Family Hyundai in Dalton, Ga., will shut down today, President Alan Brooker said on Thursday. He said the dealership at the the former Family Lincoln Mercury Hyundai Isuzu slowed down after the dealership moved Lincoln and Mercury sales to Brooker Ford on Shugart Road, and Isuzu shut down most of its North America operations.
“Essentially we were left just with Hyundai to cover the overhead,” Mr. Brooker said. “We kept cutting expenses thinking as the economy turned around and Hyundai grew, we could make it fly, but we just could never cut our expenses enough to make it profitable.”
Although the Walnut Avenue location made more money than the family’s other locations during the Cash for Clunkers program, Mr. Brooker said he realized that the end of the program meant the end for Family Hyundai.
Customers can have warranty work performed at Long of Chattanooga Hyundai on International Drive.
Local IRS office to open Saturday