Bill Heard Enterprises closes its doors

Bill Heard Enterprises Inc., the world's top-selling Chevrolet
dealership group, is closing the doors at its 13 stores today, the
company said in a statement. The company notified the stores’ general
managers at 2 p.m. today, said a source familiar with the situation,
who spoke anonymously. High fuel prices, canceled floorplanning from
GMAC Financial Services, a reliance on sales of pickups ...

On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:53:03 -0400, "C. E. White"
<cewhite3@removemindspring.com> wrote:

>Bill Heard Enterprises closes its doors
>
>Bill Heard Enterprises Inc., the world's top-selling Chevrolet
>dealership group, is closing the doors at its 13 stores today, the
>company said in a statement. The company notified the stores’ general
>managers at 2 p.m. today, said a source familiar with the situation,
>who spoke anonymously. High fuel prices, canceled floorplanning from
>GMAC Financial Services, a reliance on sales of pickups ...

And this:

"As MBJ sister paper Atlanta Business Chronicle reported in July 2007,
Bill Heard faced a $50 million deceptive advertising lawsuit and was
bombarded with a litany of complaints from consumers in the states
where it operated."

Ref:
http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/s...2/daily19.html

--
"When you can't afford the gas to drive to the job
that you are fixing to lose to pay for the house you
can't afford... That's pretty much the recession
tri-fecta..."
--Jay Leno

On Sep 24, 5:06*pm, necromancer
<55_sux@worldofnecromancer_no_spam_no_way.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:53:03 -0400, "C. E. White"
>
> <cewhi...@removemindspring.com> wrote:
> >Bill Heard Enterprises closes its doors
>
> >Bill Heard Enterprises Inc., the world's top-selling Chevrolet
> >dealership group, is closing the doors at its 13 stores today, the
> >company said in a statement. The company notified the stores general
> >managers at 2 p.m. today, said a source familiar with the situation,
> >who spoke anonymously. High fuel prices, canceled floorplanning from
> >GMAC Financial Services, a reliance on sales of pickups *...
>
> And this:
>
> "As MBJ sister paper Atlanta Business Chronicle reported in July 2007,
> Bill Heard faced a $50 million deceptive advertising lawsuit and was
> bombarded with a litany of complaints from consumers in the states
> where it operated."
>


Thanks for the little piece of info. Otherwise, the Jim Higgins' of
the world might otherwise try to use the closing of these dealerships
as proof that Chevys are not selling anymore.




> Ref:http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/s...2/daily19.html
>
> --
> "When you can't afford the gas to drive to the job
> *that you are fixing to lose to pay for the house you
> *can't afford... That's pretty much the recession
> *tri-fecta..."
> * * * * * * * --Jay Leno

coachrose13@hotmail.com wrote:
> On Sep 24, 5:06 pm, necromancer
> <55_sux@worldofnecromancer_no_spam_no_way.org> wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:53:03 -0400, "C. E. White"
>>
>> <cewhi...@removemindspring.com> wrote:
>>> Bill Heard Enterprises closes its doors
>>> Bill Heard Enterprises Inc., the world's top-selling Chevrolet
>>> dealership group, is closing the doors at its 13 stores today, the
>>> company said in a statement. The company notified the stores general
>>> managers at 2 p.m. today, said a source familiar with the situation,
>>> who spoke anonymously. High fuel prices, canceled floorplanning from
>>> GMAC Financial Services, a reliance on sales of pickups ...
>> And this:
>>
>> "As MBJ sister paper Atlanta Business Chronicle reported in July 2007,
>> Bill Heard faced a $50 million deceptive advertising lawsuit and was
>> bombarded with a litany of complaints from consumers in the states
>> where it operated."
>>
>
>
> Thanks for the little piece of info. Otherwise, the Jim Higgins' of
> the world might otherwise try to use the closing of these dealerships
> as proof that Chevys are not selling anymore.
>
>
>
>
>> Ref:http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/s...2/daily19.html
>>
>> --
>> "When you can't afford the gas to drive to the job
>> that you are fixing to lose to pay for the house you
>> can't afford... That's pretty much the recession
>> tri-fecta..."
>> --Jay Leno
>

Petty individuals project their inadequacies onto others rather than
examine facts objectively. Your failure.

--
Civis Romanus Sum

<coachrose13@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e9d34094-6617-42c9-a15d-59405d58da18@m3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...

> >Bill Heard Enterprises Inc., the world's top-selling Chevrolet
> >dealership group, is closing the doors at its 13 stores today, the
> >company said in a statement. The company notified the stores general
> >managers at 2 p.m. today, said a source familiar with the situation,
> >who spoke anonymously. High fuel prices, canceled floorplanning from
> >GMAC Financial Services, a reliance on sales of pickups ...
>
> And this:
>
> "As MBJ sister paper Atlanta Business Chronicle reported in July 2007,
> Bill Heard faced a $50 million deceptive advertising lawsuit and was
> bombarded with a litany of complaints from consumers in the states
> where it operated."

< Thanks for the little piece of info. Otherwise, the Jim Higgins' of
< the world might otherwise try to use the closing of these dealerships
< as proof that Chevys are not selling anymore

Chevy is getting its ass kicked in cars by Toyota, Honda and Nissan.
Same with pickups. SUV sales are in the toilet for everyone. Except the
small SUV's.
Chevy has been building junk since the 60's. Brand loyalty is rapidly
evaporating. Their market share is the incredible shrinking woman. Chevrolet
excited folks with the prototype concept car the "Volt" and then the Harvard
MBA's at GM redesigned it from a 400 mile range to 40 miles and they wonder
WHY the queue to order them evaporated overnight. NEVER buy a car designed
by a Harvard MBA!

" krp" <krp21@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>
> <coachrose13@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:e9d34094-6617-42c9-a15d-59405d58da18@m3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>
>> >Bill Heard Enterprises Inc., the world's top-selling Chevrolet
>> >dealership group, is closing the doors at its 13 stores today, the
>> >company said in a statement. The company notified the stores general
>> >managers at 2 p.m. today, said a source familiar with the situation,
>> >who spoke anonymously. High fuel prices, canceled floorplanning from
>> >GMAC Financial Services, a reliance on sales of pickups ...
>>
>> And this:
>>
>> "As MBJ sister paper Atlanta Business Chronicle reported in July 2007,
>> Bill Heard faced a $50 million deceptive advertising lawsuit and was
>> bombarded with a litany of complaints from consumers in the states
>> where it operated."
>
> < Thanks for the little piece of info. Otherwise, the Jim Higgins' of
> < the world might otherwise try to use the closing of these dealerships
> < as proof that Chevys are not selling anymore
>
> Chevy is getting its ass kicked in cars by Toyota, Honda and Nissan.
> Same with pickups. SUV sales are in the toilet for everyone. Except the
> small SUV's.
> Chevy has been building junk since the 60's. Brand loyalty is rapidly
> evaporating. Their market share is the incredible shrinking woman.
> Chevrolet excited folks with the prototype concept car the "Volt" and then
> the Harvard MBA's at GM redesigned it from a 400 mile range to 40 miles
> and they wonder WHY the queue to order them evaporated overnight. NEVER
> buy a car designed by a Harvard MBA!

You know, you're right. The top rated Chevy Malibu and Impala are junk, as
is the new Camaro. <sarcasm>
You are a Moron.

"80_Knight" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> >Bill Heard Enterprises Inc., the world's top-selling Chevrolet
>>> >dealership group, is closing the doors at its 13 stores today, the
>>> >company said in a statement. The company notified the stores general
>>> >managers at 2 p.m. today, said a source familiar with the situation,
>>> >who spoke anonymously. High fuel prices, canceled floorplanning from
>>> >GMAC Financial Services, a reliance on sales of pickups ...
>>>
>>> And this:
>>>
>>> "As MBJ sister paper Atlanta Business Chronicle reported in July 2007,
>>> Bill Heard faced a $50 million deceptive advertising lawsuit and was
>>> bombarded with a litany of complaints from consumers in the states
>>> where it operated."
>>
>> < Thanks for the little piece of info. Otherwise, the Jim Higgins' of
>> < the world might otherwise try to use the closing of these dealerships
>> < as proof that Chevys are not selling anymore
>>
>> Chevy is getting its ass kicked in cars by Toyota, Honda and Nissan.
>> Same with pickups. SUV sales are in the toilet for everyone. Except the
>> small SUV's.
>> Chevy has been building junk since the 60's. Brand loyalty is rapidly
>> evaporating. Their market share is the incredible shrinking woman.
>> Chevrolet excited folks with the prototype concept car the "Volt" and
>> then the Harvard MBA's at GM redesigned it from a 400 mile range to 40
>> miles and they wonder WHY the queue to order them evaporated overnight.
>> NEVER buy a car designed by a Harvard MBA!

> You know, you're right. The top rated Chevy Malibu and Impala are junk,
> as is the new Camaro. <sarcasm> You are a Moron.

Thank you for your valuable opinion. Your wit and insight are greatly
appreciated. Top rated by WHO?

"Gosi" <gosinn@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:da4dc869-e7ad-440d-a8c9-9f05685fd5c9@a70g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...

> > >Bill Heard Enterprises Inc., the world's top-selling Chevrolet
> > >dealership group, is closing the doors at its 13 stores today, the
> > >company said in a statement. The company notified the stores general
> > >managers at 2 p.m. today, said a source familiar with the situation,
> > >who spoke anonymously. High fuel prices, canceled floorplanning from
> > >GMAC Financial Services, a reliance on sales of pickups ...
>
> > And this:
>
> > "As MBJ sister paper Atlanta Business Chronicle reported in July 2007,
> > Bill Heard faced a $50 million deceptive advertising lawsuit and was
> > bombarded with a litany of complaints from consumers in the states
> > where it operated."
>
> < Thanks for the little piece of info. Otherwise, the Jim Higgins' of
> < the world might otherwise try to use the closing of these dealerships
> < as proof that Chevys are not selling anymore
>
> Chevy is getting its ass kicked in cars by Toyota, Honda and Nissan.
> Same with pickups. SUV sales are in the toilet for everyone. Except the
> small SUV's.
> Chevy has been building junk since the 60's. Brand loyalty is rapidly
> evaporating. Their market share is the incredible shrinking woman.
> Chevrolet
> excited folks with the prototype concept car the "Volt" and then the
> Harvard
> MBA's at GM redesigned it from a 400 mile range to 40 miles and they
> wonder
> WHY the queue to order them evaporated overnight. NEVER buy a car designed
> by a Harvard MBA!

"they would actually say in the weekly sales meetings, “do anything,
say anything, promise anything, lie if you have to, just get the
people on paper, we’ll worry about the problems later”.

“Attorney Barry Weathers calls Bill Heard “a cancer on the community”
and says the problems reflect the company’s corporate culture. ”

You are talking about many Chevy and Ford dealers. Chrysler kind of
cleaned that up some, but screwing people has been their strong suit for the
past 75 years or so.That's why I drive a HONDA.

On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:44:06 -0700 (PDT), coachrose13@hotmail.com
wrote:

>On Sep 24, 5:06*pm, necromancer
><55_sux@worldofnecromancer_no_spam_no_way.org> wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:53:03 -0400, "C. E. White"
>>
>> <cewhi...@removemindspring.com> wrote:
>> >Bill Heard Enterprises closes its doors
>>
>> >Bill Heard Enterprises Inc., the world's top-selling Chevrolet
>> >dealership group, is closing the doors at its 13 stores today, the
>> >company said in a statement. The company notified the stores general
>> >managers at 2 p.m. today, said a source familiar with the situation,
>> >who spoke anonymously. High fuel prices, canceled floorplanning from
>> >GMAC Financial Services, a reliance on sales of pickups *...
>>
>> And this:
>>
>> "As MBJ sister paper Atlanta Business Chronicle reported in July 2007,
>> Bill Heard faced a $50 million deceptive advertising lawsuit and was
>> bombarded with a litany of complaints from consumers in the states
>> where it operated."
>Thanks for the little piece of info. Otherwise, the Jim Higgins' of
>the world might otherwise try to use the closing of these dealerships
>as proof that Chevys are not selling anymore.

I'm not sure who Jim Higgins is, but around here the three oldest
Chevy/GM dealers are in trouble of closing and one Ford dealer just
did. They went from selling 300-360 cars a month every month to
scraping for 60-70 cars each the last 6 months. They have already
shut down the used car departments, laid off a lot of employee's and
drawn everything back to just the new car showroom. They are trying to
avoid taking on new inventory and are doing their best to make money
on the used cars (which is about the only way they can these days).

I did see another post about how horrible many of the GM/Ford
dealerships are run and 'that's why I drive a Honda', yet Honda
frequently has the worst rated sales practices of 'this is the price,
take it or leave it. In fact, get the hell out and we'll sell it to
someone else' of any marque out there. Btw, we do have a Honda and it
took going to three Stealerships to find one Dealership.

You can't really rate a brand of car for having bad dealers and
another brand for having good ones. In this day and time where
desperation is the rule for those dealers, it has become an 'anything
goes to keep te lights on' frenzy and I can not think of a brand that
has been spared.

Simply walking into a dealership, especially a large one used to
turning 250-350 cars a month and is now down to a 50-70 range, is
pretty depressing. The last time I went into a local Ford dealer
(dont' worry, it was a Toyota Tacoma in their used line that I wanted
to see), there were 3 people fighting, and yes, I mean pushing and
shoving, over who's turn it was to 'up' me. I simply bypassed the
three, walked in the front doors and no less than 14 sales people were
sitting around a large table, ALL of them with the expression of
defeat and failure blazened across their faces. It would take little
to have imagined tattoos on their foreheads reading "Too Deep in the
Bucket" "Wife left" "Bills 6 months behind" "Car was repod" "House is
in Foreclosure" etc. It was seriously depressing as an atmosphere
and the sheer desperation drove me out of the place before I could
even ask about the truck.

If I recall it was about 6pm on a bright, clear Wed or Thur afternoon
and I was the ONLY customer on the lot. Evidently, I had been the
only customer to even drive in within the last 3 hours...

I did hear from a few sales reps in marketting and advertising that
some of the dealers have literally had them thrown out of the
dealerships. Yep, times are screwed.

" krp" <krp21@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> You are talking about many Chevy and Ford dealers. Chrysler kind
> of cleaned that up some, but screwing people has been their strong
> suit for the past 75 years or so.That's why I drive a HONDA.

Now that is a laugh. Two of the most crooked dealers I know got in
trouble selling Hondas. Check out what Rick Hendrick went to jail for
(well until Clinton pardoned him). The local Honda dealer has been
robbing people blind for at least 30 years. I refuse to even go on
their lot. By comparison most of the local GM and Ford dealers are
saints. To buy a Honda I have to go at least 50 miles to find an
honest (or at least mostly honest) dealer. There are three or four
Ford/Mercury dealers and at least that many GM dealers I would trust
within 10 miles. And don't get me started on the crummy local Toyota
dealers. The nearest decent Toyota dealer is 40 miles away. I can't
comment on Chrysler dealers, they don't make anything I'd consider
buying. Last time I bought a Plymouth was 1981 and that dealer went
broke at least 15 years ago.

Ed