November 2009

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Job Losses by State with Dealership Closures

Job Losses by State with Dealership Closures

Letter to Chrysler:  We Want Answers

Letter to Chrysler: We Want Answers

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE,
AND TRANSPORTATION
WASHINGTON, DC 20510-6125
November 19, 2009
Mr. James Press
President
Chrysler LLC
1000 Chrysler Drive
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Dear Mr. Press,
We are writing to request an update on the assurances you provided the Committee in June regarding issues related to Chrysler’s restructuring process and related dealership terminations.  We are also very interested in receiving an update on [...]

Senate Demands Answers

Senate Demands Answers

For Immediate Release
11/20/09
Contact: Joe Brenckle – Republican Press Office 202-224-3991
Jena Longo – Democratic Deputy Communications Director 202.224.7824
Rockefeller and Hutchison Lead Call for Updates from Chrysler and GM on Dealership Restructuring Process
Bipartisan Letter Signed by 22 Members of Commerce Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. –John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, [...]

Flawed Criteria:  State Averages

Flawed Criteria: State Averages

Sales Effectiveness:  GM & Chrysler sales performance data is not a true measurement of a dealer’s performance, and therefore not appropriate as a criteria for termination.  State average is inherently flawed as illustrated below.
The manufacturer’s evaluation of a dealer’s sales performance is based on the assignment of an area of responsibility (manufacturers typically provide dealers [...]

Lee Iacocca Speaks About the Closings

During all these months of the economic downturn and in particular the crisis within the American Automotive Industry I’ve remained uncharacteristically quiet.

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The Committee to Restore Dealer Rights represents many of America’s hometown automobile dealerships recently – or soon to be – terminated by GM or the pre-merger Chrysler. Read More

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