Are car dealers disappearing?

[brett7777]

They are over on this side
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-sto...icle-industry/

[buggerlugs]

I know a lot of second hand dealers are disappearing over here.......

[RASER]

Yes, like pretty much every business, the current [HARD] labour gov.co are making it more and more difficult to go into business and have a go.

Business after business is laying off works, shutting and/or going bust

Worlds best country ruined in a few year by a pack of monkeys, <500 days to go before we can stop the rot.

"IT" needs to shove the carbon tax up its clacker

[BHDOGS]

Yes it's the the governments fault dealerships are closing give us a break if you can't compete you die that's capitalism not governmentism

[302 XC]

I wouldnt blame 1,000 % solely on the government tho
Rents for some places are outta this world, yes i know people have mortgages on them, but isnt a rent reduction better than no rent ???
Then theres the ecstatic wages people are commanding, which many think they deserve ???
People are alot smarter with the minimal expendable income they have and are shoppin around alot more ,now so than ever
The days of goin from 1 yard to another shoppin for the best deal are nearly,if not already a thing of the past
I can compare with many dealers without even leaving the computer room and sometimes all dealings are done via email

A drive in the local surrounding towns reveals nearly every 2nd shop is closed or closing down......

[RASER]

Originally Posted by BHDOGS

Yes it's the the governments fault dealerships are closing give us a break if you can't compete you die that's capitalism not governmentism

Kool, then give us a level playing field and lets have open slather, not like FoA & GM/H been given hundreds of millions on my/your taxes while other companies get zip

So you like the killing off of ind. petrol stations closing is good, and that Coles/Wollies controlling the fuel/supermarket/hardware/booze is good thing then?We are and going to get more and more screwed and your idea has worked a treat...NOT

Looking foward to your model, 10% working, 90% on the dole "BRING IT ONE" [tm. J.G.]

[BHDOGS]

You'd prefer it the other way? Everybody employed but still poor? You can't have both it's one or the other

[The Yeti]

It's all part of the big picture

Big business struggles as the result of global economic downturn and poor government policy & sends production / support or whatever off shore, those people that did those jobs are looking for new work but are also cutting back on spending while they get back on their feet so the places they purchased their cars washing machines etc form arnt doing so well so their laying people off or going out of business and so on

The downturn cycle will continue until people realise that all the labour lies and BS isnt the end of the world and the sky isnt falling, they'll buy their new car & washer those businesses will pick up and employ more people and so on

I personally don't see market confidence improving until a chagnge of government business confidence won't improve until they know where the posts are in regards to business taxes etc

[MAGPIE]

Originally Posted by brett7777

They are over on this side
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-sto...icle-industry/

Not a bad thing, a lot of those would be the scum bags that prey on the vulnerable with shoddy vehicles and exorbitant interest rates.

Great South Road in South Auckland is a prime example.

[TMC]

We'll turn from a country of manufacturers and service providers like it was in the 50's, to a country of importers, where the only source of employment is in areas that actually do nothing for anybody, such as insurance, the finance sector, and banks. Trouble is, when all the common wealth has gone from the majority and shifted to the minority, these sectors will go down too. By then Beijing will be the Australian capital.

[brett7777]

Originally Posted by TMC

Beijing will be the Australian capital.

dunno whether it's a realistic prediction or not but it made me laugh

[mik]

Not a lot of confidence in the market at the moment, this certainly won`t be helping any business selling the more expensive services/items, especially cars.