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Jack Fitzgerald
Statement on GM & Chrysler Press Statements
We are greatly disappointed at today’s unilateral decisions by General Motors and Chrysler to end negotiations with dealer representatives and to publicize indefensible so-called reinstatement plans.
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.
Area congressmen support bill to aid car dealers
One result of the federal automaker bailouts seems counterproductive, Rep. Gerald E. “Gerry” Connolly said last week. The bankruptcy restructuring plans Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp. made in conjunction with the receipt of billions in aid called for the closing of nearly 3,000 dealerships.
A Car Dealer Makes the Case for How Dealerships Are Being Scapegoated
Dealers getting the axe question whether the cutbacks will hurt the domestic auto industry.
Terminated Auto Dealers Decry GM Efforts to Mobilize Remaining Dealers
“The American taxpayers – and their children and grandchildren – have over the past year invested tens-of-billions to bail out GM and the pre-merger Chrysler. This is the people’s money and using it to lobby for or against legislation is wrong.”
Auto Dealers at Risk Turn to Washington
With about 2,000 Chrysler and General Motors dealers losing their franchises as the companies retrench, the dealers are pressing Congress to reverse what they see as an unfair process forcing some profitable businesses to close or stop selling new autos, with no explanation from the manufacturers of why they were singled out.
Reps. Hoyer, Van Hollen, Kratovil, Bartlett, Maffei discuss Auto Dealer Rights Legislation
Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Assistant to the Speaker, Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Majority Leader, Congressman Dan Maffei (D-NY), Congressman Frank Kratovil (D-MD) and Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) joined auto dealership owners to discuss the recently introduced Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009. The legislation will restore the economic rights of automobile dealers in order to protect jobs, workers, and small business owners.
Kratovil, Hoyer, Van Hollen, Maffei, and Bartlett Discuss Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009
Congressmen Frank Kratovil, Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Majority Leader, Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Assistant to the Speaker, Congressman Dan Maffei (D-NY) and Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) joined auto dealership owners to discuss the recently introduced Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009.
Jack Fitzgerald: Losing a Chrysler Franchise
Auto dealer Jack Fitzgerald talks about losing his franchise with Chrysler and how he’ll continue running his business without the troubled auto maker.