{"id":9115,"date":"2026-07-12T11:36:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T11:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecodriveautosales.com\/us\/?p=9115"},"modified":"2026-07-12T11:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T11:36:48","slug":"why-used-car-dealerships-closing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecodriveautosales.com\/us\/why-used-car-dealerships-closing\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Used Car Dealerships Are Closing in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<style>body{font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.55;color:#111;}.styled_h2{font-size:1.8em;font-weight:bold;margin:1.5em 0 1em 0;color:#333;}.styled_h3{font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin:1.3em 0 0.8em 0;color:#444;}.styled_h4{font-size:1.2em;font-weight:bold;margin:1.2em 0 0.6em 0;color:#555;}.q_underline1{background:#ffeb3b;padding:0 4px;border-bottom:3px solid #ffe900;}.q_underline2{background:#99f9ff;padding:0 4px;border-bottom:3px solid #99f9ff;}.q_underline3{background:#ffcccb;padding:0 4px;border-bottom:3px solid #ff99b8;}.video-container-long{position:relative;width:100%;max-width:560px;margin:0 auto;aspect-ratio:16\/9;}.video-container-long iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;}@media (max-width:768px){.video-container-long{max-width:100%;margin:0;}}table.comparison-table{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:700px;margin:1em auto;}table.comparison-table th,table.comparison-table td{border:1px solid #ccc;padding:8px 12px;text-align:left;}table.comparison-table th{background:#f5f5f5;font-weight:bold;}.center{text-align:center;}.alignnone{display:block;margin:20px auto;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"styled_h2\">Why So Many Used Car Dealers Are Going Under (Part 1): Tight Supply and a Race to the Bottom on Price<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">Introduction<\/h3>\n<p>Hi everyone, this is Suzuki from EcoDrive.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s topic is <strong>why used car dealer bankruptcies have become such a hot topic across the US<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>What got me thinking about this was that a car lot near my place here in Los Angeles recently shut down, and now it&#8217;s just an empty lot.<\/p>\n<p>I had a pretty good idea of why it happened, and I figured there might be some useful lessons in it, so I wanted to share my take with you.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the original video this article is based on (Japanese audio with English subtitles):<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container-long\" style=\"margin: 1.5em auto;\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SSutVzJ8Xz8?autoplay=1&amp;mute=1&amp;cc_load_policy=1&amp;cc_lang_pref=en&amp;start=16&amp;hl=en\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">The Empty Lots Are Piling Up<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecodriveautosales.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image_1782053606_07fa2b29.jpg\" alt=\"A vacant former car dealership lot\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 700px; display: block; margin: 20px auto; border-radius: 8px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The raw number of closures is honestly hard to pin down with a single figure, because how you slice the industry (independents, chains, shops with a service department attached, and so on) changes the picture.<\/p>\n<p>So instead, I&#8217;m going to talk about the structure of the problem based on what I&#8217;m seeing firsthand on the ground here in LA, and why dealers tend to end up in trouble.<\/p>\n<p>And lately, the neighborhood I&#8217;m in has been <span class=\"q_underline2\">filling up with empty lots where car dealers used to be<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>How about where you are? Around your workplace, or your neighborhood, aren&#8217;t you seeing more and more car dealers shutting their doors?<\/p>\n<p>Let me break down what&#8217;s actually going on here, drawing on my 20 years in the car business.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">The Two Reasons Used Car Dealers Are Struggling<\/h3>\n<p>To cut to the chase: <span class=\"q_underline3\">they have no cars to sell, and when they do sell, they can&#8217;t make a profit<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>These two things are happening at the same time, and that&#8217;s what&#8217;s pushing so many used car dealers into a corner.<\/p>\n<p>And the root of it is that <span class=\"q_underline1\">everyone is sourcing their cars the same way and selling them the same way<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Let me walk you through it below.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">Problem #1: Everyone Buys From the Same Place<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecodriveautosales.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image_1782053617_4bda4b73.jpg\" alt=\"Rows of cars at a wholesale auction lot\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 700px; display: block; margin: 20px auto; border-radius: 8px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When I say everyone buys from the same place, what I mean is that <span class=\"q_underline1\">for most independent dealers, the go-to source is the car auction<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>You may have heard of these before, but there&#8217;s essentially a wholesale bidding market for used cars.<\/p>\n<p>Tons of used cars get listed there and traded auction-style, and the dealer who bids the highest gets the car. That&#8217;s how it works.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s nothing wrong with that in itself, but there&#8217;s a catch.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"styled_h4\">The Number of Cars at Auction Is Painfully Low<\/h4>\n<p>The number of cars actually being listed at these auctions is <span class=\"q_underline2\">incredibly low right now<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Because there are so few, every dealer who wants inventory ends up crowding in.<\/p>\n<p>That turns into a bidding war, <span class=\"q_underline2\">prices shoot way up, and you simply can&#8217;t afford to buy<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"styled_h4\">Why Are So Few Cars Being Listed?<\/h4>\n<p>So why are so few cars showing up at auction? To answer that, you have to think about who&#8217;s listing cars at auction in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>The answer is car dealers themselves, originally.<\/p>\n<p>When a dealer sells a car, they usually take a trade-in. And the trade-ins that don&#8217;t fit their own lot, the cars they wouldn&#8217;t sell themselves, are exactly what they&#8217;d send off to auction.<\/p>\n<p>Cars coming off a lease are another big source of auction inventory \u2014 though those usually belong to the leasing or finance company, which sends them to auction to turn them back into cash.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"styled_h4\">Dealers Stopped Letting Cars Go<\/h4>\n<p>But these days, because there are so few cars in the market to begin with, dealers have decided that even a car that isn&#8217;t quite their usual style is worth more if they sell it themselves, so <span class=\"q_underline1\">they&#8217;ve stopped sending cars to auction<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>They hold onto them and sell them on their own lot.<\/p>\n<p>So there are fewer cars at auction to begin with, which makes sourcing hard.<\/p>\n<p>And even when you do manage to source a car, <span class=\"q_underline2\">the price has climbed sky-high<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">Problem #2: Everyone Sells the Same Way<\/h3>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s the problem of not being able to turn a profit.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of that is that everyone sells the same way.<\/p>\n<p>Every dealer lists their cars on the same kind of online marketplaces.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"styled_h4\">The Structure That Forces a Price War<\/h4>\n<p>When everyone posts in the same place, the everyday shopper browsing those listings ends up judging mostly on price.<\/p>\n<p>So to catch a customer&#8217;s eye, dealers start pricing just a little lower than the shop down the street.<\/p>\n<p>And setting a lower price means <span class=\"q_underline2\">cutting into your gross profit \u2014 which is to say, your bottom line on the sale<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"styled_h4\">Why Dealers Can&#8217;t Just Raise Prices: How Comparison Sites Create a Price-First Marketplace<\/h4>\n<p>You might think, &#8220;If your costs are high, just pass that on in the sale price.&#8221; That logic is sound, but in the real world it&#8217;s often hard to pull off.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s because nearly every used car dealer lists on the same marketplaces, so from the shopper&#8217;s side, <span class=\"q_underline1\">the same car is sitting right next to its competitors, easy to compare line by line<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>When that&#8217;s the case, the first thing a buyer&#8217;s eye lands on is, inevitably, the price.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, dealers differ on things like how well they assess a car&#8217;s condition, the quality of their reconditioning, the warranty they offer, and their after-sale support.<\/p>\n<p>But those things are harder to get across on a listing page than a price tag. So the easy-to-see point of difference ends up being price, and <span class=\"q_underline2\">a race to undercut each other kicks in<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Buy high, sell low&#8221; tends to happen structurally, and this price-first marketplace is a big part of why.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"styled_h4\">The Vicious Cycle of Buying High and Selling Low<\/h4>\n<p>To put it all together, here&#8217;s the picture.<\/p>\n<p>At auction, bidding wars force you to source at high prices.<\/p>\n<p>And on the sales sites, price competition forces you to sell low.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"q_underline3\">Buy high, sell low.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no way that turns a profit.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"styled_h4\">What Happens When You Have No Inventory? The Cash-Flow Squeeze<\/h4>\n<p>When you hear &#8220;no cars to sell,&#8221; it might just sound like sales dip a bit. But for a used car dealer, this is actually one of the most dangerous spots of all.<\/p>\n<p>The used car business, roughly speaking, is a model where <span class=\"q_underline1\">money goes out first and comes back later<\/span>. Once you source a car, the pre-sale costs generally start stacking up:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transport and registration paperwork fees<\/li>\n<li>Inspection, reconditioning, and replacing wear items<\/li>\n<li>Cleaning and detailing<\/li>\n<li>Listing fees on marketplaces, advertising costs, and so on<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And of course, fixed costs like rent and payroll hit every single month no matter what.<\/p>\n<p>Now, when auction prices spike and your cost per car goes up, you need more working capital just to hold the same number of cars.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on the sales floor, price competition thins out your margins. And then you get a chain reaction: <span class=\"q_underline2\">turnover slows, cash doesn&#8217;t come back, and you can&#8217;t make your next purchase<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, an inventory shortage isn&#8217;t just a matter of running out of stock. It&#8217;s a problem that hits your cash flow directly.<\/p>\n<p>That covers the problems on the sales side. Next, let me pull #1 and #2 together to map out the path that leads toward bankruptcy.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">Putting It Together: The &#8220;Vicious Cycle&#8221; That Leads Toward Bankruptcy<\/h3>\n<p>Let me sum up the discussion so far.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #ffecec; padding: 12px 14px; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid #ffd0d0; margin: 14px 0;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 6px; font-weight: bold;\">Problem #1: Everyone buys from the same place<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0; font-weight: bold;\">Problem #2: Everyone sells the same way<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #eaf6ff; padding: 14px 16px; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid #cfe6ff; margin: 16px 0;\">\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 1.2em;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><strong>[The vicious cycle]<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 1.2em;\">\n<li><strong>There are too few cars in the market overall<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dealers hold onto their trade-ins, so fewer cars get listed at auction<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Auctions turn into bidding wars and source prices rise<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The sales floor is a side-by-side comparison on the same sites, so price competition thins margins<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fixed costs don&#8217;t change, no cash is left over, and the cash flow seizes up<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>As long as this structure exists, even a shop that&#8217;s doing everything right can suddenly find itself in trouble, and that&#8217;s the scary part.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">The Root Cause Is &#8220;Dependence&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>I think the root cause of both of these problems is <span class=\"q_underline1\">dependence on a single source for buying and a single method for selling<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>On the sourcing side, auctions are the only game in town, so you could say dealers are dependent on the auction.<\/p>\n<p>On the selling side, they&#8217;re dependent on the online car marketplaces.<\/p>\n<p>Same source, same sales floor, even the same finance companies arranging the loans.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, everyone sells the same way.<\/p>\n<p>So where do you even differentiate?<\/p>\n<p>In the end, <span class=\"q_underline2\">price is the only lever left, so everyone keeps dropping their prices<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">An Industry That Never Changes<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecodriveautosales.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image_1782053665_a17b10b9.jpg\" alt=\"A quiet used car dealership lot\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 700px; display: block; margin: 20px auto; border-radius: 8px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And this way of doing things hasn&#8217;t changed in the used car industry for as long as anyone can remember.<\/p>\n<p>Because it&#8217;s been done this way forever, any company that has kept running on that old playbook, with used car sales as its one and only source of income, is in a really risky spot.<\/p>\n<p>To put it bluntly, in this day and age I think that model is already done.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"styled_h4\">The Limits of Competing on Price<\/h4>\n<p>And the same goes for any shop that wants to keep winning on price alone, I&#8217;d say that&#8217;s done too.<\/p>\n<p>The reason is that lately <span class=\"q_underline1\">the big players have built up serious pricing power<\/span>, so the small guys&#8217; &#8220;cheaper, cheaper&#8221; routine just doesn&#8217;t work anymore.<\/p>\n<p>The big chains have economies of scale on sourcing, and they can pour money into advertising.<\/p>\n<p>When a small shop tries to fight on that same turf, they don&#8217;t stand a chance.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">When Used Car Dealers Struggle, What Happens to Buyers?<\/h3>\n<p>Bankruptcies might look like a problem for people inside the industry, but they actually affect everyday buyers too. For example:<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #eaf6ff; padding: 14px 16px; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid #cfe6ff; margin: 14px 0;\">\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 1.2em;\">\n<li>The model you want simply doesn&#8217;t come onto the market (fewer options)<\/li>\n<li>Prices stay stubbornly high, and &#8220;more expensive than last year&#8221; becomes the norm<\/li>\n<li>Wait times for delivery stretch out, and terms get tougher<\/li>\n<li>More shops end up with weak after-sale and warranty support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>That kind of thing.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, not every shop is on shaky ground.<\/p>\n<p>But if you ever notice warning signs that give you pause, like a dealer being hard to reach or having extremely thin inventory, it&#8217;s worth taking a calm moment to <span class=\"q_underline1\">double-check the contract terms and the scope of the warranty<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #0066cc; background: #f5f9ff; padding: 16px; margin: 1.5em 0;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>Shopping for a used car you can actually trust?<\/strong> The whole point of this article is that price tags don&#8217;t tell you the things that matter most \u2014 careful inspection, an honest read on a car&#8217;s condition, and real after-sale support. That&#8217;s exactly what we focus on. Take a look at our current <a href=\"https:\/\/ecodriveautosales.com\/us\/car\/\">inventory<\/a> and see the difference for yourself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">Wrap-Up: Why Used Car Dealer Bankruptcies Are Making Headlines<\/h3>\n<p>Today I walked through the structure behind why used car dealer bankruptcies have become such a talked-about topic.<\/p>\n<p>At its core, there&#8217;s a structural problem across the whole industry: <span class=\"q_underline3\">everyone sources the same way and everyone sells the same way<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Buy high, sell low. Dealers who can&#8217;t break out of that vicious cycle are being driven into bankruptcy one after another, and that&#8217;s where things stand right now.<\/p>\n<p>So how do you survive in an environment like this?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll dig into the solutions in detail in Part 2.<\/p>\n<p><!--\nROUTINE EXECUTION LOG (autosales-en translation)\n================================================\n- Step 2 \u7ffb\u8a33: ondemand\u753b\u50cf3\u70b9\u30fb\u5439\u304d\u51fa\u3057\u30fb\u63a1\u7528well2\u30fb\u30b5\u30fc\u30d3\u30b9\u4fc3\u9032well2(FSD\u52d5\u753b\u542b\u3080)\u30fb\u30b3\u30d4\u30fc\u30dc\u30bf\u30f3\/\u524d\u5f8c\u30ca\u30d3\u9664\u53bb\u3002JP\u539f\u6587\u306e\u793e\u5185YouTube\u57cb\u3081\u8fbc\u307f4\u672c\u306f\u82f1\u8a9e\u8aad\u8005\u306b\u4fa1\u5024\u304c\u7121\u3044\u305f\u3081\u5168\u524a\u9664(REMOVE\u65b9\u91dd: JP\u8aad\u8005\u5c02\u7528\u8981\u7d20)\u3002cardlink\u30d6\u30ed\u30c3\u30af\u306a\u3057\u3002\n- Step 3 Pass 2 \u7ffb\u8a33\u30ea\u30d5\u30a1\u30a4\u30f3: \u6b8b\u5b58\u554f\u984c\u306a\u3057(\u539f\u6587\u306b\u5fe0\u5b9f\u30fb\u76f4\u8a33\u8abf\u306a\u3057\u30fb\u60c5\u5831\u6b20\u843d\u306a\u3057)\n- Step 4 Pass 2 \u30cd\u30a4\u30c6\u30a3\u30d6\u8996\u70b9\u30ea\u30d5\u30a1\u30a4\u30f3: \u6b8b\u5b58\u554f\u984c\u306a\u3057\u3002\u4e8b\u5b9f\u8981\u691c\u8a3c\u30d5\u30e9\u30b0\u306a\u3057(Top N\u7b49\u306e\u4f01\u696d\u540d\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306a\u3057)\u3002\u89b3\u70b95\u8a72\u5f53\u306a\u3057(\u4e00\u4eba\u79f0\u30a4\u30f3\u30b5\u30a4\u30c0\u30fc\u8996\u70b9\u30fb\u65e5\u672c\u6bd4\u8f03\u306a\u3057\u30fb\u30b9\u30c6\u30ec\u30aa\u30bf\u30a4\u30d7\u306a\u3057)\u3002intro \"here in America\"\u3092\"across the US\"\u306b\u5fae\u4fee\u6b63\u3002\n- Step 5 \u88c5\u98fe: article_type=general\u3001q_underline\u30cf\u30a4\u30e9\u30a4\u30c819\u7b87\u6240(yellow8+blue8+pink3)\n- Step 6 \u63a1\u7528CTA\u6570: 1(Car Purchase \/us\/car\/) \u2014 \u8cb7\u3044\u624b\u5f71\u97ff\u30bb\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u672b\u5c3e(\u307e\u3068\u3081\u76f4\u524d)\u306b\u633f\u5165\n- Step 7 \u9078\u5b9a\u30bf\u30a4\u30c8\u30eb: Why Used Car Dealerships Are Going Out of Business in the US(60\u5b57)\n- Step 7 \u9078\u5b9aslug: why-used-car-dealerships-closing(\u91cd\u8907\u30c1\u30a7\u30c3\u30af\u6e08\u30fb\u7a7a\u914d\u5217\u78ba\u8a8d)\n- Step 8 \u753b\u50cf\u751f\u6210\u30b3\u30b9\u30c8: 3\u679a\u63a1\u7528(\u521d\u56de3 + \u30ea\u30c8\u30e9\u30a41=\u8a084\u679a\u751f\u6210)\u3002IMG1\u7a7a\u304d\u5730\/IMG2\u30aa\u30fc\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\/IMG3\u8ca9\u58f2\u5e97\u30ed\u30c3\u30c8\n- Step 8 \u8b66\u544a\u4ed8\u304d\u63a1\u7528: \u306a\u3057\u3002IMG3\u306f\u30ea\u30c8\u30e9\u30a4\u7248\u63a1\u7528(\u521d\u56de\u7248\u306f\u524d\u666f\u8eca\u306e\u30a8\u30f3\u30d6\u30ec\u30e0\u304c\u76ee\u7acb\u3064\u305f\u3081\u5dee\u66ff)\u3002\u30ea\u30c8\u30e9\u30a4\u7248\u306e\u5efa\u7269\u306b\u9020\u8a9e\"Laew\"\u304c\u5c0f\u3055\u304f\u5199\u308b\u304c\u5b9f\u5728\u30d6\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u8a31\u5bb9\u7bc4\u56f2\n- \u5143\u8a18\u4e8bURL: https:\/\/www.ecodriveondemand.com\/los-angeles-used-car-dealer-vicious-cycle-1\/\n- \u8a18\u4e8b\u30bf\u30a4\u30d7: general(\u30d3\u30b8\u30cd\u30b9\u30fb\u524d\u7de8)\n- HUMAN_REVIEW_REQUIRED: false\n- \u516c\u958b\u524d\u30ec\u30d3\u30e5\u30fc\u53cd\u6620(5\u70b9\u30fb\u7684\u3092\u7d5e\u3063\u305f\u4e8b\u5b9f\u7cbe\u5ea6\u4fee\u6b63): (1)\u30ea\u30fc\u30b9\u8fd4\u5374\u8eca\u306e\u6240\u6709\u95a2\u4fc2\u3092\u91d1\u878d\u4f1a\u793e\u6240\u6709\u306b\u8a02\u6b63 (2)\"none comes across on a listing page\"\u3092\u539f\u6587\"\u4f1d\u308f\u308a\u306b\u304f\u3044\"\u306b\u5408\u308f\u305b\u7de9\u548c (3)gross margin\u2192gross profit (4)\"the source is the car auction\"\u3092\"for most independent dealers, the go-to source\"\u306b\u9650\u5b9a (5)\"most fatal points\"\u2192\"most dangerous spots\"\u3002\u8a18\u4e8b\u306e\u4e3b\u5f35\u30fb\u58f0\u30fb\u5f8c\u7de8\u6e29\u5b58\u306f\u7dad\u6301\u3001\u539f\u6587\u306b\u7121\u3044\u5185\u5bb9\u306e\u8ffd\u52a0\u3084\u8457\u8005\u4e3b\u5f35\u3068\u77db\u76fe\u3059\u308b\u66f8\u63db\u306f\u4e0d\u63a1\u7528\u3002\n--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why So Many Used Car Dealers Are Going Under (Part 1): Tight Supply and a Race to the Bottom on Price Introduction Hi everyone, this is Suzuki from EcoDrive. Today&#8217;s topic is why used car dealer bankruptcies have become such a hot topic across the US. 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