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GM Currently Has More Than 7,000 Dealers In The U.S.

The total number of dealerships in the U.S. rose slightly in 2023 from 2022 numbers. In contrast, GM lost a couple of dealers in the same timeframe.

According to a report from Automotive News, there were 18,271 dealerships on January 1st, 2023. This means there were 80 dealers added during that timeframe, representing a 0.4 percent increase from the year before. Meanwhile, General Motors lost five Buick dealers, and gained two Cadillac and one GMC dealerships, resulting in a net loss of two dealers. Notably, Chevy neither gained nor lost dealerships.

January 1, 2023 January 1, 2022 +/- 2023 vs. 2022
Buick 1958 1963 -5
Cadillac 564 562 2
Chevrolet 2904 2904 0
GMC 1672 1671 1

From a comparison standpoint, Automotive News counted 3,604 Ford dealers on January 1st, 2023, which is down more than two percent from 3,689 dealerships on January 1st, 2022. This means the Blue Oval lost 85 dealers during that timeframe.

GM Cadillac dealership.

Meanwhile, there were 10,222 Stellantis dealerships on January 1st, 2023, down less than one percent from 10,216 dealers on January 1st, 2022. In regard to Toyota, the Japanese-based automaker had 1,482 Toyota dealerships on January 1st, 2023, up less than one percent from 1,481 dealers on January 1st, 2022.

It may come as no surprise that the number of Buick dealerships has atrophied from 2022 figures. Back in September 2022, GM Authority reported that global vice president of Buick and GMC Duncan Alfred commented on the possibility of reducing the amount of Buick dealers in the U.S. Alfred went on to add that the decrease in dealerships would help Buick elevate its customer experience to a higher level.

That being said, Buick and GMC executives have said that they will continue to offer strong support to their dealerships in the face of the emerging online sales methods. Buick-GMC National Dealer Council’s Chairman Bo Mandal stated that the sheer number of available dealers helps to provide a convenient buying experience for customers. Despite this, the number of establishments will likely continue to fall, as Buick dealers will need to invest between $300,000 and $400,000 to update their operations in order to support the sale of electric vehicles.

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  1. Dealerships can still play a good role for brands. I cant see what Rivian owners are going to do when they have issues and are out of state where they are built at least until some other mom and pop shops might start maintaining them which is way off. That in intself is a reason not to buy such brands. I would rather find a reliable dealer in place and buy from. Time will tell if the dealerships have a positive role in the whole roll out of EVs at least from the point of view of repairs as some will be required over the life of the car both specific to the cars technology as well as general maintenance such as brakes.

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  2. I’m sorry I need to point out that this article is complete gibberish and full of bad math that makes no sense.

    GM 7098
    Ford 3604
    Toyota 1482

    Total 12,184

    Stellantis 10,222 DOWN from 10,216…..how you can be DOWN from a lower number is besides me…..

    Total of all above brands- 22,406, but there are 18,271 dealerships in the US? Huh?

    Even if we total just “domestic” GM, Ford and I guess Stellantis, thats 20,924 dealers?

    None of this makes any sense?

    What happened to all the other non GM, Ford, Toyota and Stellantis brands? Nissan? Honda? Hyunda? Mercedes-Benz? etc? etc? etc?

    This article needs some corrections and some proof reading.

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    1. I agree this article needs a lot of clarification if not a total rewrite.

      There’s too much dealer count confusion between a dealer selling a single brand and a dealer selling multiple brands. It’s not apples-to-apples and is confusing.

      For example, Stellantis does not have 10,222 separate dealers. They have roughly 2600 actual dealers selling four different brands (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram).

      Same situation with GM….to a lesser extent.

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