The state of West Virginia is being hit very hard by this.
Out of 24 Chrysler/Dodge dealers in the state, 17 are on the list to be closed.
West Va. is a largely rural state, with long distances between major cities and towns over winding mountain roads.
I haven’t seen it, but it’s likely a number of these dealers are the only Chrysler dealer in a big geographic area.
Remember Hillary beat Obama badly in the West Virginia primary? And McCain carried this state easily. West Virginia has more registered Democrats than Republicans and leans Democrat in other elected offices. I’m sure Obama and Rahm Emmanuel know all this and took this into account.
I would love to know all the criteria for closing dealers down. I heard some dealers might sue on this very issue, in that many slated to close appear to have been profitable businesses. I don’t know if the dealers have a case, but, most of the value of their businesses were tied up with the fact that they were a franchised dealer of a major auto manufacturer. Take away the franchise, and the business value is near zero.
You better be careful asking that type of question. You know there are laws against subversion...
I heard some dealers might sue on this very issue, in that many slated to close appear to have been profitable businesses.
I predict an upswing in motor vehicle deaths on rural WV roads. Funny that all of the victims will be former Chrysler car dealers
Now I’ll have some place to go when the walls come crumbling down.