San Luis Obispo, CA -- Kimball Motors on Calle Joaquin in San Luis Obispo is up for sale.  The dealership, in business since 1947, is in the process of negotiating a sale with a buyer in Southern California. A spokesperson for Kimball, which has 30 employees, says the prospective buyer has no plans to move the dealership and expects to retain the majority of its employees. 

Kimball sells Chevy and Mercedes-Benz, but as of this week stopped selling Volkswagen which canceled its franchise with the dealership this week because of a weak sales quota. 

Kimball Motors say they will service VWs that are not under warranty, but for warranty service, VW owners will have to drive to Santa Maria or Salinas.