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Originally Posted by Gibson6594
It's an interesting thought, I would guess it's closer than you think. The dealerships have to pay the mechanics salaries somehow. They' can't do that if NA only reimbursed them at an invoice level. Not to mention that there has to be some element of profit baked in for the dealer. These guys aren't pro bono. I imagine there has been some sort of collective bargaining agreement between the dealers and NA. But what do I know?
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I am thinking you're right - and to that point, perhaps BMW pitched it to dealers as a way to recover whatever % is lost on pre-paid maintenance work.
Even if that % is pretty small...I am sure the dealers want it.
