Citing the economy, Tampa's oldest automobile dealership, Ferman, has halted new car sales and repairs at its Plant City location but will continue to sell used vehicles there. ...more

March 17, 2009

Shells Seafood Restaurants was losing money for years, but the chain's chief executive sounded upbeat when the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early September. ...more

November 30, 2008

TAMPA Ernie Haire Ford Inc. of Tampa has filed for bankruptcy protection, boosting to at least five the number of local auto dealerships to falter in the troubled economy. On Monday, Ernie Haire filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which will allow it to continue operating and to reorganize its finances while protected from its creditors. ...more

November 25, 2008

AutoWay Dodge of Clearwater closed this week and sold its Dodge franchise to another dealer, becoming at least the fourth local automobile dealership to shut down this year. ...more

November 19, 2008

The economy has sunk another Tampa Bay area auto dealership. This week, AutoNation Inc. of Fort Lauderdale closed its AutoWay Dodge dealership at 19400 U.S. 19 N. in Clearwater. ...more

November 18, 2008

Recession or not, a Texas-based car dealership chain is moving ahead with plans to buy the closed Bill Heard Chevrolet in Plant City. ...more

November 12, 2008

AutoWay Chevrolet of Tampa Bay, a Tampa dealership, closed its sales operation Tuesday as General Motors continues to thin its dealership ranks. ...more

November 12, 2008

In April, Lowell Weaver of Oviedo drove across the state, steered his 2000 Range Rover into the Bob Wilson Dodge dealership in Tampa and traded for a new Dodge Nitro. ...more

October 19, 2008

With losses reaching $5 million a month, Bill Heard Chevrolet filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early Monday in a federal court in Alabama. ...more

September 30, 2008

With losses reaching $5 million a month, Bill Heard Chevrolet filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early today in a federal court in Alabama. ...more

September 29, 2008