Dodge-Eat-Dodge: Dropped Chrysler dealer sues competitor that's staying open
Accusing a cross-town rival of influencing Chrysler to shut down its business so they could acquire the customers, Florida's Monarch Dodge has filed a civil suit against Massey-Yardley Dodge. The two Sunshine State dealerships will meet in court to determine whether Massey-Yardley Dodge contacted Monarch Dodge employees with job offers – before Chrysler LLC had announced its closure list. The suit alleges that Massey-Yardley and its "agents engaged in a campaign with agents of Chrysler LLC to acquire Monarch" while actively convincing the bankrupt automaker to close the Lauderdale Lakes dealership.
Regardless of the pending litigation, Monarch Dodge joins hundreds of other dealerships still coming to terms with their closures. Not only is Monarch the only new car dealer in the small city (employing 67 people), but it says it has consistently ranked as the ninth most profitable out of 26 dealers in South Florida. To bolster its cause, the 35-year-old dealership is rallying local support among the community and may even appeal to Congress. Thanks for the tip, Mike!
[Source: TCPalm]
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K 5:44PM (6/02/2009)
Does any of this remind anyone else of trying to close military bases?
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Jei 10:54PM (6/02/2009)
oh yeah! i was living in MD when the govt started preparations to close govt facilities, smaller bases, other military-related sites.
Let the bickering and in-fighting begin.
Chris 5:46PM (6/02/2009)
Must have been the Republican dealership :P
The number of jobs lost to all these dealer closings, to include companies nearby that rely on the traffic of those employees and customers is going to be staggering.
Shovel ready will take on the new meaning of, bring out your dead.
I wonder how the Administrations "job numbers" are going to look, how are they going to write off more than 100,000 new losses caused by their ramrod bankruptcy actions?
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Rich 7:43PM (6/02/2009)
Gee, I don't know. Hold the press! Chris has important news! "Some People to Lose Jobs in Bankruptcy!"
Jake B 2:40AM (6/03/2009)
Obama will just pay all of those ex union guys their usual salary to dig a ditch somewhere so they will be alright.
13enS 5:58PM (6/02/2009)
I'm surprised we haven't seen more of this... that or it's just starting.
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Farris 6:18PM (6/02/2009)
How has this person not been banned yet?
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NicNitty 6:39PM (6/02/2009)
I've dealt with both dealers in the past and both have good people. Both have on site Body Shops and fairly large lots (at least once, in comparison with the giant lots now a days).
Massey & Monarch are less than 2 miles from eachother on the same main road, so competition is to be expected.
From looking through the list of dealers to close I noticed both their names appear on the list. This is why I have a bit of trouble understanding the situation. From what I gathered, both are to close (Massey on Page 25, Monarch on Page 26).
It's sad when the state of affairs reach this point.
But I do wish both companies the best possible outcome; whatever that may be; for their people, because at the end of the day it's the people that matter.
Just my two cents.
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jpm100 7:19PM (6/02/2009)
The lawyers have something to start smiling about now. That's all that matters.
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Rich 7:41PM (6/02/2009)
Because:
* gabyolivia
* Member Since Jun 2nd, 2009
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Farris 1:11AM (6/03/2009)
And in that time has posted the same video 4 times, with what looks like an attempt for a fifth.
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