With the new alliance between Chrysler and Fiat settled this week, The Washington Post has been reporting on the effect this will have in Detroit, and the rest of the country.Conspicuously absent from their commentary is the consumers who have or will be injured by Chrysler vehicles sold before the company filed for bankruptcy. The situation is very grim.
Even the union leaders who are upset that factories in the USA will be closed while Mexican ones won’t are somewhat tempered in their complaints. They know that this situation is the lesser evil. 789 dealerships are slated to close and in the shuffle many Americans may have their rights slip between the cracks.
The AAJ and other consumer advocacy groups have tried to alter the deal so that the little guy doesn’t get left behind, but the chances are slim that anything will come of it. General Motors is about to go through a similar process later this summer. Hopefully a more inclusive deal will be reached, or else Americans may lose whatever brand loyalty they once held towards the US auto industry.
