"Chrysler will still build cars and honor their warranties while in bankruptcy" Thats what I'm reading and that's good news.
As for the number of dealerships........ my wife and I went to a Target near our house, maybe 20 minutes away. There are at least 20 dealerships we passed and on those dealer's lot were hundreds of unsold cars. This is 20 minutes away from another area that also has a ton of dealerships with a ton of cars and they are 20 minutes away from the next batch. There are too many dealerships. I remember the day when you had to order the car you wanted. Dealers kept fewer cars in stock. heck that was half the fun,placing the order and then waiting for your car to come in. Drive by the holding lots off 95 in Baltimore up by the docks, that is the reality of the situation, thousands of unsold cars waiting for a home.