After a highly public and controversial closing of 1,000 General Motors dealerships, GM now says it will be opening a number of new dealerships around the country and is inviting some recently rejected dealership to apply.
Tammy Darvish, a leader of a group of recently rejected dealerships is fighting back as part of The Committee to Restore Dealer Rights.
Darvish said that at least a dozen previously rejected dealerships have received letters from GM inviting them to apply for new dealerships as part of GM’s new expansion plan.
The dealerships which received these letters were spread across Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Colorado and Massachusetts. Based on the areas that received letters, GM is planning on opening dealerships in both rural and metropolitan areas.
Darvish pointed out that not all rejected dealerships are being given an opportunity to apply – some of the rejected dealerships located near the target locations for new dealerships did not receive letters from GM.
Back in September dealer groups including The Committee to Restore Dealer Rights and the National Automobile Dealers Association proposed that rejected dealerships be given first opportunity to be included as new dealership locations.
According to the letter, GM will “select the proposal that it determined was the best one for that particular market.”
“The GM terms are inadequate,” Darvish said.
GM is set to resume settlement talks on Thursday with the dealer groups after a four-week break.
