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Here's the Plan: GM reveals how it will deal with shuttered dealers' complaints

Back in May, General Motors announced plans to close down a large portion of its dealership network. Since then, a number of those franchisees have lodged complaints to both the automaker itself and appropriate policymakers, leading to possible legislation on how GM is allowed to handle the closing of dealerships. This being the case, The General is proactively drafting a new set of rules as to how it will deal with these to-be-shuttered dealerships, and it promises that some are likely to be reinstated after the process. Specific ... Read more →

House reportedly approves measure to restore dealerships despite bankruptcy blows Chris Shunk

One of the more controversial parts of the Chrysler bankruptcy was the decision to cut 789 dealerships by June 9. The move made for a quick, painful end to dealerships that in some cases spanned ...

REPORT: Detroit execs grilled on dealer cuts by Congress, Henderson agrees to cough up closure list Chris Shunk

When it comes to dealership closings, there is a big divide between what General Motors, Chrysler and President Obama's auto task force want and what dealers and Congress want. The bankrupt Detroit ...

Dealership has five days to sell entire inventory Chris Shunk

The soon to be terminated 789 Chrysler dealerships have all of five days to sell thousands of Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep models, or else the damned dealers may have to eat their remaining inventory. ...

Bill Heard Chevrolet files Chapter 11, owes $229 million Chris Shunk

Bill Heard Chevrolet, which had been the largest Chevy dealer in the world by volume, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week after closing down all of its 13 stores last week, and the ...

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Volvo denies reported dealer cuts 1 year ago on Autoblog

A couple days back we received word from Automotive News that Volvo was looking to downsize its dealer body by 30 percent in an effort to cut costs. The Swedish automaker says that isn't going to happen. PR VP Geno Effler said that while Volvo doesn't plan to cut almost a third of its 350 US ...

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Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

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