I didn't know they were going after GM dealerships too.
GM definitely had too many retail stores for the amount of market share they had fallen to. But it appeared that the political connections of the dealer principals had a lot to do with who got flushed.
It’s an ongoing problem as there are around 3000 Chevrolet dealers and 1200 Toyota ones. 900 Cadillac stores and 230 for Lexus.