Small block 400's???

[MikeB]

Originally Posted by 1976gmc20

My relatives in TX are I think the only small town (about 2K pop) dealer that survived the bailout blitz, just because they were selling so many units over a large area. They had just bought two other dealerships in nearby towns in adjoining states in order to expand, but GM.gov forced them to shut those down

Yeah, driving through the small Texas towns, most of those dealerships are gone.

Funny story, but Fiat/Chrysler closed down a successful Dodge dealer in a small Texas town, thinking the customers would drive 50 miles to the nearest dealer in a larger town. But what happened was a Ford (or Chevy???) dealer in the small town took most of that business away from Dodge over the next few years. Turns out it wasn't just the town buying trucks, it was the surrounding area of farms, ranches, oil & gas facilities, etc. No doubt Fiat/Chrysler underestimated loyalty to local businesses.