Re: [MBZ] Letter from a Dodge Dealer

Sat, 23 May 2009 07:39:05 -0700

Maybe, but they didn't give half their company to the union, and if they make that decision it is not because some Kar Kzar and the president of the US made them do it -- that would be their business decision to limit (notice, not cut) the number of dealers overnight.
What happened here was a blatant giveaway to the union with the US taxpayer supporting the whole process. In the process many people who were operating in good faith, having made substantial investments, were wiped out based on a very dubious process. The bankruptcy process came AFTER much of the deal was cooked between the US gummint and the union, with the ostensible owners in there in some supporting role. I might think that violated a number of provisions of the law, but will leave that up to those aggrieved and their lawyers. 


None of that addresses whether or not the outcome is reasonable or 
worthwhile, we'll have to wait and see.  But the administration touting 
"jobs saved" and "jobs created" while killing 40k or 50k jobs associated 
with the thousand some car dealers (GM and Chrysler) forced out of 
business is a bit too much to understand.  And it was the current 
president and his administration who made this happen, fast and dirty.


--R

Tom Hargrave wrote:

But doesn't Mercedes do the same thing?

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-----Original Message-----
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Rich Thomas
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 9:04 AM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Letter from a Dodge Dealer


Part of the rationale was that too many dealers was making 
buying/selling a car too competitive and the customers were getting 
prices that were "too low."


I will leave the analysis of that reasoning to the reader.

--R

Tom Hargrave wrote:

  

The answer to this letter & many others like it is simple.

As part of the bankruptcy, Chrysler had no choice but to trim back to only
strong, profitable dealerships. The alternative to this decision is for

    

all

  

dealerships to shut down, then everyone looses.

So, is it fair? No. But Chrysler has no choice and the dealerships have no
choice. Apparently, this dealership did not meet the standards needed to
stay open.

Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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-----Original Message-----
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Mitch Haley
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 6:46 AM
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Subject: [MBZ] Letter from a Dodge Dealer

May 19, 2009

Letter from a Dodge dealer
letter to the editor
My name is George C. Joseph. I am the sole owner of Sunshine Dodge-Isuzu,

    

a 
  

family owned and operated business in Melbourne , Florida . My family

    

bought

  

and 
paid for this automobile franchise 35 years ago in 1974. I am the second 
generation to manage this business.


We currently employ 50+ people and before the economic slowdown we

    

employed

  

over 
70 local people. We are active in the community and the local chamber of 
commerce. We deal with several dozen local vendors on a day to day basis
    

and

  

many more during a month. All depend on our business for part of their 
livelihood. We are financially strong with great respect in the market
    

place

  

and 
community. We have strong local presence and stability.




I work every day the store is open, nine to ten hours a day. I know most

    

of

  

our 
customers and all our employees. Sunshine Dodge is my life.





On Thursday, May 14, 2009 I was notified that my Dodge franchise, that we 
purchased, will be taken away from my family on June 9, 2009 without 
compensation and given to another dealer at no cost to them. My new
    

vehicle 
  

inventory consists of 125 vehicles with a financed balance of 3 million

dollars. 
This inventory becomes impossible to sell with no factory incentives
    

beyond

  

June 
9, 2009. Without the Dodge franchise we can no longer sell a new Dodge as
"new," 
nor will we be able to do any warranty service work. Additionally, my
    

Dodge 
  

parts inventory, (approximately $300,000.) is virtually worthless without

the 
ability to perform warranty service. There is no offer from Chrysler to
    

buy

  

back 
the vehicles or parts inventory.




Our facility was recently totally renovated at Chrysler's insistence,

incurring 
a multi-million dollar debt in the form of a mortgage at Sun Trust Bank.




HOW IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CAN THIS HAPPEN?



THIS IS A PRIVATE BUSINESS NOT A GOVERNMENT ENTITY



This is beyond imagination! My business is being stolen from me through NO

FAULT 
OF OUR OWN. We did NOTHING wrong.




This atrocity will most likely force my family into bankruptcy. This will

also 
cause our 50+ employees to be unemployed. How will they provide for their 
families? This is a total economic disaster.




HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN IN A FREE MARKET ECONOMY IN THE UNITED STATES OF

    

AMERICA

  

?



I beseech your help, and look forward to your reply. Thank you.



Sincerely,



George C. Joseph

President & Owner

Sunshine Dodge-Isuzu


    

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/05/letter_from_a_dodge_dealer.html

  

http://www.sunshinedodgeisuzu.com/

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