Planning automobile dealer properties

Planning automobile dealer properties

1948

Summarizes the results of an extensive research activity which was undertaken to assist car and truck dealers to more effectively utilize land and buildings in selling and servicing motor vehicles.

Part one: Unit planning -- New car sales -- Used car sales -- Service -- Parts and accessories -- Management and personnel -- Store front display -- Part two: Problems, plans and perspectives -- 1. In a small competitive community -- 2. Dealership with gasoline station -- 3. Solution for narrow inside lot -- 4. Capitalizing on a busy side street -- 5. Highly competitive location -- 6. Intersection of main thoroughfares - 7. Shallow lot solution -- 8. Exclusive truck dealership -- 9. On the fringe of a business district -- 10. At a truck route intersection -- 11. Emphasis on service -- 12. Specialized functional units -- 13. Near corner locations -- 14. Multi-story building on an inside lot -- 15. Multi-story building at corner location -- 16. Lot sloping down from the main street.

Original held in Deakin University Library Special Collection - Special Collection Rare Books.

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Service Section, General Motors Corp

Detroit

This work is free of known copyright restrictions.

142 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 x 35 cm

eng

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