Osceola's Anchor Motors, Beecher of Shenandoah and Irwin Auto of Winterset are on the list. M&M Motors of Creston spared.
M&M owner Jack Davis said "very good news" is what came today in a letter from Chrysler LLC.
The letter ended a period of waiting and wondering by affirming M&M will be retained as a Chrysler dealer.
"It is very good news, and that's kind of what we all needed," said Davis. "That is absolutely what we were waiting for."
The dealership will be assumed and assigned to a new company that purchases Chrysler's assets.
"We're excited about it," said Davis. "We think with the new management and the possible involvement of the Fiat Group there could be some new designs and new directions that could be good for the auto industry and the Chrysler customers."
Davis added he feels bad for those who didn't make the cut.
Chrysler dealerships in Iowa to close under the company's bankruptcy filing Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York. The company indicated in the filing that it plans to close 789 dealerships by June 9, including 22 in Iowa.
The Iowa dealerships are:
—1st Avenue Chrysler Inc., Cedar Rapids
—Anchor Motor Co. Inc. Osceola
—Beecher Inc., Shenandoah
—Benson Motor Incorporated, Ames
—Bill Lyons Car Company, Mason City
—Delzell Motor Co., Burlington
—Des Moines Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc., Des Moines
—Friday's Service Inc., Conrad
—Harlan Auto Mart Inc., Harlan
—Holdiman Motor Inc., Cedar Falls
—Irwin Auto Co. of Winterset LLC, Winterset
—Johnson County Motors, L.C., Coralville
—Ken Krause Motors Inc., Emmetsburg
—McCormick Motors, Ida Grove
—Mike Finnin Motors Inc., Dubuque
—Motor Inn Inc., Esterville
—Motor Inn of Le Mars Inc., Le Mars
—Rhoden Auto Center Inc., Council Bluffs
—Ron Willey Ford Inc., Nevada
—Schuelke Auto Company, Storm Lake
—Shottenkirk-Illinois Inc., West Burlington
—Willey Inc., Ames