D.C.’s last traditional car dealership is moving

(Bonnie Jo Mount / Washington Post)

Ourisman Volkswagen is leaving Upper Northwest for Bethesda in March. And with its departure, the District will be without a traditional car dealership for the first time in nearly a century.

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