GM Dealership Increases Sales After Greening
Car dealers are realizing that there's more to green cars than what's under the hood. Check out what this innovative dealership has done to green their entire operations.This dealership houses its own geothermal pump, cleans its cars from recycled water, has a water-soluble paint booth, and powers its repair machinery on biodiesel. And....they've increased their sales as a result!
With the current GM slump in sales and increased layoffs, perhaps it would be wise for GM to encourage similar endeavors at more dealerships throughout the country.
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GSP 8:13PM (7/17/2008)
I doubt they produce their own geothermal energy. More likely they use a geothermal heat pump to heat and cool the dealership. That would use energy from the electric utility, instead of producing energy.
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paulwesterberg 10:54AM (7/18/2008)
A green dealership to sell gas guzzlers, might reduce costs enough to allow them to stay in business a few months longer than other GM dealerships.
Why would anyone buy a new car that gets 22mpg when gas will be over $8 in 4 years and your resale value will be zero. Only cars that get 30+mpg average will be worth anything in 4 years.
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