Today is a good day for the used car industry and used car managers. Chrysler announced today that it would reinstate 50 dealerships. These franchises were part of the 800 dealerships that Chrysler cut ties with during their bankruptcy procedures.

“The 50 dealers are in locations that offer customer service benefits and will have limited adverse impact on the dealers within our current network,” Chrysler said in a statement. This sounds like good news for these 50 dealerships, as well as Chrysler’s current dealer newtork, and the consumer.

Does this tell us anything about the current strenght of the domestic car market? Does this tell us anything about the strenght of Chrysler?

50 seems like a high number, until you consider GM reinstated 600 dealers this month. For the full GM story, click here. Our concern at The Used Car Voice is always with the dealer. From that perspective, this is a good thing for 50 dealerships and their employees. We send these 50 dealerships a congratulations and wish them success in the future.