As if Mahindra corporate would not push anything down on their dealers....I bet that dealership agreement has quite a bit of interesting verbiage written into it!. Point being all of these corporations are the same to some degree.
Kubota is still selling tractors and commands a major portion of the US marketshare...they get to dictate just like JD does. Brands with smaller market penetration are more likely to compromise with a given dealer. It sounds like your dealer did exactly what they should have...looked out for their dealership. You cannot fault them for that. There could also be more to the story...maybe other issues between corporate and that dealer.
As consumers we get the joy of taking all of this into consideration and trying to make the best decision for ourselves. Kubota was an great decision for me, I hope Bobcat was for you.