If you read what I wrote, it's completely consistent with what you said, "Sure you may not want a company that will go bankrupt, but even if they did the impact really isn't all that huge."
I was saying that you probably wouldn't want to buy from a bankrupt company (psychological), which is the figure you cited. But I point out that even if you did the impact wouldn't be that huge. The impact you point out is to sales, not the actual consumer.
There are several reasons why this is the case:
1) Your warranty is almost certainly not owned by the company, but rather another company who will continue to fulfill it.
2) Service centers will continue to thrive. In fact sales are often loss leaders so that they can host authorized service centers.
3) AAA has almost all of the services provided by most car companies.
4) Parts for discontinued cars can still be made, and often/usually are.
Most people have virtually no contact with the corporation after they purchse their cars.
so yes, going bankrupt will have a huge impact on Ford's bottomline. But if you bought a Ford car today and tomorrow they went bankrupt, the impact on you, as the average consumer, will be close to zero.
I was saying that you probably wouldn't want to buy from a bankrupt company (psychological), which is the figure you cited. But I point out that even if you did the impact wouldn't be that huge. The impact you point out is to sales, not the actual consumer.
There are several reasons why this is the case:
1) Your warranty is almost certainly not owned by the company, but rather another company who will continue to fulfill it.
2) Service centers will continue to thrive. In fact sales are often loss leaders so that they can host authorized service centers.
3) AAA has almost all of the services provided by most car companies.
4) Parts for discontinued cars can still be made, and often/usually are.
Most people have virtually no contact with the corporation after they purchse their cars.
so yes, going bankrupt will have a huge impact on Ford's bottomline. But if you bought a Ford car today and tomorrow they went bankrupt, the impact on you, as the average consumer, will be close to zero.