The company is called RLJ-McLarty-Landers, and it operates six Chrysler dealerships throughout the South. All six dealerships are safe from closing. The dealer locations are:
- Bentonville, AR (northwest Arkansas)
- Lee's Summit, MO (south of Kansas City, MO)
- Branson, MO
- Olathe, KS (near Kansas City)
- Bossier City, LA (near Shreveport)
- Huntsville, AL
The interesting part is who the three main owners of the company are. The owners are Steve Landers (long-time car dealer, 4th-generation dealer), Thomas "Mack" McLarty (former Chief of Staff for President Clinton), and Robert Johnson (founder of Black Entertainment Television and co-owner of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats). Landers has given money to Republicans in the past, but McLarty campaigned for Obama in 2008, and Johnson has given countless amounts of money to Democrats over the years.
I will post some information on RLJ-McLarty-Landers and how their dealership are effected by the closings shortly.
http://www.internetautoguide.com/auto-news/25-int/31455/index.html
2 comments:
Thank you for doing this.
I think it has more to do with the fact that most of these dealerships are owned buy rich whit guys, and they are predominantly Republican.
So of course the majority of closing dealers are Republican, because ALL dealers are predominantly Republican to begin with.
I think you have the cart inf ront of the horse.
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