Torvy
Super Member
Maybe not, but they sell 'sister' brands. That is driven by the manufacturer, not the dealer. That is why they have 'family' of dealers.I don't know if it is the same or not, but when it comes to cars, I have never seen a Ford dealer sell new Toyota's or Honda dealer selling new Nissan's. I know that big car dealers will have many different dealerships under one umbrella that sell only one brand each. Maybe the tractor world is different.
Had a tractor dealer tell me that he used to sell Massey and added Mahindra. Massey didn't like that and so he shed Massey. According to him, they softened a year or two later. Now he sells LS and Kioti.
I think tractor oems need the dealerships more than the other way around. With cars, people don't buy the dealer as much as with tractors.