Senator Sean Kean, R-District 11, has sent a letter to Wall Street financier Steven Rattner, who oversees the auto company bailout for President Barrack Obama; Sergio Marchionne, the head of Italian automaker Fiat, the new owner of the Chrysler Corp.; and Fritz Henderson, the new chief executive of General Motors. The letter asks these three leaders to reconsider the policies that have led and may lead to more heartbreaking closings of New Jersey’s hometown auto dealerships.
“My letter asks these three top minds of the financial and industrial world to come to Monmouth County and see what these small auto dealerships mean to our New Jersey communities, ” Senator Kean said. “These local businesses sponsor our children’s Little League teams, lend our towns their sales people and mechanics for our volunteer fire departments, and serve as vital, economic engines of the small towns of suburban New Jersey.
“Fiercely loyal customers come back year after year to buy GM and Chrysler cars from the same dealerships that have given their parents fair deals and personal service for a lifetime, ” Senator Kean said.
“GM and Chrysler will need every customer to survive. Closing small town dealerships is no way to keep the loyalty of the auto buyers of New Jersey. If these financial leaders will come to Monmouth County, maybe we can make them see why GM and Chrysler should support their hometown dealers, just as we have for decades.”
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