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Originally Posted by DealerEx
The deal with Autonation, did NOT include the new stand alone FIAT store, but I'm sure he got a big enough price for the rest that he can eat that one and never miss it.
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That's interesting - thanks for the information.
In the Phoenix area AutoNation built a standalone Fiat Dealership about one mile away from their existing CJDR facility when the Fiat brand was first launched.
The nearby AutoNation CJDR facility is huge, it's modern and it has great freeway viability. AutoNation could have easily added Fiat to their existing CJDR facility and saved a ton of money in real estate, construction, overhead and management expenses.
Based on their experience in Phoenix, I'm betting that AutoNation isn't interested in adding another standalone Fiat Dealership that likely won't bring any money to the bottom line.