text: Well, I disagree.  Lithia Motors enjoys obvious economies of scale that local dealers have a hard time competing with - Lithia is in effect a wholesaler selling to the public.  Lithia can easily adjust operations to accommodate an additional 2.5% cost, and still enjoy those economies of scale profitably.  Once again, those interstate operators will spread the cost thinly among neighboring states.
  
  I don't think Lithia will "pull up stakes" in Oregon, why would they?  They are acting like spoiled brats, hoping to influence voters with a phony sob story, like the old soap "Queen for a day" - the contestant telling the saddest sob story of her hard life wins the washer-drier combo.
  
  Leaving defined markets isn't in the playbook of any of the grocery giants.
  
  Everyone is special, including you (in spades!).