Fort Wayne Auto Dealers Closing

With the rash of auto manufactures announcing cutback in dealerships everyone is wondering if their fort wayne auto dealer will still be in business to repair and service their cars. As of today several Fort Wayne auto dealers announced they will be losing their association with Chrysler and General Motors. The Fort Wayne auto businesses that have already been notified by Chrysler are: Tomkinson Dodge of Fort Wayne, Trier Ford-Chrysler in Columbia City, Meyer Auto Sales in Monroeville, and Sorg South of Warsaw. In addition, I was watching the news at lunch time and heard channel 15 news announce that GM will be cutting ties with Don Ayres Pontiac Honda GMC on Lima Road and Mendenhall-Roy Chevrolet in Grabill.

With the financial state of both automakers It is possible that further reductions in the amount of auto dealers in the Fort Wayne area could take place. Most of these franchises will run through 2010 from what I’ve been reading in the paper and online. Just because a car lot wont have a franchise with a national auto maker doesn’t meant that they will necessarily pack up the desk and close the doors. Most of these businesses have established auto repair and service facilities that will continue to operate I’m sure. My daughter had just bought a car from Tomkinson and called up all worried that her car warranty was suddenly going to be null and void. Don’t fret there will still plenty of Fort Wayne auto dealers around that can handle your warranty repairs and service needs. However that’s hard to explain to a teenager that just bought her first car with her own hard earned money. I’ll post further updates about the closing of other Fort Wayne auto dealerships as I hear of them.