Comments by "TeeKay" (@teekay_1) on "Ford CEO Has Had Enough | Huge News" video.

So imagine you built a business where you expect to have enough supply to sell below sticker price for every customer who walked in and wanted one, and you're moving 100 of these things a month. Which means you're making good money, customers are happy, and all is well. Then the manufacturer, lets' call them "DROF", cuts your supply by 90%. You have three choices 1) fire 90% of the people who works for you, cut operating hours, tell people they have to wait 3 weeks to get service. 2) Raise the price of what you're selling above the normal price and start charging double and triple for service. 3) Go out of business What would you do?
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@cooganalaska3249 Rent, office staff, service writers, mechanics, parts guys, space to store the parts, electricity, holding costs on cars sitting on the lot, typical office expenses, computers, lawyers, advertising, etc. I'm no dealer either, but if you've ever run a business the overhead with a any business that complex is crazy high.
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Hope people understand Ford doesn't care about dealer markups, except in the sense that they want those margins for themselves. So if they cut out the dealer, Ford will raise the price of the car to include the markup in the sticker prices and there won't be any more pricing at 10% of invoice.
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@drobertsatplay Maybe in 20 years when they have batteries that give you 400-500 miles of range in cold and hot weather, and can be charged in 5 minutes.
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@mrsqueakthecat.8061 ... and when the cut office workers, everybody complains about "they put the little guy out of a job, and keep the profits for themselves".
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