Dealers haven't seen this much pain since the Great Depression.rnEach day's bad news makes them wonder how much longer their brands or automakers will be around. They lay off longtime employees. They plead with lenders and lawmakers for relief, while the clock ticks down on their dealership's viability. As New Mexico dealer Bob Cockerham told lawmakers when he came to Washington to ask for help unfreezing consumer and floor-planning credit, "We don't have months for this-we have days."
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