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Tampa area car dealerships forced to close

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 13, 2009

At least 20 dealerships have closed in the past two years or are expected to close, although many have kept their used car operations open. Some fell to poor sales, some to the discontinuation of Saturn and some after GM and Chrysler terminated their franchises. The dealerships affected:

Closed

Brandon Suzuki, Brandon

Bill Heard Chevrolet, Plant City

Suzuki of Tampa Bay, Tampa

Ernie Haire Ford, Tampa

Tampa Mitsubishi, Tampa

AutoWay Chevrolet, Tampa

Tom Moore Chevrolet, Tampa

St. Pete Chrysler Jeep, St. Petersburg

Fitzgerald Countryside Chrysler Jeep, Clearwater

AutoWay Dodge, Clearwater

Russell Mazda, Clearwater

AutoWay Pontiac-GMC North, Port Richey

Tarpon Springs Dodge, Holiday

Scheduled to close

Lott-Mather Pontiac-GMC, Plant City

Saturn of Brandon, Brandon

Saturn of Tampa, Tampa

Saturn of Clearwater, Clearwater

Saturn of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg

Crown Buick-Pontiac-GMC, St. Petersburg

Saturn of Port Richey, Port Richey

Source: Tribune research

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