Former Antigo Car Dealer Wants To Know Why GM Gave His Dealership A Pink Slip

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Updated: 6:36 PM Dec 16, 2009

Former Antigo Car Dealer Wants To Know Why GM Gave His Dealership A Pink Slip

Nearly seven months after General Motors and Chrysler handed out about 2,000 pink slips to dealership franchises, owners may finally find out why their doors were closed.

Posted: 4:34 PM Dec 16, 2009
Reporter: Julia Fello
Email Address: jfello@wsaw.com

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FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2008 file photo, the General Motors logo is seen outside the GM headquarters in downtown Detroit. General Motors Corp. has agreed to take on responsibility for future product liability claims, according to documents filed in federal bankruptcy court in New York on Friday June 26, 2009. The new company will now assume responsibility for future claims involving vehicles made by the old company. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

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Nearly seven months after General Motors and Chrysler handed out about 2,000 pink slips to dealership franchises, owners may finally find out why their doors were closed.

A spending bill which passed the Senate includes a dealer's rights amendment.

It would require the car companies to explain why they closed each dealership.

A former Antigo dealer wants the bill to pass.

"Its an impartial third party arbitrator so the idea behind that would be they look at both sides equally to see if the dealers were treated fairly in this process," says John Quinlan.

President Barack Obama could sign the bill into law as early as Friday.

GM and Chrysler would then have 30 days to address each dealership.

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