AUTO BAILOUT. JOBS DESTROYED. Frederick A. Henderson President and CEO, General Motors SHOWROOM PROTESTS. Detroit, MI ENOUGH. Dear Mr. Henderson,

This is killing us. We are in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. No segment of the economy has been hit harder than America’s new car and truck industry. And now we learn that carhaul operations are being transferred to nonunion firms, causing the Teamsters to respond by handbilling at our businesses. With protestors at our showroom doors, we are taking a PR hit because you substitute cut rate drivers for the professional car haul drivers who have historically delivered our vehicles. Many of these replacement drivers come with little experience, inadequate training, no accountability, and inadequate equipment. Some of them are hauling new cars with flat bed trucks or other equipment that is not designed to protect new cars over long distances.

Dealers selling American cars already have the most to worry about in our industry during these difficult times. By large numbers, American consumers opposed the bailout of GM and Chrysler, which was touted as a job-saving necessity. This latest gambit may finally do us in. We urge you to reconsider. By protecting long-term car haul employees, you protect your brand and you protect us, your network of dealerships. An Open Letter from America’s GM Dealers

Bob Graceo, General Sales Manager Jack Koczka, Sales Manager Michael C. Hudgins, Vice President Richard Wheeler, General Manager Ken Ross, President Clay Chevrolet, Norwood, MA Go Chevy (Auto Nation), Denver, CO Hudgins Holiday, Williamsburg, VA Williams Chevrolet, Elkton, MD Team Chevrolet Cadillac of Vallejo, Vellejo, CA Bria Girandola, General Manager James C. Allega, General Manager Michael S. Nemi, General Manager K.R. Gutshall, New Car Manager Difeo Chevrolet Oldsmobile, Royd Chevrolet, Harrisonville, MO Jack Matia Chevy, Elyria, OH Grubbs Chevrolet, Woodstock, VA Larry P. Bryer, General Service Manager Jersey City, NJ Heinrich Chevrolet, Lockport, NY Jamie Bogley, General Manager Michele Cagliostro, General Sales Manager Fred Squillo, General Manager Carey Lynett, General Sales Manager Bogley Chevrolet, Thurmont, MD Mark Christopher Auto Center, Ontario, CA Cadillac of Naperville, Naperville, IL Larry Smith, General Manager Woody Buick Pontiac GMC, Elgin, IL Power Chevrolet, Peoria, AZ Jay Garcia, General Sales Manager Mike Kastris, General Manager Bill Hatfield, Dealer Chris Hurd, CEO Mcguire Buick Pontiac GMC, D’arcy Buick Pontiac GMC, Joliet, IL Hatfield Buick and GMC, Redlands, CA Larry Smith, General Manager The Hurd Automall, Johnston, RI North Bergen, NJ Power Chevrolet Arrowhead, Peoria, AZ Mike Maheras, General Sales Manager Bob Politza, General Manager Chris Igae, Owner Jeanine S. Hein, General Manager Phillips Chevrolet, Frankfort, IL Castle Chevrolet, Villa Park, IL Mike Whitney, General Manager Heartland Chevrolet, Liberty, MO Serpentini Chevrolet Of Strongsville, Dutton Motors Cadillac, Riverside, CA Nathan Potratz, Executive Manager Strongsville, OH Bob Van Ramshorst, General Manager Chuck Weck, President Gordon Chevrolet - Jacksonville, Ridgeway Chevrolet, Lansing, IL Peter Panos, Sales Manager Schaumburg Buick GMC, Schaumburg, IL John D. Clark, Vice President Orange Park, FL Mike Haggerty GMC, Oak Lawn, IL Avenue Chevrolet, Batavia, IL Brad Williams, General Sales Manager David Ferraez, President Pat O’Brien, President Libertyville Chevrolet, Libertyville, IL Richard Diver, Dealer - Operator Green Brook Pontiac Buick GMC Hummer, John M. Anderson, President Pat O’brien Chevrolet West, Westlake, OH Diver Chevrolet, Wilmington, DE Green Brook, NJ Courtesy Chevrolet, San Jose, CA Brett Russell, VP/GM Richard Mignanelli, General Sales Manager Russell Chevrolet, Sherwood, AR Susan Ianni, General Manager David P. Haines, Controller John T. Widger, General Manager Paul Masse Buick GMC Truck, Gordon Chevrolet, Garden City, MI Craig B. Spellings, Sales Manager Lang Chevrolet, Beavercreek, OH Lou Bachrodt Chevrolet, Rockford, IL Woonsocket, RI Chuck Graves Chevrolet Cadillac, Terry Mutton, Inventory Manager Denny Danfield, General Manager John T. Widiger, General Manager Robert E. Toth, General Sales Manager Humboldt, TN Saturn of Clarence, Williamsville, NY Al Serra GM, Grand Blanc, MI Lou Bachrodt Buick Pontiac GMC, Sweeney Buick Pontiac GMC, Dave Mac, Sales Manager Rockford, IL Youngstown, OH Terry Mutton, Inventory Manager Edward J. Pobur, General Manager Castle Buick/Pontiac/GMC, Riverside, IL Saturn of Orchard Park, Orchard Park, NY Patsy Lou Chevrolet, Inc., Flint, MI Keith M. Laylo Robert E. Toth, General Sales Manager Fred Squillo, General Manager Fairway Chevy, Fairway Chevy, Sweeney Chevrolet, Youngstown, OH Terry Mutton, Inventory Manager Ernie Bezema, General Manager Hazleton, PA Cadillac of Naperville, Naperville, IL West Herr Chevrolet of Hamburg, Bezema Buick Pontiac GMC, Sam Mitchell, Vice President Hamburg, NY Garry Foltz, General Manager/Vice President Norwood, MA Kevin Holdorf, General Manager Mitchell Chevrolet, Marlinton, WV Bellavia Chevrolet Buick, Buhler Pontiac, Eatontown, NJ Terry Mutton, Inventory Manager Frank M. Pezzola, General Manager Sevil Begoli, Used Car Manager West-Herr Chevrolet of Orchard Park, East Rutherford, NJ J. Buescher, General Service Manager Frank’s Pontiac-GMC, Lyndhurst, NJ Village Buick Pontiac GMC, Naperville, IL Orchard Park, NY L. P. Roath, Sales Manager Greiner GMC, Victorville, CA Frank Zackary, Manager Steven K. Montgomery, General Manager W. B. Sykes, General Manager Courtesy Chevrolet, Salisbury, MD Jack Bell, General Manager Roberts Pontiac GMC, Kansas City, MO Bob Montgomery Chevrolet, Louisville, KY Pete Baur Buick Pontiac GMC, Currie Motors Chevrolet, Forest Park, IL L. Vince, General Manager Strongsville, OH Fred Squillo, General Manager Thomas Young, Executive Manager Woodfield Chevy, Schaumburg, IL James P. Ursomarso, Vice President Cadillac Of Naperville, Naperville, IL Concord Chevrolet, Concord, CA Richard Wheeler, General Manager Union Park Pontiac Buick GMC, Leo E. Karl III, President Williams Chevrolet, Elkton, MD George M. Freibott, General Manager Thomas Young, Executive Manager Karl Chevrolet, New Canaan, CT Wilmington, DE Gold Coast Cadillac-Hummer-Saab, Saturn Of Concord, Concord, CA K.R. Gutshall, New Car Manager Jason Loukota, Financial Manager Oakhurst, NJ Leroy Walker Jr., Sales Manager Grubbs Chevrolet, Woodstock, VA Tim McCord, General Manager Jack Winegardner Chevrolet, Serra of Jackson, Jackson, TN Greg Greenwood, President Hondru Chevrolet, Elizabethtown, PA Ft. Walsh, MD Hubbard CHEVROLET, INC., Hubbard, OH Joseph Simon, GSM Tom Kelley, President Lou Girandola, UCM Balise Chevrolet of Warwick, Warwick, RI Greg Greenwood, President Kelley Automotive, Fort Wayne, IN Lynn Chevrolet, Inc., Kearny, NJ Greenwood Chevrolet, Inc., Joshua Fox, President Tom Schmitz, General Manager Austintown, OH Lou Meier, Sales Manager Bill Fox Chevrolet, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI Lupient Chevrolet, Bloomington, MN Blossom Chevrolet, Indianapolis, IN Harold Berden, General Manager Keith Kissane, General Sales Manager Major Chevrolet, Long Island City, NY Van A. Burke, Vice President Ettleson Buick/Cadillac/GMC, Hodgkins, IL Cardinal Chevrolet, Appomattox, VA