Seattle,Washington - Chrysler LLC wants to chop 15 Washington car dealerships as part of a nationwide move to eliminate 789 dealerships of 3200 by June 9. The dealers can appeal the decision announced by Chrysler in a bankruptcy filing Monday in New York. The company says sales are too slow to justify keeping all the dealers open.
Many car owners are curious as to what will happen if the dealership where they bought their car closes.
Chrysler said its dealer network "needs to be reduced and reconfigured in a targeted manner to strengthen the network and dealer profitability and to achieve optimal results for the dealers and consumers."
In Washington , 15 dealerships will be impacted with closings. More than 38,000 people nationwide- will be without work once the dealerships close on June 9.
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.
Washington Car Dealerships are among those proposed for elimination by the company. They include:
ALAN WEBB DODGE located in VANCOUVER, Washington
BUD CLARY JEEP located in LONGVIEW, Washington
CASCADE AUTOCENTER located in WENATCHEE, Washington
COLUMBIA CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH located in located in LONGVIEW, Washington
HAHN MOTOR COMPANY located in YAKIMA, Washington
ROBERT LARSON'S CHRYSLER JEEP located in TACOMA, Washington
LEE PETERSON MOTORS INC located in YAKIMA, Washington
LESKOVAR JEEP-EAGLE located in LESKOVAR, Washington
MILAM JEEP located in PUYALLUP, Washington
MURRAY MOTORS INC located in PORT ANGELES, Washington
PETES GARAGE INC located in RITZVILLE, Washington
ROGER JOBS JEEP located in BELLINGHAM, Washington
SKAGIT AUTO CENTER INC located in BURLINGTON, Washington
TACOMA DODGE INCORPORATED located in TACOMA, Washington
CHRYSLER OF TRI-CITIES located in PASCO, Washington
(The AP contributed to this)
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