Pops has not made a public statement on the situation, though we will say what we learned on a visit at the plant on Thursday. Wayne has been focused on retiring for a couple of years. He has had opportunities to sell the business including some recently, though selected to just close it for reasons we can not discuss. There has been an ongoing effort to purchase the business, though it recently fell apart for some unknown reason and after that Wayne decided to just close and slowly exit. The dealership is an excellent dealership built by Wayne and his staff all together. We know the Mechanics have other jobs lines up, and Lavonne was on a slower schedule already. Bea will have to find another opportunity, though is staying with Wayne till he closes. Over the last several years retail sales at Pops slowed significantly over this time. Prior to that they were a really high profile dealership in an neat little location outside Williamsburg, Va, in Toano. BCB
