Automakers Looking To Put Car Dealerships Out Of Business

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GM is leading the way to sell cars online, bypassing Car Dealerships which have invested significant monies to provide showrooms and a staff to explain vehicle benefits, features and usage.
This will in essence either put Car Dealerships out of business, or turn them into Auto Warranty Repair Centers minus a sales department.

Dealer Principles and Investors need to stand up and fight quickly, or sales forces around the country will be unemployed, and New Car Dealerships are going the way of the Dodo.

Sales staffs and Dealer owners should be fighting tooth and nail before they lose their livelihood. And if GM does it while other car lines sit back and watch, they will be NEXT.
Hundreds of thousands of people across the nation could lose their jobs, and significant numbers of small businesses [[Dealers) could go out of business.

This system could be compared to that of electric automaker Tesla, who deals its cars exclusively through its website and a number company owned galleries. The strategy, while modern, has proven to be controversial, with certain state franchise laws protecting car dealerships from automotive companies selling directly to consumers.

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