Ford and Chevy under one roof?

[1980Z28]

Can a Ford dealership bring in a chevy dealership and sell and service both makes in the same building. Just wondering because it happened in my town this week. Seems odd if you ask me.

Thanks, Jeff

[96_impala_ss]

well anythings possible.
where i live theres a Nissan, Ford, and Subaru dealership in the same building. What basically happens is that people looking at a Ford may end up driving out in a Chevy and vice versa

At the end of the day the dealer is always making money.

[eurohazard]

Originally Posted by 1980Z28

Can a Ford dealership bring in a chevy dealership and sell and service both makes in the same building. Just wondering because it happened in my town this week. Seems odd if you ask me.

Thanks, Jeff

It seems the answer is "yes".

I've seen Coke and Pepsi in a same machine....but I sort of think both companies would take offense to that.

[doh]

Originally Posted by eurohazard

It seems the answer is "yes".

I've seen Coke and Pepsi in a same machine....but I sort of think both companies would take offense to that.

Yes in the USA, No in Canada

[FenwickHockey65]

Yeah, the Chevy dealer we bought the Malibu from also had Mazda and nissan next to Pontiacs, Buicks, and Chevys.

[BryceStrong]

I was going to say no, but Suzuki shares the same building here with Chrysler and Jeep, and the same sales staff. Otherwise all other brands are separated by glass or different buildings. I think GM is very particular about that, too.

[F14CRAZY]

My Subaru dealer is also Audi and Porsche

[Auto_x_Al]

I think a lot of brands will just require their own shownroom. Other than that I think they are just happy to have people that can keep the doors open.

[GMCdriver]

The owner of my Pontiac/Buick/GMC/Cadallic dealer bought a Ford/Lincolin store a few years ago and when he started building a new facility to bring both stores together he had to have a seperate Showroom and Service department for the Ford and GM stores but was able to build a single Bodyshop/Cleanup department for both stores to share.
He had a huge office built for himself in the GM building and Ford still insisted that he had to have a "dealer principal's" office in his Ford building as well so he has a small token office that sits empty except for when Ford executives come to town.

[haleykeek]

awh,that's nothing new.there's a Cadillac dealer near my hometown that sells both Cadillacs and Lincolns under the same roof.in fact he sells: Pontiacs,GMC Trucks,Lincoln/Mercury,and Cadillacs.it's nothing new.