its a few days old news
its a few days old news
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Viper

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Wednesday 13th May 2009
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....but tomorrow apparantly is the day that 800 US Chrysler dealearships are going to get told they are no longer needed.....







Edited by Viper on Wednesday 13th May 22:58

Viper

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Thursday 14th May 2009
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furious im informed this is the list, not very good reading at all !!!!! furious

http://www.autonews.com/assets/PDF/CA61361514.PDF

http://www.media.chrysler.com/newsrelease.do?id=87...

Edited by Viper on Thursday 14th May 16:54

RT/10Dave

6,364 posts

230 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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Chuck is on there too then... frown

What does that actually mean though? No trading/selling of dodge/chrysler vehicles or no trading at all?

Viper

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Thursday 14th May 2009
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off the Chrysler press release, doesnt give anyone much time....

In total, 789 dealers, which represents 14 percent of our sales volume, will be rejected and, subject to the court approval, they will discontinue selling Dodge, Chrysler or Jeep vehicles on or about June 9.

fishboy

3,365 posts

252 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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thats st in so many ways frown

ViperDave

5,698 posts

275 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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RT/10Dave said:
Chuck is on there too then... frown

What does that actually mean though? No trading/selling of dodge/chrysler vehicles or no trading at all?
furiousfurious

V10 BAT

1,718 posts

256 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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Save tators Dodge the return.This sucks big time.

Gixer

4,463 posts

270 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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Sad news indeed but when you look at car sales at the moment I'm sure other dealerships will followfrown

Dr-Bob

6,630 posts

282 months

Friday 15th May 2009
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Chuck got the letter this am via UPS...

We poped out for an hour or so and when we got back there was media everywhere.....



Click on 1st Dodge dealership in tri-state area to close

http://www.news12.com/index.jsp





Viper GTS

261 posts

277 months

Friday 15th May 2009
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furious

RT/10Dave

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230 months

Friday 15th May 2009
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furious

Viper

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Thursday 21st May 2009
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out today:

Chrysler LLC Update Regarding Current Condition of Chrysler LLC Dealer Network

Auburn Hills, Mich., May 21, 2009 - The following are details on the current condition of Chrysler LLC dealer network.

Comments can be attributed to Steven J. Landry, Executive Vice President, North American Marketing and Mopar Parts and Service – Chrysler LLC:

“The automotive industry cannot support the number of dealers currently in the marketplace. From 1990 until 2007, the industry averaged 16 million new vehicles sold each year. In 2009, new vehicles sold are expected to be 10.5 million units.

“Chrysler is treating the rejected dealers fairly by assisting in the redistribution of remaining vehicle and parts inventory, as well as paying incentive and warranty payments due.

“It was not an easy decision to ask the court to reject a portion of our dealer sales and service agreements, but the reality is Chrysler’s viability depends on a vibrant, profitable dealer network. As presently configured, Chrysler’s dealer network does not meet that test. If the sale to Fiat is not approved by the Bankruptcy Court, the stark reality is all 3,181 dealers will face elimination.

“The process to evaluate dealers was a thorough, rigorous process that used a data-driven metric that included the following factors:

Minimum Sales Responsibility
A scorecard that measured sales, share, shipments, customer satisfaction index, service satisfaction index and warranty repair
Facility (capacity, Millennium II standards)
Location (optimum retail area)
Dual (Dealer is dualed with a competing manufacturer)
The market’s total sales potential
“Under this plan, 2,392 dealers across the United States move forward with the new company. It doesn’t mean that the 789 rejected dealers will close if this motion is approved by the Court:

44 percent of the 789 “rejected” dealers are dualed with another (competing) new vehicle franchise and can continue to sell those makes of vehicles
83 percent of the 789 “rejected” dealers sell more used than new vehicles, many of these dealers will continue selling and servicing pre-owned vehicles
“Chrysler began the process to consolidate dealerships and locate all three brands under one roof more than 10 years ago. The Company made the decision not to continue to manufacture and market overlapping products. It is critical the majority of our dealers offer customers all three brands under one roof.”



Viper

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Friday 22nd May 2009
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fatboy18

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233 months

Monday 25th May 2009
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Don'T sound good, does it frown

Dr-Bob

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282 months

Tuesday 26th May 2009
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Not over yet.................

Phoenix Viper

747 posts

266 months

Tuesday 26th May 2009
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ideabeerangelreadcoffeetypephonearguejudgethumbupparty fingers and toes crossed.