"The worst thing is that all these dealers that went were all such huge community supporters," he added. "Everyone goes to car dealers for everything and anything -- charities, events, vehicles. Now they will be gone."

"I told my employees in six months it won't be Birchwood GM on the door, but it will be Birchwood something," Birchwood Automotive Group president Steve Chipman said. "We have a building we have to find a use for."

"I think the key point here is to make the public aware that we're still in business," he said. "We're still a GM dealer and we still have all the warranties and everything."