Dealergate 7: Why were top-performing dealers closed?


	Dealergate 7: Why were top-performing dealers closed?

n2sooners

6-5-2009 6:50 PM

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chrysler, dealerships, government, politics

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6-6-2009 10:20 PM

merrie

The owner of the Cook dealership operation in Little Rock
was interviewed on Neil Cavuto's financial show. She made a map of the dealerships that were to be closed and the results are telling.

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