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Montcalm Automobiles n’échappe pas à la tendance. L’entreprise ferme ses portes en janvier 1998, après un demi-siècle d’existence. Au moment de la fermeture, le concessionnaire affirme qu’il vend 700 véhicules par année, contre 2000 au temps de sa splendeur.

Avec le recul, il faut noter à quel point le marché de l’automobile s’est métamorphosé depuis trois décennies. En 1992, les véhicules utilitaires sport ne constituaient qu’une toute petite fraction du total des ventes en Amérique du Nord.

En 2020, ils représentaient 72 % du total. Mais revenons à nos photos. Aujourd’hui, à l’horizon, on remarque la disparition de l’église Saint-François-d’Assise, démolie en 2019. Quant à l’immeuble de l’ancien concessionnaire, il a cédé la place à un ensemble d’habitations, au début des années 2000.

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