Chrysler plans to close 789 dealerships
09:45, 15 May 2009
CHICAGO. May 15. KAZINFORM Chrysler has told a bankruptcy court it plans to eliminate 789 of its dealers nationwide as part of a government mandated effort to restructure its failing business, it is reported here Thursday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
In a document filed in federal bankruptcy court in New York, the company posted names of the dealers that have been targeted. They include Currie Motors of Forest Park, Ed Napleton Dodge in Westmont, Arlington Chrysler and Jeep Dodge.
The automaker now has about 3,200 dealers across the United States. It wants to have stronger, more profitable dealers with better facilities; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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