Jeffersonville, OH | Claas740 - 7/30/2024 14:26
If Ziegler was any kind of a dealer and AGCO was any kind of a company the two of them should have worked together so they could have said on Aug 1 Ziegler out and your new dealer is ABC. Instead they just say they’re done. AGCO should have know this was coming. Ziegler claims they are the biggest AGCO dealership and then they **** on AGCO themselves. AGCO and Ziegler are meant for each other.
You don't have the full story any more than I do in this situation. Do you know for certain that AGCO didn't know this was coming and isn't already working on a solution? Do you know for certain that they DID know it was coming?
Look folks, there's always a lot of he said, they said, someone said in these situations...but just like we'll never know who specifically at AGCO made the decision to start Challenger, end Challenger, etc, etc, etc, we'll never know exactly who did what in this case.
I know in Ohio, that Ohio Machinery Company said they would be in operation until December 31, 2024...then 6 weeks later shortened it to August 31, 2024...and they are actively telling customers now that they are not taking on more work...AGCO has been working with a group of us dealer to fill that void, but there is no world in which that would be 100% feasible with a shortened timeframe...is it AGCO's fault that Ohio Machinery Company shortened the time frame?
All I'm saying, is you may never get the real side of Ziegler's story...and even if I could get the folks that have the AGCO side of the story to come on here and say it (which would never happen because of lawyers) no one would believe them because "AGCO bad." To be honest, I've probably said enough in this post that Ohio Machinery Co could get their panties in a bunch and send me a letter...but I'm not saying anything I can't back up, so I'll take that chance.
I understand I will change no one's opinion on any of this, but in the event someone is reading this with a slightly open mind, I am doing what I can to make sure another perspective is offered...and I don't believe I am blowing smoke or "drinking to company kool-aid" as I think I was accused before. I am a believer in the products and the company and what a good AGCO dealer can offer a customer...no different than a good Deere, or a good CNH dealer would think. The trick is that "GOOD DEALER" part...your dealer experiences may vary.
Chris |
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