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GM prts mgr. wrote:Anyone's thoughts on buying extra stock due to tariffs?

Why?

last8please wrote:SO.... they deep dive into the new 3.0 on the training session, more than what i needed to hear. can do way more things within the new version.

Such as???

WhoParted wrote:Bury them in the pallet of Takata airbags. What are they gonna do, send them back to you?

NOW THAT'S OLD SCHOOL THINKING!!! I LIKE IT!!!

The company I used "back in the day" got 2% of what they counted.

AlanHomes wrote:I recognize most of the dealers with stock on hand as being Powertrain dealers, and the rep claims they are not fed, leaving us small potato dealers with scraps

Yea, and the check's in the mail!

Salty attitude here, on that , so I will just reply:

I sincerely hope everyone has a good Memorial Day weekend. Raising a glass in honor to all who are serving and to those who have served!

I hope you do too. Just frustrated with a lot of changes GM has made that they claim is for the better but ...

WhoParted wrote:With GM, loyalty is a one way street

There is no loyalty with regards to GM. Since there emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009, The General looks upon their dealer body as a PROFIT center, not partners in business.

This is the type of critical thinking that allowed Toyota to pass GM as the world's largest vehicle manufacturer.

Jalopnik:

Toyota's CEO Still Not Sold on EVs
Lawrence Hodge
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While the 20th century was the age of the gas engine, the 21st will be the age of the electric vehicle. Just ...

PartsDanager wrote:I'll be honest as a relatively new manager. I am 100% on board with 'out with the old, in with the new'.

Just because "IT'S NEW" does not mean it's better.

...and they won't until the big players can no longer hit the ball out of the park for them. Too Big To Fail is not only for your reading pleasure. Our dealership has been here since 1928. GM could care less that this family has put their generational lives into keeping GM customers happy. Their ...