> No it can't. You still need places where cars can be repaired as well as storage for parts/cars inventory. The only way you reclaim some land is if service gets worse.
You probably aren't going to have 10 Ford dealerships in town all selling the same models of cars. That's where the space savings comes in.
As for parts/service, that also gets more streamlined as you aren't likely to have the audi/ford/dodge dealerships and instead just the 1 ford manufacturer in town.
What competition? We are talking about ford. It's not like these dealers are making ford vehicles or getting different prices from the manufacture.
The competition is that besides ford there's going to be a GM, stellates, and Audi lot (probably).
If we want more competition, we get it not by having dealers competing over who can screw you the most with the best hidden fee, we get it by adding more car manufacturers.
You probably aren't going to have 10 Ford dealerships in town all selling the same models of cars. That's where the space savings comes in.
As for parts/service, that also gets more streamlined as you aren't likely to have the audi/ford/dodge dealerships and instead just the 1 ford manufacturer in town.