My husband told me about this yesterday.



"NM Chrysler dealers enraged by closures

Annette DiLorenzo-Thayer has one word for the way Chrysler Corp. has treated her and the Albuquerque Chrysler dealership her family had run for 23 years.

“Despicable,” DiLorenzo-Thayer said of Chrysler’s decision to end Quality Jeep-Chrysler, Inc.’s franchise on June 9 as one of the company’s new car dealers.

What angered DiLorenzo-Thayer even more is that Chrysler took her dealership away and appears ready to renew its relationship with Ken Zangara, whose Albuquerque Dodge dealership closed in February amid allegations of poor business practices. DiLorenzo-Thayer was baffled by Chrysler’s decision.

Zangara and Zangara Dodge are on a list of assumed new car dealers and dealerships that Chrysler reportedly will do business with once it emerges from bankruptcy protection."


The "poor business practices" Zangera is accused of are failing to pay off loans for vehicles customers traded in toward new cars. They now got to strike a deal with the AG. ..
Other than providing their customers letters in which to give to the credit companys, there is no mention of a punishment. No jail time for Mr. Zangera. No fines.

So I ask you, dear readers, why is Chrysler closing one dealership, only to allow another, obviously shady, dealership to open back up?
At first I thought it was political, but after some googling, I've found only contributions to the Republican party. Hmm. I'll reseach Delorenzo and see what I can find on them as well.
In the mean time here are some examples of Zangera breaking the law: 1997, 1998, 2004
Another Zangera article and another and a blog.