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Description: DETROIT – About 150 General Motors dealers have accepted buyouts and will stop selling Cadillacs as the Detroit automaker pivots the luxury brand to lead its all-electric vehicle efforts, a person familiar with the details confirmed to CNBC.

Source: CNBC.com – video report

Date: Dec 05, 2020

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/04/about-150-cadillac-dealers-take-gm-buyouts-rather-than-invest-in-evs.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail

Questions for discussion:

  • Explain why some dealerships might decide to accept the GM buyout offer.
  • What does this mean for future management and marketing of GM vehicles?
  • Is this development “good” for GM and investors?