We were #21 in the United States out of about 5,000 Chevrolet dealers for the month of December. It's kind of weird doing a "We're #21" chant but what the heck it's kind of cool for a little dealership on the West Side of Ft Worth to rank so high Nationally. Thank you T-Man you helped us beat Covert.

Rank
1 CLASSIC CHEVROLET, LTD. GRAPEVINE TX 397
2 AL SERRA CHEVROLET, INC. GRAND BLANC MI 297
3 BUFF WHELAN CHEVROLET, INC. STERLING HEIGHTS MI 241
4 KARL CHEVROLET, INC. ANKENY IA 214
5 PADDOCK CHEVROLET, INC. KENMORE NY 214
6 LONE STAR CHEVROLET JERSEY VILLAGE TX 203
7 DON HEWLETT CHEVROLET BUICK, INC. GEORGETOWN TX 202
8 MUNDAY CHEVROLET HOUSTON TX 192
9 SERPENTINI CHEVROLET OF STRONGSVILLE STRONGSVILLE OH 181
10 LYNN LAYTON CHEVROLET, INC. DECATUR AL 166
11 MARC HEITZ CHEVROLET, INC. NORMAN OK 163
12 BOB JOHNSON CHEVROLET ROCHESTER NY 160
13 HENNA CHEVROLET, L.P. AUSTIN TX 158
14 RELIABLE CHEVROLET RICHARDSON TX 151
15 SELMAN CHEVROLET COMPANY ORANGE CA 146
16 PHILLIPS CHEVROLET INC FRANKFORT IL 145
17 CHAMPION CHEVROLET GULF FREEWAY HOUSTON TX 142
18 HANK GRAFF CHEVROLET, INC. DAVISON MI 142
19 MIKE SAVOIE CHEVROLET, INC. TROY MI 141
20 SERVICE CHEVROLET, INC. LAFAYETTE LA 141
21 MORITZ CHEVROLET, LTD. FORT WORTH TX 139
22 COVERT CHEVROLET, BUICK, PONTIAC, GMC BASTROP TX 137
23 JON HALL CHEVROLET, INC. DAYTONA BEACH FL 136
24 CRISWELL CHEVROLET, INC. GAITHERSBURG MD 135
25 SANDS MOTOR COMPANY GLENDALE AZ 133

congrats Monte. I still need to make it over there when I get a chance.

Monte, What should one make of the fact that eight of the top 25 are here in the Lone Star, and from a quick look, only one of those 25 is in the PRC. Is that just the fact that they have more stores, or is the Kalifornia economy so bad that people ain't buying? Or, is everyone in the PRC driving a mercedes/bmw?

I found that number a bit of a surprise.

The list I got this from actually shows the Top 250 Dealers and there are plenty of California dealers represented. As far as Texas having so many in the Top 25 that's pretty typical when you look at the whole list Texas is pretty dominant in fact 16 Texas Dealers are in the Top 50. The Midwest and North East seem to do pretty well too.

Once again monte, I should have bought my cobalt from you instead of reliable chevrolet

I did a commercial for Karl Chevrolet #4. He's a good friend of my dads. Right on 35 just North of Des Moines. On a good Saturday they can sell a hundred.

Good job Monte.

No love for me Monte?

Monte, Is the current economic situation going to lead to the loss of many of the small town dealerships and sales becoming more focused on the larger high volume sales type operation?

I wonder how long the marginal dealerships can continue to exist while sales are down. People are seeing ads from the high volume dealers and are willing to drive some distance to get the better deal.

Is this what you see happening?

I was surprised to see 3 of the top 25 from Michigan with their terrible economy!

I know you asked Monte but here is what I know.

A small town dealer that sell's 25 new cars a month can not make you the same deal that you can get somewhere like Moritz. They have to survive on a lot less volume so have to make up for it on the profits.

Thank you too....... We could not have done this with out all the folks from the Forum that bought last month.

By the way we were down 12 units from last December which is not too bad considering the current conditions.

Count again My elder with your reading specs on this time. Its 9 in the top 25 from Texas.

I'm curious Monte, what factor's make them on this list? As a consumer (who has way to many car's LOL) all I care about is getting the best price I can on a vehicle. If I walk away thinking your gonna have to mix sawdust in the meatloaf to feed yer kid's dinner tonight, because of the lousy comission you got from me, I'm happy! (er...not personal, but you get what I mean LOL)

Congrats!!..Its about time I get myself a truck..just paid off my Impala..might have to pay Moritz a visit!

Rusk had two dealerships, one ford and one chevy , both went belly up last month. The chevy place is going to try to stay
open as used cars and service dept only.


MO

It's going to be tough for the smaller dealers but in my opinion even tougher for some of the under performing big dealers who have unbelievable overhead. There are some huge dealerships in the DFW area that only sold 40-60 new cars last month they will not last long at that rate.

I think the general public has no idea how little money a dealership actually makes on many of its sales. Given the current situation, and the fact that taxes and other expenses continue to mount, I don't see how some of them are going to survive.

It is kinda sad. I drive out to Kaufman at times to get service on my truck because I hate the huge maintenance facility at the mega store. I can even call the folks in Kaufman and ask questions of the service staff. Try that a five star Ford and see how it goes.

Oh well, some call it progress.

I don't see Jeff Gordon Chevolet in there.He is 20 miles from Bolivia NC.I know he sells a lot of Chevys.LOL

4 of the 25

congrats Monte, if I'm ever in the market for a Chevy, I'll look you up

Congrats.

They were #121

Greg James,the Chevrolet dealer in Rusk, has his house in Nacogdoches up for sale for $700,000. I guess it was a good dealership for a while.

Way to go, Monte !

Dang lots of reading glasses needed around here.

1 CLASSIC CHEVROLET, LTD. GRAPEVINE TX 397
6 LONE STAR CHEVROLET JERSEY VILLAGE TX 203
7 DON HEWLETT CHEVROLET BUICK, INC. GEORGETOWN TX 202
8 MUNDAY CHEVROLET HOUSTON TX 192
13 HENNA CHEVROLET, L.P. AUSTIN TX 158
14 RELIABLE CHEVROLET RICHARDSON TX 151
17 CHAMPION CHEVROLET GULF FREEWAY HOUSTON TX 142
21 MORITZ CHEVROLET, LTD. FORT WORTH TX 139
22 COVERT CHEVROLET, BUICK, PONTIAC, GMC BASTROP TX 137

My reply was to the person who stated 3 Michigan dealers out of 25 and it's really 4....put your glasses on and see the [Re: RayBob] next to the topic in my post.

I live right around the corner from Classic and it is a giant of a Dealership. I can see how they'd move a lot of units. I'd be interested to see just how many vehicles they have on site because for as big as it is, there's no room wasted. It's bumper to bumper, mirror to mirror.

lol well I guess you told me

Are the numbers how many vehicles were sold ina month?

Yes that's the number sold for the month of December.

I thought the auto industry was slow.

My brother in law just got laid off as a service manager at a Chevrolet dealer in California. Not sure how big that operation was, but things are definitely tough for some of these folks.

Monte----Just out of curiosity with the 9/25 for TEXAS dealerships,in your opinion,why was Landmark out of Houston,unable to survive?They always advertised top Chevy sales in Texas,was that just misleading advertising on their part covering up a much bigger problem?

By the way...GREAT JOB MONTE!!!

Hey Monte, whatever it takes to help ya buddy, I'm there. Need me to buy a couple more in January too? you just say the word.

If only T-man would convince all of his Southlake neighbors to buy a Chevy (for their hired help of course) it could bump Monte up into the #1 slot.

Where do you think Classic is located?

What I should do is tell all of them to go to Monte, instead of Classic.

I hate to speculate on their problems because I don't really know what happened. I do know that at one time they were a big name in Texas Chevrolet sales. It's been a long time since they were #1 but they were definitely close to the top.

Classic is a great dealership their location makes them tough to beat T-Man send em our way.

Great job Monte,
It goes both ways as all the TFFers appreciate all the things you and Moritz do for us.

I don't remember exactly when, but the Quitman Chevy dealership went belly up in the last year or so.

I've always had a hard time understanding how more than one dealership in a county could survive in East Texas. Houston, Dallas, etc. I can understand, but having a dealership in Quitman, Mineola, plus, Gladewater, Winnsboro and so forth, I'm just at a loss to understand how that many could survive in areas of such low population densities.

TFP

TFP - you won't see many older/antique vehicles sitting out in the fields when driving the backroads in those areas - that's because people are still driving them.

Hey JayinGrapevine, There are approx. 2400 units on the ground at Classic Chevrolet.

I live about 4 miles from Munday Chevy and got my 1500 Silverado there (Monte I did not know you yet!)

Where did James Wood's dealership rank?

He's got a couple of monster Chevy auto parks.

CONGRATS MONTE! GOOD SERVICE ALSO KEEPS CUSTOMERS COMING BACK TO DEALERSHIPS TO BUY CARS ALSO!!!! AGAIN GOOD JOB

They have 2 stores both were in the the Top 250 one was 45th and the other was ranked at 200.