what do you have for us? good to see you, tony. well, yeah, gm says about a quarter of the dealerships it planned to shut will remain open, 661 to be exact, and they are expected to be notified on their new dealer. karl porter of affiliate kare takes a look. reporter: residents rely on stillwater motors, for reasons deeper than just service. it s more than just selling cars. it s deeper than that. it was personal. reporter: it s a third-generation family dealership from the old days. here on the other lot reporter: but last year when general motors needed to restructure, they discontinued their franchise to about 2,000 dealerships nationwide, including stillwater, where their buick franchise was yanked. we have a pretty big customer base that came through that bought their buicks, and the ability not to serve them, as we had in the past, well, it affected us and the community. reporter: they were pretty
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