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Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 10:59 am
by somethingfunny
Link to news story on CNNA list of the affected dealershipsCan you say FIRE SALE?
Got to make light of a sad situation...
Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 7:00 pm
by Stephanie
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.
Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 7:06 pm
by angelwing
PA got hit hard
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 7:18 pm
by brunota2003
Regardless, that is a lot of now jobless people, all entering unemployment at the same time.
Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:41 pm
by george_r_1961
We lost a big one in my city. Tysinger Motors is among the dealerships selected for closing.
Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 12:26 am
by vbhoutex
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.
Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 4:25 am
by HurricaneBill
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)
Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 9:35 am
by lurkey
GM dealership closings are coming today. . .can someone post the link, please?
Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 4:51 pm
by vbhoutex
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.
Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 5:02 pm
by srainhoutx
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.
Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 8:06 pm
by Stephanie
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.
Re: Chrysler to close 25% of its' dealerships
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 10:06 pm
by vbhoutex
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.