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« on: June 06, 2009, 11:13:01 am » |
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Will be closing? This week I heard of a few in the Toronto area that shocked me and my dealer is one of them. I've heard that Brennan on Bayview, Howson on Sheppard and Marvin Starr on Eglinton will be shuttered. Brennan was where I got the Acadia and MS is huge out here. I have not heard about any of the Chryco dealers, but Craig Hind has three in Scarborough and I'm sure one or two of them might go. So maybe, in the name of public awareness, we can put together something. Or maybe Sir A can get a list and post it? 
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Railton
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« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2009, 11:59:15 am » |
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I've only read about Belanger Pontiac Buick GMC in Ottawa closing. I thing that most dealers affected are not going public and the rest of the those safe are being pretty tight-lipped as well.
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« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2009, 12:43:47 pm » |
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I thing that most dealers affected are not going public Really? In the States the dealers have very little time to clear out their inventory before their contracts expire - how long do Canadian dealers have before they're no longer franchisees? |
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« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2009, 01:25:25 pm » |
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Wow.. I figured Marvin Starr was a high volume dealer..they certainly are high pressure... |
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Railton
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« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2009, 01:30:39 pm » |
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I thing that most dealers affected are not going public Really? In the States the dealers have very little time to clear out their inventory before their contracts expire - how long do Canadian dealers have before they're no longer franchisees? OK, so who's publicly admitted they're out in Kingston then? Railton |
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« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2009, 02:46:01 pm » |
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Both of the GM dealers here in Vernon went public right after the news about the impending closures and said they were safe. I guess that's a good thing at least for now, but I don't quite understand it. Vernon apparently isn't even big enough to support a Kia dealership which went  -up months ago, so how do they figure we can keep two large GM dealers going? Hell, you can't even buy a Mazda here. |
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« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2009, 12:23:23 am » |
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Does anyone know where to find, or aquire, a complete list of dealers in Canada that have been axed?
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« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2009, 09:30:06 am » |
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Does anyone know where to find, or aquire, a complete list of dealers in Canada that have been axed?
There has been a list floating around the internet, but I'm told by someone who knows, that it isn't accurate. |
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« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2009, 09:39:22 am » |
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The guys that own the Saturn dealer in Aylmer have decided to go ahead and close way before the actual death of the brand... and guess who's coming in to replace them? Kia! That's just perfect for me! They'll be like 5 minutes away from my home and I won't have to go to Gatineau for services anymore!  |
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« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2009, 10:13:23 am » |
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I saw a list on a Camaro forum for eastern Canada. From what I have seen on various forums the GTA closings seem pretty accurate. |
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« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2009, 10:48:03 am » |
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« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2009, 11:06:48 am » |
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So 91 0f 464 dealers in Canada are safe? How does the list work?
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« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2009, 11:33:53 am » |
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Seems like all the focus and interest is in GM dealers. Over at the 'other' government financed company nothing. Strange given they too have an oversupply of both product and dealers. |
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« Reply #13 on: June 17, 2009, 11:51:28 am » |
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Seems like all the focus and interest is in GM dealers. Over at the 'other' government financed company nothing. Strange given they too have an oversupply of both product and dealers.
I don't think anyone cares about Chrysler anymore at this point... There's just no hope for them. At least we've seen some interesting products from GM in recent months... |
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« Reply #14 on: June 17, 2009, 09:16:33 pm » |
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So 91 0f 464 dealers in Canada are safe? How does the list work?
Railton
I think the 'closing' list is a collection of dealers who have received the 'bad letter' from GM. Not sure how the 'safe' list is compiled. |
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« Reply #16 on: June 18, 2009, 04:42:14 pm » |
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I know of four in my area...Mostly in smaller towns outside of Windsor. Obviously the Pontiac dealer in Windsor was one of them... |
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