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July 2009
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Auto bailout bad for jobs, Main St.
The car companies want us to believe cutting dealers will position them to emerge stronger and better able to compete, that there are too many dealers, they cost too much and deliver too little. This logic is flawed.
Senator wants inspector general to review auto dealer closings
Washington — The chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee asked the special inspector general of the $700 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program on Friday to review the methodology of General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC’s decisions to terminate more than 2,000 dealership franchises.
Rockefeller Calls For Audit of General Motors and Chrysler Terminations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Jay Rockefeller has requested the Special Inspector General of the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) review the methodology of the General Motors (GM) and Chrysler decisions to terminate more than 2,000 dealership franchises across the country.
Top House, Senator leaders support dealer bill
Washington –Auto dealers trying to reverse the closing of more than 3,000 General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC dealers won the backing of two key members of Congress this week.
Car dealer disputes cost of showrooms
Auto dealer Jack Fitzgerald told Congress on Wednesday that General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC are peddling a “big lie” when they say that trimming their dealer ranks will save them billions of dollars.
Terminated Auto Dealers Expose GM, Chrysler’s “Big Lie” Before Congressional Panel
Jack Fitzgerald, owner of Fitzgerald Auto Malls and co-chairman of the Committee to Restore Dealer Rights, testified before a congressional panel Wednesday to expose GM and the pre-merger Chrysler’s abuse of bankruptcy law and the flawed analysis behind the auto makers’ plan to needlessly eliminate 169,000 jobs across the country.
Jack Fitzgerald Testimony Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
I wish we didn’t have to take up your valuable time. Our Committee has made clear for weeks that we are prepared to sit down with the White House Auto Task Force, the CEOs of GM and Chrysler, and others to work toward the reinstatement of the nearly 3,400 dealers terminated or slated for termination. But, there is silence on the other end of the line.
‘Disgraceful and un-American’
What’s happened to auto dealers in every corner of the country is disgraceful and un-American. Chrysler gave 789 of its dealers less than a month to pack up, and GM wants another 2,000 dealerships to vanish, with closings translating to 200,000 job losses.
Getting a message from the deceased
Keith Crain: It was very weird. A year ago, I bought a new vehicle. Last week, I got a message from my salesman congratulating me on my first anniversary and offering to help me with anything I might need. The weird part is that the dealership is dead.
US Sen Reid Signals He Is Open To Auto-Dealer Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid signaled a willingness Friday to consider a bill to reinstate dealers cut by General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC, after the House passed similar legislation Thursday.