Kansas--Chrysler LLC chopping 16 auto dealerships in Kansas. Chrysler filed a motion Thursday morning with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York stating that it wants to eliminate 789 of its 3,200 dealerships by June 9. The auto maker had been suffering a number of financial difficultes, and when they declared bankruptcy it didn't come as a huge shock, but it has
Chrysler has received $4 billion in federal loans and has been operating in bankruptcy protection since April 30. Its sales this year are down 46 percent compared with the first four months of last year and it reported a $16.8 billion net loss for 2008.
16 Kansas Auto Dealerships are among those proposed for elimination by the company. They include:
ATCHISON AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. located in ATCHISON, Kansas
BENNETT AUTOPLEX INC located in SALINA, Kansas
BEYER MOTOR COMPANY INC located in GRIDLEY, Kansas
BRIGGS JEEP located in MANHATTAN, Kansas
BUD BROWN CHRYSLER INC located in OVERLAND PARK, Kansas
COUNTRYSIDE MOTORS, LLC located in WELLINGTON, Kansas
GARY HARDY CHRY-DODGE-JEEP located in HOLTON, Kansas
GEORGE MOTOR COMPANY located in CLYDE, Kansas
JIM CLARK AUTO CENTER located in JUNCTION CITY, Kansas
JIM CLARK MOTORS INC located in LAWRENCE, Kansas
KEYSTONE CHRYSLER INC located in MISSION, Kansas
MISSION, KS located in LYONS, Kansas
STAN BOOS AUTO SALES INC located in HIAWATHA, Kansas
STEVEN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE,INC located in WICHITA, Kansas
THE WESTERN MOTOR CO INC located in GARDEN CITY, Kansas
WRIGHT'S INC located in HILLSBORO, Kansas
Closing dealerships won't affect the bottom line for any manufacturer positively but will negatively affect thousands of independent businesses, their employees, their customers who rely on them for sales and service and the communities that rely on those dealerships. Will closing dealerships help or hurt Chrysler and General Motors...
(The AP contributed to this.)
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