After 17 years of business in the Big Rapids area, Gary and Lynn Trimarco of Trimarco Automotive are selling their car dealership to Coopersvile based Betten-Baker Automotive.

The Trimarco’s made the announcement of their decision to sell the business this week.

Pete Richards of Betten-Baker told Big Rapids Daily News that they are very excited to have a new dealership in the Big Rapids area.

“The decision to expand to Big Rapids was a great opportunity, it’s a great market.” “We’ve had a great run with General Motors products and Trimarco Automotive has a solid foundation for us to build on in the future.”  

Betten-Baker expects to open its new dealership by January.