Beaver Toyota in St. Augustine said in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing that it permanently laid off 41 employees.
In a letter to employees attached to the May 5 filing, the auto dealer said the COVID-19 pandemic caused “sudden and unexpected circumstances adversely affecting our business operations.”
The layoffs affected all aspects of the business at 2995 U.S. 1 in St. Augustine, including sales and service personnel.
Beaver Toyota said the layoffs were effective March 27.
Another Beaver dealership, Beaver Chevrolet, laid off up to 23 staff members in Jacksonville, according to a previous filing with the state.
That letter stated 23 people will be laid off but lists the names of 22. Beaver Chevrolet is at 3494 Philips Highway.