In reply to mattm :
Ford E will have to build out a new network as no dealer will invest the money to service a car they're not selling.
In reply to mattm :
Ford E will have to build out a new network as no dealer will invest the money to service a car they're not selling.
In reply to Steve_Jones :
I'm not so sure about that. The majority certainly won't go for it, but there will be dealers willing to step up to be THE EV service hub within a ~100 mile radius or whatever. They might even be given the option to sell Ford E because they play nice *wink, wink*
Interesting suggestion.
Yes there will be diehards who insist on selling inefficient ICE only. Forward thinking dealers will realize that 95% of buyers just want whatever gets them around at the lowest cost. ( I'm going to assume EV's will fall into badge engineering. Selling upscale EV's for those who need to feel special).
I can see where the EV specialist will perhaps erect charging stations in the area he serves profiting in part from charging. Just like Tesla is doing with their nationwide push for charging stations all over the country.
SV reX said:When manufacturers start annointing repair shops, they will develop a preferred vendor system. I already work with many if their preferred vendors. They are terrible. And grossly expensive.
I recently did a Jeep dealership. One of the required elements was a big fiberglass rock in front of the building for the vehicles to be displayed climbing.
The rock came in 4 large fiberglass pieces. The preferred vendor was the ONLY one allowed to install it. It took 1 man 3 hours to bolt it together (after he finished his coffee). No helper. No crane or lifting equipment. Just an adjustable Crescent wrench. Anyone on this board could have done it with no experience or instructions.
The bill for the preferred vendor for installation only was $10,000.
The "Rock Guy" is pretty smart. That's all he does. Drives around the country bolting together fiberglass rocks.
OEM preferred vendors repair shops will be a hoot.
where I can apply to be "rock guy" I like this job
Well Ford the manufacturer would now have a bunch of angry customers since they are all under a recall/stop sale. I wonder how they would deal with it?
In reply to Steve_Jones :
Theoretically, it should be a bit easier to deal with shouldn't it? Since the EV-specific OEM owned stores would have EV-specific techs, and the recall can be handled with an over the air update, I'm guessing it would be resolved more efficiently than if they had to go through a privately owned dealer with inexperienced techs.
Just ran across some interesting news, slightly used cars are starting to sell for more than brand new ones, does that dealerships are adding negative value?
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