Chrysler Plans to Close Almost 800 Dealerships

Many dealerships in the Northwest are part of the announced closures.

Courtesy: privatefleet.com

(NEW YORK) - Chrysler LLC has announced that it plans to eliminate around a quarter of its 3,200 U.S. dealerships by early next month. The company cites a bankruptcy court filing Thursday that the network is antiquated and has too many stores competing with each other.

Chrysler filed a motion with the U.S. bankruptcy Court in New York announcing its plans to eliminate 789 dealerships by June 9th.

The company that revived the "gas hog" in recent years in the form of oversize cars and trucks, states that many of the dealers' sales are too low. Chrysler's timing with its new high consumption vehicles came just ahead of the most recent gas crunch.

They report that a little over have their dealerships in the United States account for roughly 90 percent of company sales.

Dealers were told Thursday morning through United Parcel Service letters if they would remain or be eliminated, MSNBC reports. It was also announced that dealers on the hit list can appeal.

Chrysler has been the recipient of $4 billion in federal loans. The company has been operating in bankruptcy protection since April 30th 2009.

Chrysler sales this year dipped down 46 percent, when compared with the first four months of last year. That adds up Chrysler reports, to a $16.8 billion net loss for 2008.

Here is a complete list of all Chrysler dealership closures courtesy of MSNBC

These NW dealers are on the list:

A & D AUTO SALES INC (ALAN WEBB DODGE)
3712 NE 66TH AVE
VANCOUVER, WA 98661

BUD CLARY (BUD CLARY JEEP)
961 COMMERCE AV
LONGVIEW, WA 98632

CAMPBELL MOTORS INC
1550 NORTH FIRST STREET
HERMISTON, OR 97838

LINCOLN INC (COLUMBIA CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH)
700 SEVENTH AVENUE
LONGVIEW, WA 98632

D & R MOTORS, LLC (D & R MOTORS)
311 W MAIN ST
ENTERPRISE, OR 97828-1245

DAVE HAMILTON CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE (DAVE HAMILTON MOTORS)
2067 NORTH HIGHWAY 97
REDMOND, OR 97756

GRESHAM CHRYSLER JEEP, INC. (GRESHAM CHRYSLER JEEP, INC.)
1990 EAST POWELL BOULEVARD
GRESHAM, OR 97080

HAHN MOTOR COMPANY
1201 S 1ST ST
YAKIMA, WA 98901-3501

LARSON AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS, INC. (ROBERT LARSON'S CHRYSLER JEEP)
7601 SOUTH TACOMA WAY
TACOMA, WA 98409-7592

LEE PETERSON MOTORS INC
407 SOUTH FIRST STREET
YAKIMA, WA 98901-2807

LESKOVAR LINCOLN-MERCURY INC (LESKOVAR JEEP-EAGLE)
3020 WEST CLEARWATER
KENNEWICK, WA 99336

LITHA INC. JEEP-CHRY INC
360 E. JACKSON RD.
COLORADO SPRINGS, OR 97501

MILAM JEEP MAZDA, INC (MILAM JEEP)
608 RIVER ROAD
PUYALLUP, WA 98371

PETES GARAGE INC SOUTH
6 JEFFERSON
RITZVILLE, WA 99169

SHEPPARD MOTORS LTD
2300 WEST 7TH
EUGENE, OR 97402

SKAGIT AUTO CENTER INC
640 AUTO BLVD
BURLINGTON, WA 98233

TACOMA DODGE INCORPORATED
4101 S TACOMA WAY
TACOMA, WA 98409

THOMAS SALES & SERVICE INC (T S & S)
2060 NORTHEAST HIGHWAY 20
BEND, OR 97701

TIMBERLINE DODGE INC (TIMBERLINE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE)
2406 N E SANDY BLVD
PORTLAND, OR 97232-2399

TRI-CITIES MOTOR SALES LLC (CHRYSLER OF TRI-CITIES)
3203 W MARIE ST
PASCO, WA 99301