLord7854

So I can drive 4 hours to get to a Mazda dealership?

gregs

iTrader: (7)

scary info stinks. im in the automotive field....my back up medical career i have been avoiding is looking more promising by the day......very sad

nycgps

iTrader: (1)

Maybe government should issue another bailout for these "under performing" dealerships ?

Hey I mean they wasted like billions of dollars for nothing already. might as well, u know ?

YaXMaNGTO

Medical field is looking damn good right now compared to auto.

Good backup.


I dropped by the Pontiac dealership to pick up a small part the week they announced the end of Pontiac. I swear, seeing the employees was like watching a bunch of zombies mope around. What a mess. They know what coming.

gregs

iTrader: (7)

[QUOTE=YaXMaNGTO;3023628]Medical field is looking damn good right now compared to auto.

Good backup.

QUOTE]

yeah it is a good field thats mainly the reason i went to school for the medical but i hate working in that field soo much and enjoy automotive i hope i can ride it out...

Jedi54

iTrader: (7)

just found out that a friend of mine who runs a Ford dealership got the news from Chrysler that they're on the list.
This is one of the ONLY Ford dealerships in the state that also has the Jeep franchise.

Now he's scrammbling to figure out what to do with the parts department inventory and the specialized diagnistic tools in the shop.
Also they have a Jeep Master Tech that works for the dealership, I assume he will get very bad news soon.

exsequor

iTrader: (1)

One step closer to Obama's plan. Socialism!

Lets be bad asses like Europe and government-control major corporations like GM and GE Money bank. I mean if they do it, why shouldn't we?!

kersh4w

iTrader: (3)

maybe we can get universal healthcare like europe too. and a better standard of living like them too.

exsequor

iTrader: (1)

I personally think our standard of living is higher. That's just me. Considering how either of us would most likely live a completely different lifestyle if we lived in Europe at our ages. Owning a house and a rx-8 in america at 25 isn't tough. In Europe you'd have to be rich to obtain that same feat.