When told to get with the times or get out of the way, 150 out of 800 dealers reportedly took a cash buyout and walked away.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/37974/one-in-six-cadillac-dealers-opt-to-close-instead-of-selling-electric-cars-report
Quote150 of them have taken a $300,000 to $1,000,000 buyout to cease operations instead of investing $200,000 in charging infrastructure and other updates to their facilities to support the brand's electric future.
So if I had been hammered by the pandemic, was low on cash and unsure what the future looked like and you said I had the choice to pay $200K or take $1,000K....
Yeah, good point. I am sure many of those dealerships are hanging on by a thread.