Springfield, Illinois – Green Family Stores, which has several car dealerships in Springfield, has made an announcement that their service and sales department will be open during the “stay at home” order that Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced this afternoon.
In a Facebook post, which was published within an hour, the post says, “Automobile dealerships and service drives have been deemed an essential business by the Governor. Green Family Stores will continue to assist our customers with their service and automobile needs during the Shelter in Place order.
We continue to be very aware of the dangers at hand. If you or anyone in your home have experienced any illness symptoms, please do not visit our facilities. Our team would be happy to reschedule your service appointment. If you need a vehicle, we are also happy to complete the sales process over the phone and internet.
We encourage any sales and service customers to make an appointment first. We want to make sure we keep our dealership traffic low and steady throughout the day and avoid a rush of multiple people during busy times.
We will continue to operate with fewer staff and reduced hours on days with few appointments. New sanitation measures are in place. Our goal is the safety of our employees and guests.”
In the comments of the post, numerous readers have complained about their decision to stay open during the “stay at home” order. On commenter wrote, “Essential enough to sell people a car when they are supposed to be home not out buying a car?”
We’ve reached out to Green Family Stores, and we will update this article once we receive a comment back.