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Also in the article,

> Most dealers who accepted the buyout ... sell only a handful of Cadillacs a month.

Makes sense. People already struggling or on the way out take the deal and exit the game.

It’s common for dealerships to hold several franchises too. So they wouldn’t even necessarily be struggling, just reacting to Cadillac performing worse than Toyota, for example

Also in the article,

>Most dealers who accepted the buyout also own one or more of GM’s other brands—Chevrolet, Buick and GMC...

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