Case | HBS Case Collection | 2009 (Revised from original 2009 version)

The Termination of U.S. Auto Dealerships in 2009

by Das Narayandas, Kerry Herman and Sarah Morton

Abstract

The case chronicles the sudden termination of many U.S. autodealers in the wake of the economic crisis in the fall of 2008.

Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Financial Crisis; Marketing; Distribution; Sales; Auto Industry; United States;

Citation:

Narayandas, Das, Kerry Herman, and Sarah Morton. "The Termination of U.S. Auto Dealerships in 2009." Harvard Business School Case 510-044, September 2009. (Revised from original September 2009 version.)