It was a week for mourning the loss of dealers who have peddled Dodges and Jeeps and Pontiacs for generations and who have supported untold numbers of Little League teams and breast cancer walks along the way.
There is no way to put a happy face on Chrysler's move to eliminate 789 of its 3,200 dealers or General Motors' plan to eliminate 1,100 dealers.
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