Flight of the Wild Jeeps
Chrysler is starting the job of taking a chainsword to the bloated Detroit Three auto dealership networks, revoking the franchises of 789 dealers. This is where the End of the Automaking World As We Know It starts reaching out from Michigan and Ohio and really starts going nationwide (except Alaska, but they don't count). GM is following suit and plans 2,600 dealership closures in the next 12 months.
The Grey Lady has done the work of translating the list published today into a Google Map. Take a look.
ETA: orawnzva in the comments succinctly sums up a particularly sticky point regarding inventories: "[A] large number of actual cars that have already been built become unplayable misery burden". (emphasis mine)
The Grey Lady has done the work of translating the list published today into a Google Map. Take a look.
ETA: orawnzva in the comments succinctly sums up a particularly sticky point regarding inventories: "[A] large number of actual cars that have already been built become unplayable misery burden". (emphasis mine)