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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.
Cosponsors H.R. 2743
284 H.R. 2743 cosponsors as of November 16, 2009
Auto Dealers Launch Committee to Restore Dealer Rights
The group lauded today’s introduction by Senator Charles Grassley of S. 1304 to restore the economic rights of automobile dealers…
NADA Board Reaffirms Dealer Rights Bill
“The weakening of state automotive franchise laws under an automaker bankruptcy filing affects the rights of every dealer,” said NADA Chairman John McEleney.
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.”