Whitlow Chevrolet and Dominion Auto Group’s Southpark Chevrolet and Cadillac franchises are closing as part of General Motors Corp.‘s streamlining of its dealer base. The three are among nearly 2,000 dealerships whose franchise agreements will not be renewed by the bankrupt automaker when they expire in October 2010, according to representatives.

Whitlow Chevrolet on Midlothian Turnpike in Chesterfield County is among the nearly 2,000 dealerships that General Motors is closing as part of its restructuring. In an advertisement in today’s Richmond Times-Dispatch, the dealer thanked customers for their patronage and that it had been told that the bankrupt manufacturer had “to go forward with a marketing plan that does not include Whitlow Chevrolet.“