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After a week of news revolving around dealer closures from Chrysler and GM, Ford is balancing things out this week with some good news. Most importantly, the Blue Oval has announced it will not be cutting dealers the way its hometown rivals have and is instead reopening its Cleveland Engine Plant No.1 to build EcoBoost engines.
According to Ford's director of North American sales, Jim Farley, Ford has been working to consolidate its dealers rather than close them and has already reduced its network by 700 dealers since 2005. Farley said that while Ford plans more consolidations, the numbers won't be nearly as drastic as those proposed by Chrysler and GM. Ford currently has about 3700 dealers in the U.S.
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According to Ford's director of North American sales, Jim Farley, Ford has been working to consolidate its dealers rather than close them and has already reduced its network by 700 dealers since 2005. Farley said that while Ford plans more consolidations, the numbers won't be nearly as drastic as those proposed by Chrysler and GM. Ford currently has about 3700 dealers in the U.S.
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