GM Dealership Closings
October 22, 2009
General Motors Corp. plans to close approximately 40 percent of its dealerships nationwide as part of its restructuring effort. The automaker mailed out notices to about 1,100 underperforming dealerships on May 14, notifying them that their franchise agreements will not be renewed when they expire in October, 2010. GM also is eliminating its Hummer, Pontiac, Saab and Saturn divisions. The automaker has said it would like to sell Hummer and Saturn should potential buyers emerge. Pontiac will be cut outright and Saab already is separating from GM in bankruptcy proceedings in Sweden. The automaker asked its dealerships to begin winding down their businesses to clear out their inventory before their franchise agreements expire. That allows the dealers to sell the vehicles — and get a return on their investment — rather than returning their inventories to GM. The automaker has said it will not release the names of any dealerships it sent letters to, and each independently-owned dealership will decide if and when it will release that information. This map shows Michigan GM dealerships, along with the various makes they sell. Green markers indicate dealerships which will remain open and red markers indicate dealerships which GM has announced they will close. The map will be updated as dealers announce their plans to close. The orange markers on the map indicate dealerships which will lose at least one brand. Most dealerships sell more than one make, so the loss of a single nameplate doesn’t necessarily mean the dealership will close. Others, such as Saturn, generally operate independently and the loss of a nameplate likely would result in the dealership’s closure unless the owner could negotiate a deal to partner with another automaker.
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