JD let some dealers get too big and the dealers started dictating to the manufacturer. JD then refused to allow the mega dealer to own any more dealerships. Mega dealer had SIL's buy dealerships in their own name, but mega dealer still controls the dealerships - and JD is NOT happy about it.
GM thought mega auto dealerships would be great - until the mega dealers started telling the company what to do. GM doesn't want anymore mega (national) dealerships.
However, with increasing technology and greatly increased prices for equipment, it takes dealers with sufficient capital to be able to afford to be a dealer.
I remember the day when local merchants thought large farms were really great - until they realized that large farms didn't buy from local merchants!
Way back in time, local merchants thought they would benefit from having Bonanza farms in their area. James Hill, the railroad developer, started a Bonanza farm in NW MN. However, he had all the groceries and supplies for the farm shipped up on his own railroad, so the local merchants didn't get any business from his farm.
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