CUGOTIT

We are haveing a Mustang show in a county where there is 3 Ford dealers. We had two dealers sponser our trophies right from the start, provided they could display 2 Mustangs/Saleens. We were very excited about this. The third dealer, we asked if he would sponser and he said he would, but the other two dealers could not bring cars to the show, only his dealership could He then called Ford Marketing and told them what the other dealers were planning to do. Ford Marketing called the other dealers and told them they could not bring cars to the show. I was under the impression that the Ford dealers were independent of Ford and could do what they want, ie outrageous ADMs, and Ford had no control what so ever. We are a fairly large Mustang club and put on the biggest car show on in the area. This show draws about 1-2000 people in from surrounding states and Canada. Our club and show represents our whole county, not just parts of it. We feel that all of our counties Ford dealers should be represented at the show, not just one. My burning question here is, If Ford has no control over the dealerships, how can they dictate over territory, especially over something as insignificant as a Mustang show. I would like some input from Ford management on this matter so I can explain it to the members of our club. It just seems to me that these dealerships can't play together nicely and need to be put in "time out".

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