Auto Dealers Push Back On Required Renovations

Mary Ellen Biery, Contributor, Forbes
Fri, 02/22/2013 - 10:10am

U.S. auto dealers are pushing back against manufacturers’ requirements for upgraded facilities as a new industry-sponsored study analyzing the investment returns confirmed previous concerns. Meanwhile, recent data from Sageworks Inc., a financial information company, suggests that privately held auto dealers are understandably focused on the programs’ payoff, considering dealerships historically work with thinner margins than do other types of retailers and private companies as a whole.

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