the closing of dealerships hope this is not true

[mike w]

Your Government at work !!!

This could be a scandal of epic proportions and one that makes Nixon's
Watergate or Clinton 's Monica Lewinsky affair pale by comparison. Why
was there neither rhyme nor reason as to which dealerships of the
Chrysler Corporation were to be closed? Roll the clock back to the weeks
just before Chrysler declared bankruptcy. Chrysler, like GM, was in dire
financial straights and federal government graciously offered to "buy
the company" and keep them out of bankruptcy and "save jobs." Chrysler
was, in the words of Obama and his administration, "Too big to fail,"
same story with GM.

The feds organized their "Automotive Task Force" to fix Chrysler and GM.
Obama, in an act that is 100% unconstitutional, appointed a guy named
Steve Rattner to be the White House's official Car Czar- literally,
that's what his title is. Rattner is the liaison between Obama,
Chrysler, and GM.

Initially, the national media reported that Chrysler had made this list
of dealerships. That is not true. The Washington Examiner, Newsmax, Fox
New and a host of other news agencies discovered that the list of
dealerships was put together by the "Automotive Task Force" headed by no
one other then Mr. Steve Rattner. Now the plot thickens. Remember
earlier we said earlier that there was neither rhyme nor reason why
certain dealerships were closed? Actually there's a very interesting
pattern as to who was closed down. Again, on May 27, 2009 , The
Washington Examiner and Newsmax exposed the connection. Amazingly, of
the 789 dealerships closed by the federal government 788 had donated
money, exclusively, to Republican political causes, while contributing
nothing to Democratic political causes. The only "Democratic" dealership
on the list was found to have donated $7,700 to Hillary's campaign, and
a bit over $2,000 to John Edward s. This same dealership, reportedly,
also gave $200.00 to Obama's campaign. Does that seem a little odd to
you?

Steve Rattner, the guy who put the list together. Well he happens to be
married to a babe named Maureen White. Maureen happens to be the former
national finance chairman of the Democratic National Committee. As such,
she would have access to campaign donation records from everyone in the
nation, Republican or Democrat. But of course, this is just a wacky
coincidence, we're certain.

Then comes another really wacky coincidence. On that list of dealerships
being closed down, a weird thing happed in Arkansas , North Louisiana ,
and Southern Missouri . It seems that Bill Clinton's former White House
Chief of Staff, Mack McClarty, owns a chain of dealership in that
region, partnered with a fellow by the name of Robert Johnson. Johnson
happens to be founder of Black Entertainment Television and was a huge
Obama supporter and financier. These guys own a half dozen Chrysler
stores under the company title of RLJ-McClarty-Landers. Interestingly,
none of their dealerships were ordered closed - not one- while all of
their competing Chrysler/Dodge and Jeep dealership were! Eight
dealerships located near the dealerships owned by McClarty and Johnson
were ordered shut down. Thus, by pure luck, these two major Obama
supporters now have virtual monopoly on Chrysler sales in their zone.
Isn't that amazing? Go look in The Washington Examiner, the story's
there, and it's in a dozen or so other web-based news organization, this
isn't being made up.

Now if you thought Chrysler was owned by Fiat, you are truly mistaken.
Under the federal court ruling, 65% of Chrysler is now owned by the
federal government and the United Auto Worker's union- Fiat owns 20%.
The other 15% is till privately owned and presumably will be traded on
the stock market. Obama smiles and says he doesn't want to run the auto
industry.

As horrifying as this is to comprehend, and being as how this used to be
the United States of America , it would appear that the president has
the power to destroy private businesses and eliminate upwards of 100,000
jobs, just because they don't agree with his political agenda. This is
Nazi Germany stuff, and it's happening right here, right now, in your
back yard. There are voices in Washington demanding an explanation, but
the "Automotive Task Force" has released no information to the public or
any of the senators demanding answers for what has been done. Keep your
ear to the ground for more on this story. If you've ever wanted to make
a difference about anything in your life, get on the phone to your
national senator or representative in the House and demand an
investigation on this.

Benjamin Franklin had it right when he said, "All that's necessary for
evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."

Car Czar No More

An amazing thing happed as this story was going to press. Obama's Car
Czar, Steve Rattner, resigned on July 13 and was promptly replaced by
former steel workers union boss Ron Bloom. According to CBS News,
Rattner left "to return to private life and spend time with his family."
Treasure Secretary Tim Geithner said, "I hope that he takes another
opportunity to bring his unique skills to government service in the
future." By the way, Rattner is under investigation for a multi-million
dollar pay-to-play investment bank scandal in New York . Uh-oh! But,
we're certain that had nothing to do with his resignation. And,
according to several news sources out there, there are rumors he's being
investigated for what could be pay-to-play scandal involving the closing
of Chrysler and GM dealerships. Really? Again, that couldn't have
anything to with his resignation- that's ridiculous! Like CBS said, this
guy just wants to spend more quality time with his family. Obama has
thirty-two personally appointed "czars" that answer to no one but him,
all of whom are acting without any Constitutional authority. But hey,
we're sure they all have "unique skills," as Tim Geithner likes to say.

dealerships that got caught in this that are questionable CENTURY - just did major overhaul to facility requested by chrysler corp.

JOHN LONDOFF WEST nice facility another ton of money spent

RUETHER JEEP put jeep on the map in this area for years

and many more and the latest now CHRYSLER CORP is looking to sign up new ( yes i said it ) dealers wtf is going on, peoples live and jobs destroyed why look up landers.com little rock just some of the dealerships my god if there is any truth to this we ( not me ) have elected a monster and put him in the white house
more to follow after i talk with some old chrysler corp. buds

 

[STL Mark]

Old story. Heard it. Fox covered it quite a bit. One of their AnchorBabe's parents owned a Chrysler dealership for 80 years and lost it.

 

[mike w]

this is from a retired service and parts rep now they are looking for new dealers heard that 1 week ago from him and 2 others at lunch

 

[Tim M]

The only thing I've heard in regards to this is a local dealership is suing Chrysler becuase they were chosen, yet they were in the top 5 dealerships in the NATION. This was on the local news.

 

[mike w]

that got to be century motors 1 dealer west of us got theirs back after pulling political strings could it be true

 

[Tim M]

Yep, Century. Was on Channels 4 & 5 about that.

 

[mike w]

Dealers filing appeals

900 auto dealers file to appeal shutdown
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By Catherine Clifford, staff reporter , On Friday January 22, 2010, 2:48 pm EST
About 900 General Motors and Chrysler dealerships that got the ax as the Detroit giants went through bankruptcy have filed notice that they will appeal their shutdown, according to the American Arbitration Association.

The nearly 3,000 dealerships the auto manufacturers scrapped have until Monday to file with the AAA for an independent arbitration of their case. But applications from dealers are still rolling in, so it's hard to tell what the final count will be, said India Johnson, senior vice president of AAA.

"We are still putting cases in every day. They come in the mail, they come by e-mail, they come by fax," Johnson said. "I think that some may be filing because they want to preserve their right to file, and then next week or the week after that they may not go forward."

Electing arbitration costs dealers and manufactuers each a $1,625 filing fee. But that is just the start: If the arbitration proceeds to a hearing, the costs mount. Dealer and manufactuers are required to split common fees, such as the filing fee, and pay their own attorney expenses.

An estimated 2,000 dealers from General Motors and 789 from Chrysler are eligible to appeal. The General Motors count includes 1,300 dealerships that were put on notice in May for closure as of October 2010. Another 700 dealers were slated for "partial wind-down," meaning that one of a dealer's multiple franchises is scheduled to be shuttered.

The dealers Chrysler targeted in May have already stopped operating as Chrysler franchises. The company gave them less than 30 days to close.

Dealerships that have already closed or will close due to the death of GM's Saturn and Pontiac brands are being handled separately. The fate of Hummer franchises will remain in limbo until the brand's sale to a Chinese company is complete. Saab dealers are also hanging by a thread.

Arbitrators have a list of seven factors to consider in evaluating dealers' appeals. They will assess the dealer's profitability over the past four years, the dealership's current economic viability, the geographic and demographic characteristics of the dealership's territory, and the length of time the dealership has been in business, among other factors.

The arbitrator must also consider each manufacturer's overall business plan, and how well the contested dealership fits into it.

The proceedings will be held in the state where the dealership is located and must, by law, be completed by June 14. However, arbitrators will have the option of extending that deadline if they can show cause for the extension.

900 auto dealers file to appeal shutdown
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By Catherine Clifford, staff reporter , On Friday January 22, 2010, 2:48 pm EST
About 900 General Motors and Chrysler dealerships that got the ax as the Detroit giants went through bankruptcy have filed notice that they will appeal their shutdown, according to the American Arbitration Association.

The nearly 3,000 dealerships the auto manufacturers scrapped have until Monday to file with the AAA for an independent arbitration of their case. But applications from dealers are still rolling in, so it's hard to tell what the final count will be, said India Johnson, senior vice president of AAA.

"We are still putting cases in every day. They come in the mail, they come by e-mail, they come by fax," Johnson said. "I think that some may be filing because they want to preserve their right to file, and then next week or the week after that they may not go forward."

Electing arbitration costs dealers and manufactuers each a $1,625 filing fee. But that is just the start: If the arbitration proceeds to a hearing, the costs mount. Dealer and manufactuers are required to split common fees, such as the filing fee, and pay their own attorney expenses.

An estimated 2,000 dealers from General Motors and 789 from Chrysler are eligible to appeal. The General Motors count includes 1,300 dealerships that were put on notice in May for closure as of October 2010. Another 700 dealers were slated for "partial wind-down," meaning that one of a dealer's multiple franchises is scheduled to be shuttered.

The dealers Chrysler targeted in May have already stopped operating as Chrysler franchises. The company gave them less than 30 days to close.

Dealerships that have already closed or will close due to the death of GM's Saturn and Pontiac brands are being handled separately. The fate of Hummer franchises will remain in limbo until the brand's sale to a Chinese company is complete. Saab dealers are also hanging by a thread.

Arbitrators have a list of seven factors to consider in evaluating dealers' appeals. They will assess the dealer's profitability over the past four years, the dealership's current economic viability, the geographic and demographic characteristics of the dealership's territory, and the length of time the dealership has been in business, among other factors.

The arbitrator must also consider each manufacturer's overall business plan, and how well the contested dealership fits into it.

The proceedings will be held in the state where the dealership is located and must, by law, be completed by June 14. However, arbitrators will have the option of extending that deadline if they can show cause for the extension.