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Archive Home > 2010 > March > 07 > Caught in Chrysler’s crash

Caught in Chrysler’s crash

Longtime dealer, blindsided by franchise reshuffle, heading to arbitration

By Tim Doran / The Bulletin
March 7, 2010

Bend car dealer Matt Thomas was eating breakfast at Cheerleaders Grill & Sports Pub in May, when he learned Chrysler had decided to snatch away the Dodge franchise his family had operated for 73 years.

The news came from a friend and fellow auto dealer, who called from the Midwest to offer....

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