Re:Car dealerships revert to pens and paper after cyberattac...
by snotrockets on Monday June 24, 2024 @03:59PM
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Good luck trying. Dealerships hold municipal governments by the balls.
Re:Car dealerships revert to pens and paper after cyberattac...
by akira2501 on Monday June 24, 2024 @05:21PM
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Well.. where I live.. most municipal governments tax car dealerships to the point where they all exist mostly in one county that doesn't tax them as much. In the county that does, they have every incentive to open more, and dealerships have healthy competition and turnover.
It doesn't seem like there are any 800lb gorillas in the market where I live.
Re:Car dealerships revert to pens and paper after cyberattac...
by throwaway7ahgb on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @08:30AM
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Unpopular opinion: Manufacturers like this model, in the sense that artists "like" ticketmaster.
Dealerships take a lot of inventory and capital risk away from manufactures. Most (unlike Tesla) do not what to deal with retail customers directly.
Anyone can open a dealership, except manufacturers, and it looks to be a reasonable and non discriminatory process. Critically, the government does not mandate the minimum or maximum number of dealerships in an area, so competition is not harmed in any way. This really does not seem like a monopoly issue.