The real details are buried in the article. Dealerships were required to either spend at least $200K on charging stations and other upgrades, or they could take a buyout offer for $300K to $1 million.
About 17% of total dealerships took the deal. I assume many of those were already declining and chose the convenient exit option instead of doubling down on their already declining dealership investment in the middle of a pandemic.
> The buyout offers ranged from around $300,000 to more than $1 million, the people familiar with the effort added. About 17% of Cadillac’s 880 U.S. dealerships agreed to take the offer to end their franchise agreements for the luxury brand
About 17% of total dealerships took the deal. I assume many of those were already declining and chose the convenient exit option instead of doubling down on their already declining dealership investment in the middle of a pandemic.
> The buyout offers ranged from around $300,000 to more than $1 million, the people familiar with the effort added. About 17% of Cadillac’s 880 U.S. dealerships agreed to take the offer to end their franchise agreements for the luxury brand