It is rather odd. Most dealers selling a handful of cars took the GM buyout in 2008. Perhaps they spent the couple of hundred thousand dollars back then and things didn't turn out as well as they hoped?
Spoke with my local Ford dealer who knows that I am interested in one of the Mustang EV's. He showed my the two chargers and shop tools they were required to buy to sell the Mustang EV. I think he said it was around $40K plus the cost of a week or two training off site. I wonder what GM is doing that triples that cost?
When a dealer sells one of any car they have a list of replacement parts that the manufacturer requires they buy (and keep in stock for a few years), along with training for the mechanics (not all, but at least one needs training in anything specific to the car). Thus the first sale of any loses money. They make it up with more sales over time. Actually many lose money on new car sales, but make it up on parts and maintenance.
Spoke with my local Ford dealer who knows that I am interested in one of the Mustang EV's. He showed my the two chargers and shop tools they were required to buy to sell the Mustang EV. I think he said it was around $40K plus the cost of a week or two training off site. I wonder what GM is doing that triples that cost?