the car business
I spoke with my grandfather today about about the proposed auto bailout. He has been a car dealer for almost 30 years, selling and servicing General Motors products in a small town in northeast Indiana.
When I was in high school, I spent my summers working for him, washing cars, helping in the accounting department and picking up every cigarette butt on the lot.
My uncle runs the dealership now, and my grandfather marveled today about how his son managed to actually make money in November when almost every other dealer lost it.
They only sold 12 new cars in the entire month, but made up for it by selling 92 used vehicles.
My grandfather said that business is already picking up in December. (They had already sold three new trucks this morning.) Like many dealerships in smaller towns, his employs a lot of people from the community and supports many local organizations, and because of them I hope his business continues to improve.
