Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships

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Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships

#1 Postby somethingfunny » Thu May 14, 2009 10:59 am

Link to news story on CNN

A list of the affected dealerships

Can you say FIRE SALE? :D

Got to make light of a sad situation...
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Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships

#2 Postby Stephanie » Thu May 14, 2009 7:00 pm

Well, it looks like no state was spared. There's a few that I recognize in my area from the advertisements. They were pretty small. There's a lot of larger dealers in the area that will pick up the slack.

It's ashame, but it's not a surprise either.
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Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships

#3 Postby angelwing » Thu May 14, 2009 7:06 pm

PA got hit hard :(
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#4 Postby brunota2003 » Thu May 14, 2009 7:18 pm

Regardless, that is a lot of now jobless people, all entering unemployment at the same time.
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Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships

#5 Postby george_r_1961 » Thu May 14, 2009 8:41 pm

We lost a big one in my city. Tysinger Motors is among the dealerships selected for closing. :cry:
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Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships

#6 Postby vbhoutex » Fri May 15, 2009 12:26 am

Houston is losing several dealerships, all owned by the same firm/family. I know there are more than the archer dealerships in Houston, but they probably have the biggest recognition here. Some of these are relatively young(newer) dealerships at the locations they are currently at.
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Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships

#7 Postby HurricaneBill » Fri May 15, 2009 4:25 am

Stephanie wrote:Well, it looks like no state was spared.


The only state spared was Alaska.

The 10 hardest hit states:

#10: Missouri (27 closings)
#9: New York (28 closings)
#8: New Jersey (30 closings)
#7: California (32 closings)
#6: Florida (35 closings)
#5: Michigan (40 closings)
#4: Illinois (44 closings)
#3: Ohio (47 closings)
#2: Texas (50 closings)
#1: Pennsylvania (53 closings)
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Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships

#8 Postby lurkey » Fri May 15, 2009 9:35 am

GM dealership closings are coming today. . .can someone post the link, please?
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Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships

#9 Postby vbhoutex » Fri May 15, 2009 4:51 pm

vbhoutex wrote:Houston is losing several dealerships, all owned by the same firm/family. I know there are more than the archer dealerships in Houston, but they probably have the biggest recognition here. Some of these are relatively young(newer) dealerships at the locations they are currently at.

The owners of the Archer dealerships are at a loss as to why they are being closed. They are each in found financial condition according to the owners.
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Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships

#10 Postby srainhoutx » Fri May 15, 2009 5:02 pm

vbhoutex wrote:
vbhoutex wrote:Houston is losing several dealerships, all owned by the same firm/family. I know there are more than the archer dealerships in Houston, but they probably have the biggest recognition here. Some of these are relatively young(newer) dealerships at the locations they are currently at.

The owners of the Archer dealerships are at a loss as to why they are being closed. They are each in found financial condition according to the owners.


Jim Archer is my dealership. He is a great guy and gets peronally involved with his clients. Hate to see them go.
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Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships

#11 Postby Stephanie » Fri May 15, 2009 8:06 pm

I wonder if they decided on the firms based on total sales volume. Are there any other large Chrysler dealerships in and around Houston? I know that the ones closing by me were rather small compared to a few others that are mega-auto malls that aren't losing Chrysler.
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Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships

#12 Postby vbhoutex » Fri May 15, 2009 10:06 pm

Stephanie wrote:I wonder if they decided on the firms based on total sales volume. Are there any other large Chrysler dealerships in and around Houston? I know that the ones closing by me were rather small compared to a few others that are mega-auto malls that aren't losing Chrysler.


There are several other Chrysler product dealerships in the Houston area, some smaller and some bigger, but I don't know any facts for sure. I think it may be total sales volume as opposed to financial fluidity based on the fact they say all of the dealerships they are closing are "underperforming". They are closing a total of 7 Chrysler product dealerships in the Houston area.
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