Joe Reising, vice president of R.L. Reising Sales, right, on Saturday talks with salesman Bill Dralle, 70, who's worked at the Beecher, Ill., Chevrolet dealership 48 years. Reising's grandfather, Roy, founded the dealership in 1929.

DETROIT -- Nearly 2,000 car dealers spent the weekend asking themselves: What now?
General Motors told 1,100 dealers Friday that they would lose their franchises by October 2010. Thursday, Chryslertold 789 dealers they would be shut by June 9, according to USA Today.

Many dealers plan to fight by filing appeals with the manufacturers or mounting legal battles in court. Others say they'll switch to selling only used cars and continue doing repair work for their customers.