That's because Wayne Huzienga cannot be dealt with as Jac Nassar proposes to deal with the average Ford dealer. So, if Mr. Nassar needs another device after this year to maintain Ford profits, he must act now while Mr. Huzienga controls 120 dealers and before he controls 1000 or more. Mr. Huzienga 's plan won't work either, but that's also another story. The problem is that dealers who have given their total effort to building a business and a reputation will be out of business while Ford's plan attempts to succeed. Consumers and dealers will both pay for Ford's experiment whether it fails or is successful.
Free competition is after all in the interest of everyone.
The price of an automobile reaches a natural level acceptable to the buyer and the seller. Inefficient dealers are eliminated naturally. One thing for certain, he has to adapt to the changing requirements for doing business. Most certainly, yes. If I were a Ford stockholder, I'd hope so.