Nine Nebraska dealerships are among the 789 dealers, Chrysler is seeking to drop from its retail network according to documents filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan today.In a statement filed with the court, Chrysler said it needs to pare its dealer network so that the company can begin implementing efficiencies, marketing strategies, production plans and model changes. Chrysler studied the sales, locations, market shares, finances and facilities of each of its dealers to identify the strongest of its roughly thirty-two hundred outlets.

The Nebraska dealerships named by Chrysler are Russwood Chrysler in Lincoln, Faws Garage in Arapahoe, Jerry Spady Jeep-Eagle in Hastings, Kobza Motors in David City, Meyer-Earp Auto Center in Auburn, Team Jeep in Scottsbluff, Subway Motors in Milford, and Lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Omaha.

Some dealers have questioned the methodology used by the company in their deliberations and have vowed to battle the planned cuts. General Motors is planning to cut approximately twenty-six hundred of its 6,246 dealerships