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Press or News Media Releases

March 14, 2012
5 dealerships to halt ads in deal with FTC

March 12, 2012
Backdating sales contracts: 'Just don't do it'

January 11, 2012
Lawsuit Pits Polk Nissan Dealers Against Each Other

August 2, 2011
FTC examines car sales, financing abuses targeting U.S. troops

July 11, 2011
Some dealers battle Ford over Mercury termination settlements

February 7, 2011
Pushed to Upgrade - Factories go on the muscle; some dealers don't like the math

January 11, 2011
For GM dealers, redrawn sales territories may have plusses, minuses

October 11, 2010
A spurned distributor, lawsuits, arbitration, potentially disenfranchised dealers -- and still no pickups to sell

July 27, 2010
Chrysler's arbitration tally: 73 wins, 32 losses

May 31, 2010
Chrysler's Genesis plan sways arbitrators

May 27, 2010
Zimmer Motors reinstated by Chrysler

May 20, 2010
GM loses 2nd known arbitration case

May 10, 2010
GM speeds up repair of dealer network

April 19, 2010
GM, dealers tussle over discoverable data

April 12, 2010
Logjam threatens arbitration deadline

March 31, 2010
Chrysler reinstatement offer carries many conditions, dealers say

March 29, 2010
Automaker offers reinstatement to 50 stores, signals settlement talks with more

March 22, 2010
Dealers ask arbitrators for local hearings

March 22, 2010
Where Chrysler has appointed new dealers, a potential mess if old dealer gets reinstated

March 15, 2010
GM seeks paybacks on incentive program

January 10, 2010
Dealer Claims car maker broke agreement

February 19, 2009
Saturn Dealer Strategy

February 19, 2009
Hummer Dealer Stategy

December 17, 2008
Saturn Dealer Alert

November 20, 2008
Bankruptcy Dealer Alert

November 6, 2008
GMMDA Legal Support

October 28, 2008
Floorplan Alert Final

May 8, 2008
Advertising Alert

April 16, 2008
Jaguar Agreement Alert

April 2, 2007
Dealer Alert MB Addendum

February 16, 2007
Chrysler Division Sales Alert

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