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Planning automobile dealer properties

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posted on 1948-01-01, 00:00 authored by General Motors Corporation.
Summarizes the results of an extensive research activity which was undertaken to assist car and truck dealers to more effectively utilize land and buildings in selling and servicing motor vehicles.

History

Pagination

142 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 x 35 cm

Publisher

Service Section, General Motors Corp

Place of publication

Detroit

Open access

  • Yes

Material type

book

Resource type

book

Language

eng

Notes

Part one: Unit planning -- New car sales -- Used car sales -- Service -- Parts and accessories -- Management and personnel -- Store front display -- Part two: Problems, plans and perspectives -- 1. In a small competitive community -- 2. Dealership with gasoline station -- 3. Solution for narrow inside lot -- 4. Capitalizing on a busy side street -- 5. Highly competitive location -- 6. Intersection of main thoroughfares - 7. Shallow lot solution -- 8. Exclusive truck dealership -- 9. On the fringe of a business district -- 10. At a truck route intersection -- 11. Emphasis on service -- 12. Specialized functional units -- 13. Near corner locations -- 14. Multi-story building on an inside lot -- 15. Multi-story building at corner location -- 16. Lot sloping down from the main street.Original held in Deakin University Library Special Collection - Special Collection Rare Books.Contact Deakin University Library for access to high quality images.

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