Jack Fitzgerald Crusades Against GM and Chrylser 'Liars and Jerks'

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"Financial Whiz Kids Have Been Engineering Detroit's Decline for Decades. You Don't Save Your Way Into Making a Profit You Make Profit By Making Something People Want to Buy."

But First Snide's Remarks; Way to go Jack, we couldn't agree more...how can a group of highly paid and supposedly well educated experienced car execs consistently make bad decisions? They have not only screwed their companies and stockholders but our whole country - shame on them and shame on everyone who continues to support the "jerks" in Detroit! What do you think? msnide@theautochannel.com

Washington DC September 10, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that for a guy who says he's only good at selling cars, AIADA board member Jack Fitzgerald knows how to get things done. According to a story in the Washington Times, he has been recognized for his efforts on behalf of child-safety-seat installation, and has lobbied the automakers to improve quality, and hence their Consumer Reports ratings, which he says influence many shoppers.

Today, he's in the fight of his life against what he sees as out-of-touch automakers who are putting his fellow dealers out of business and will soon drive the American auto industry to the same fate.

The soft-spoken 74-year-old will work all hours to thwart the plans of the administration's auto task force, which he says has helped drive the domestic dealership closings and has misled the President Obama about it.

He says he doesn't gripe unless it's necessary, but when he does, he gripes effectively, providing reporters with analysis, rebuttals, maps and unfavorable Consumer Reports rankings on U.S. automakers.

When the dealer closings were announced, Mr. Fitzgerald joined with others such as AIADA member Tammy Darvish of Darcars Automotive Group in Silver Spring, Md. to create a lobbying group as single-minded as they are.

Click Here to read more about Fitzgerald's efforts on behalf of the auto industry and our country.