Orange County, California is one of the counties that face the recent bankruptcy of GM and Chrysler including the decision to close many of the dealerships. This decision will stop a major source of tax revenue that could be used towards many city wide projects within Orange County as well as other areas around the entire United States. Not every business is unhappy about this decision and some may even prosper from the bad notes deployed from both Chrysler and GM distributors.
Automobile repair shops will begin to notice an increase in workload within the next few months as well as some newer customers that will schedule regular maintenance with the shops as GM and Chrysler dealerships close. This is due to the fact that most of these vehicle owners will not have the coverage outlined in many of the contracts and warranties offered to the customers while the dealership was opened.
This also means that regular maintenance and other vehicular problems will now be funneled into repair shops around Orange County. This is even more true as dealerships struggle to sell their vehicles at low prices in an attempt to lose as little as possible when they are shutting down.
Repair shops may not notice a large increase for some time, but they will experience customers who have purchased vehicles in the past but only now need repairs when their vehicles are no longer covered by dealership warranty.
Older vehicles may need specialized parts replaced and services done as well. All of this extra work means a steady stream of work for auto repair shops in the future. This outlines profit for many of these auto shops around Orange County.
For the moment the aftermath of the fall of GM and Chrysler distribution and exclusiveness of their distributing partners and dealers seems negative and unclear for the future. The process actually increases work for auto shops as well as makes a vehicle much more affordable when it is properly maintained before any major work is absolutely necessary.
Repair shops may have to increase their work force to be able to cover the large waves of vehicle maintenance and repairs within the next few years. GM and Chrysler owners may actually benefit, however, since auto repair at dealerships typically cost a premium while other car repair shops are relatively inexpensive.
by Stu Samuels
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