Ever heard of business loans? From the article:
...Our facility was recently totally renovated at Chrysler's insistence, incurring a multi-million dollar debt in the form of a mortgage at Sun Trust Bank...
I'm sure he expected to be in business a long time and over that time repay those loans.
Yeah smart ass I have. Those business loans that you know so much about are granted with the expectation of repayment...and that's based on how much money the company is worth. Sheesh!
All dealers do that, it's called flooring.
Most companies that carry large inventories do the same thing.