Detroit Auto Dealers Association, Inc

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IN THE MATTER OF DETROIT AUTO DEALERS ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL. CONSENT ORDER, ETC., IN REGARD TO ALLEGED VIOLATION OF SEC. 5 OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT Docket 9189. Complaint,” Dec. 20, 1984--Decision, April 20, 1994 This consent order requires, among other things, one hundred and forty four Detroit-area automobile dealerships, owners and managers, and dealer associations (including respondents associated with the sale of GM, Ford, Lincoln-Mercury and Volkswagen vehicles, and respondents associated with the sale of Chrysler, Plymouth and Dodge vehicles) to stay open a specified minimum number of hours a week. In addition, the order prohibits the respondents from entering into, continuing or carrying out any agreement to establish, fix or maintain any hours of operation. Appearances For the Commission: Ernest A. Nagata, Morris A. Bloom and Joseph Eckhaus.

For the respondents: Martin Crandall, Stringari, Fritz, Kreger, Ahearn & Hunsinger, P.C., Detroit, MI. Howard O’Leary, Dykema, Gossett, Spencer, Goodnow & Trigg, Washington, D.C. Lawrence Raniszesk, Colombo & Colombo, Bloomfield Hill, MI. Christopher Macavoy, Collier, Shannon & Scott, Washington, D.C. Fred L. Woodworth, Dykema, Gossett, Spencer, Goodnow & Trigg, Detroit, MI. Glenn Mitchell, Stein, Mitchell & Mezines, Washington, D.C. John Youngblood, Abbott, Nicholson, Quilter, Esshaki & Youngblood, Detroit, MI.

DECISION AND ORDER The Federal Trade Commission having issued its two count complaint charging the respondents named in the complaint issued in this matter on December 20, 1984, with violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 45; and the respondents having been served with a copy of that complaint, together with a notice of contemplated relief; and * Complaint previously published at 108 FTC 193 (1986). Decision and Order WW7 FT.C.

The respondents identified in Attachments A, B, C, D and E to this order, their attorney, and counsel for the Commission having thereafter executed agreements containing a consent order for Count I of the complaint, an admission by the identified respondents of all the jurisdictional facts set forth in the complaint, a statement that the signing of said agreement is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by respondents that the law has been violated as alleged in Count I of such complaint, and waivers and other provisions as required by the Commission's Rules; and The Secretary of the Commission having thereafter withdrawn Count I of the of the complaint from adjudication in accordance with Section 3.25(c) of its Rules; and The Commission having thereafter considered the matter and thereupon accepted the executed consent agreement and placed such agreement on the public record for a period of sixty (60) days, now in further conformity with the procedure prescribed in Section 3.25(f) of its Rules, the Commission hereby makes the following jurisdictional findings and enters the following order: 1. Respondent dealers identified in Attachments A and C are all corporations with their principal places of business located at the addresses shown in Attachments A and C.

2. Individual respondents identified in Attachments B and D are officers of various dealers, as shown in Attachments B and D, and as such they formulate, direct and control the acts and practices of the dealers for which they are officers.

3. Respondent associations identified in Attachment E are incorporated trade associations for motor vehicle dealers with their principal places of business located at the addresses shown in Attachment E.

4. The Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction of the subject matter of this proceeding as it relates to Count I of the complaint and of the respondents listed, in Attachments A, B, C, D and E, and the proceeding is in the public interest.

ORDER It is ordered, That for the purposes of this order, the following definitions shall apply:

DETROIT AUTO DEALERS ASSOC., INC., ET AL. 42] 419 Decision and Order 1. “Person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, association, joint venture, trust, or other organization or entity, but not governmental entities.

2. “Dealer” means any person who receives on consignment or purchases motor vehicles for sale or lease to the public, and any director, officer, employee, representative or agent of any such person.

3. “Dealer association” means any trade, civic, service, or social association whose membership is composed primarily of dealers. 4. “Detroit area” means the Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area, comprising Macomb County, Wayne County and Oakland County in the State of Michigan.

5. “Hours of operation” means the times during which a dealer is open for business to sell or lease motor vehicles. 6. “Weekday hours” means the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

7. “Non-weekday hours’ means hours other than 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

8. “Major holidays” means New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, and includes the date federal courts close in observance of these specified holidays if such holiday falls on a Sunday.

9. “Holiday weeks” means any week that contains a major holiday, Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve. 10. “Daylight Savings Time’ means the legal time during the period described in 15 U.S.C. 260a.

11. “Standard Time” means the legal time during any period other than the period described in 15 U.S.C. 260a. 12. “Unsafe Area” means any area that is unsafe for both customers and dealership employees after dark. 13. “Group I Dealership and Individual Respondent” means any corporation listed in Addendum A to the order, including its officers, directors, representatives, agents, divisions, subsidiaries and successors and assigns, and any individual listed in Addendum B to the order.

14. “Group II Dealership and Individual Respondent” means any corporation listed in Addendum C to the order, including its officers, directors, representatives, agents, divisions, subsidiaries and successors and assigns, and any individual listed in Addendum D to the order.

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15. “Association Respondent” means any association listed in Addendum E to the order, the officers, directors, representatives, agents, divisions, subsidiaries, successors and assigns of any listed association.

16. “Respondent” means any dealership, individual, or association respondent.

17. “Consenting Respondent’ means any dealership, individual, or association respondent listed in any addendum to this order. 18. “Non-association Respondent” means any dealership or individual respondent. The term non-associations 1 3 4 2 6 1600 1119 236 45 77.210419 respondent”5 1 3 4 2 7 1853 1121 88 35 96.643806 does4 1 3 4 3 0 601 1164 1340 60 -1 5 1 3 4 3 1 601 1170 61 29 96.914154 not5 1 3 4 3 2 677 1164 143 36 96.991135 includes 1 3 4 3 3 836 1177 68 35 97.011101 any5 1 3 4 3 4 920 1167 198 37 96.681168 individuals 1 3 4 3 5 1134 1172 217 44 96.654137 respondents 1 3 4 3 6 1367 1173 82 36 96.602295 who5 1 3 4 3 7 1465 1175 87 36 96.369675 does5 1 3 4 3 8 1569 1184 60 28 96.721756 not5 1 3 4 3 9 1644 1187 83 25 96.843216 owns 1 3 4 3 10 1742 1188 40 25 96.919983 or5 1 3 4 3 11 1796 1186 145 38 94.826523 operate4 1 3 4 4 0 600 1223 619 47 -1 5 1 3 4 4 1 600 1233 19 24 96.521988 a5 1 3 4 4 2 634 1223 202 47 96.521988 dealerships 1 3 4 4 3 851 1225 35 35 97.008934 in5 1 3 4 4 4 902 1226 57 35 97.008934 thes 1 3 4 4 5 975 1227 138 36 96.907524 Detroit5 1 3 4 4 6 1129 1239 90 26 95.671646 area.2 1 4 0 0 0 589 1458 1348 455 -1 3 1 4 1 0 0 589 1458 1348 455 -1 4 1 4 1 1 0 669 1458 1267 54 -1 5 1 4 1 1 1 669 1458 30 34 94.667313 It5 1 4 1 1 2 712 1459 29 33 94.442787 is5 1 4 1 1 3 745 1458 144 44 96.576721 furthers 1 4 1 1 4 900 1461 162 40 96.743050 ordered,5 1 4 1 1 5 1078 1462 87 35 96.945244 That5 1 4 1 1 6 1179 1464 86 34 96.502716 each5 1 4 1 1 7 1280 1466 209 45 96.780441 consenting5 1 4 1 1 8 1503 1469 212 43 96.664413 respondents 1 4 1 1 9 1729 1470 88 34 96.762383 shall5 1 4 1 1 10 1832 1482 104 24 97.006058 cease4 1 4 1 2 0 595 1516 1342 57 -1 5 1 4 1 2 1 595 1516 69 35 96.974693 ands 1 4 1 2 2 683 1517 110 35 96.868561 desist5 1 4 1 2 3 813 1518 104 41 96.984421 from,5 1 4 1 2 4 937 1520 150 45 96.948708 directly5 1 4 1 2 5 1107 1532 40 24 96.850609 or5 1 4 1 2 6 1165 1522 188 47 96.934006 indirectly5 1 4 1 2 7 1373 1535 40 24 97.000412 or5 1 4 1 2 8 1432 1525 151 46 96.991333 through5 1 4 1 2 9 1603 1538 67 34 96.949158 any5 1 4 1 2 10 1690 1536 187 37 96.202209 corporate5 1 4 1 2 11 1896 1542 41 23 96.202209 or4 1 4 1 3 0 594 1575 1339 58 -1 5 1 4 1 3 1 594 1575 101 33 95.846069 others 1 4 1 3 2 731 1575 138 42 96.803604 device,5 1 4 1 3 3 907 1578 160 45 95.484467 entering5 1 4 1 3 4 1105 1578 85 42 95.484467 into,5 1 4 1 3 5 1229 1581 222 47 96.847725 continuing,5 1 4 1 3 6 1489 1594 40 24 96.601448 or5 1 4 1 3 7 1565 1586 163 45 96.477257 carrying5 1 4 1 3 8 1766 1594 62 28 96.477257 outs 1 4 1 3 9 1865 1599 68 34 96.563995 any4 1 4 1 4 0 593 1638 1339 54 -1 5 1 4 1 4 1 593 1641 215 36 96.486832 agreement,5 1 4 1 4 2 835 1641 169 36 95.898972 contract,5 1 4 1 4 3 1030 1638 259 42 96.672554 combination,5 1 4 1 4 4 1315 1651 41 24 96.944374 or5 1 4 1 4 5 1380 1642 224 47 96.567970 conspiracy,5 1 4 1 4 6 1631 1644 36 35 96.925056 in5 1 4 1 4 7 1693 1656 40 24 96.825951 or5 1 4 1 4 8 1758 1645 174 47 96.825951 affecting4 1 4 1 5 0 592 1693 1340 46 -1 5 1 4 1 5 1 592 1701 203 25 96.428497 commerce5 1 4 1 5 2 835 1693 52 42 96.840332 (as5 1 4 1 5 3 929 1694 240 36 94.798691 commerce" is defined in the Federal Trade Commission Act), with any other respondent or other dealer or dealer association in the Detroit area to establish, fix, maintain, adopt, or adhere to any hours of operation.

II.

It is further ordered, That each consenting respondent shall cease and desist from, directly or indirectly or through any corporate or other device, performing any of the following acts or practices or encouraging, inducing, or requiring any person to perform any of the following acts or practices, or entering into, continuing, or carrying out any agreement, contract, combination, or conspiracy with any other person in the Detroit area to do or perform any of the following acts or practices:

A. Exchanging information or communicating with any other respondent or other dealer or dealer association in the Detroit area concerning hours of operation, except to the extent necessary to comply with any order of the Federal Trade Commission, and except, after two (2) years from the date this order becomes final, to the DETROIT AUTO DEALERS ASSOC., INC., ET AL. 423 419 Decision and Order extent necessary to incorporate individual dealers’ hours of operation in lawful joint advertisements; provided, however, (i) that nothing in this Part IIl.A of the order shall prohibit joint advertisements incorporating individual dealers’ hours of operation, when such individual dealers are legally operated, directly or indirectly, under common control; and (ii) that nothing in this Part II.A of the order shall prohibit joint advertisements incorporating individual dealers’ hours of operation for special events such as tent sales, mall sales, or annual sales when hours of operation are extended. B. Requesting, recommending, coercing, influencing, inducing, encouraging, or persuading, or attempting to request, recommend, coerce, influence, induce, encourage, or persuade, any other respondent or other dealer or dealer association in the Detroit area to maintain, adopt or adhere to any hours of operation. Ii.

It is further ordered, That each Group I dealership and individual respondent shall, commencing ten (10) days after this order becomes final and continuing for a period of one (1) year, maintain a minimum of sixty-two (62) hours of operation per week for the sale and lease of motor vehicles; provided, however, that each Group I dealership and individual respondent shall have the option of maintaining less than sixty-two (62) hours of operation during the weeks that contain one of the major holidays, Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve; provided further that during such holiday weeks each Group I dealership and individual respondent shall maintain an adjusted minimum number of hours of operation, determined by subtracting (1) the number of hours of operation ordinarily in effect for the day of the week on which the major holiday occurs, and (2) in the case of holiday weeks containing Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve, one-half the number of hours of operation ordinarily in effect for the day of the week on which Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve occurs, from sixty-two (62). Each Group I dealership and individual respondent shall post conspicuously its hours of operation at each of its places of business subject to this order in a manner and location readily visible to the public from outside the main entrance of the dealership's showroom. Each Group I dealership and individual respondent shall conduct its sales and lease operation during any non-weekday hours in all respects in the same manner as during weekday hours, except Decision and Order 117 F.T.C.

that the motor vehicle sales force and supporting sales force on duty during non-weekday hours may be reduced to a number sufficient to meet the market demand during such non-weekday hours; provided, however, that the sales force and supporting sales staff shall at all such times be sufficient in number and authority to consummate fully all sales and lease transactions, in the same manner as during weekday hours.

IV.

It is further ordered, That each Group II dealership and individual respondent shall, commencing ten (10) days after this order becomes final and continuing for a period of one (1) year, maintain a minimum of sixty-two (62) hours of operation per week during daylight savings time and fifty-eight (58) hours of operation per week during standard time for the sale and lease of motor vehicles; provided, however, that each Group II dealership and individual respondent shall have the option of maintaining less than sixty-two (62) hours of operation during daylight savings time, or less than fifty-eight (58) hours of operation during standard time, during the weeks that contain one of the major holidays, Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve; provided further that during such holiday weeks each Group II dealership and individual respondent shall maintain an adjusted minimum number of hours of operation, determined by subtracting (1) the number of hours of operation ordinarily in effect for the day of the week on which the major holiday occurs, and (2) in the case of holiday weeks containing Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve, one-half the number of hours of operation ordinarily in effect for the day of the week on which Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve occurs, from sixty-two (62), during daylight savings time, or from fifty-eight (58), during standard time. Each Group II dealership and individual respondent shall post conspicuously its hours of operation at each of its places of business subject to this order in a manner and location readily visible to the public from outside the main entrance of the dealership's showroom. Each Group II dealership and individual respondent shall conduct its sales and lease operation during any non-weekday hours in all respects in the same manner as during weekday hours, except that the motor vehicle sales force and supporting sales staff on duty during non-weekday hours may be reduced to a number sufficient to meet the market demand during such non-weekday hours; provided, DETROIT AUTO DEALERS ASSOC., INC., ET AL. 425 419 Decision and Order however, that the sales force and supporting sales staff shall at all such times be sufficient in number and authority to consummate fully all sales and lease transactions, in the same manner as during weekday hours.

The requirements of Parts III and IV of this order to maintain minimum weekly hours of operation shall not apply to any individual respondent who does not own or operate a dealership in the Detroit area.

V.

It is further ordered, That in the event the proceeding in Docket No. 9189 against any non-association respondent results in a final adjudicated order in accordance with Section 5(g)-(k) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 45, or in a subsequent consent order requiring such non-association respondent to maintain fewer minimum weekly hours of operation than required by Part III of this order, then each consenting respondent subject to Part III of this order shall be bound only by the minimum weekly hours of operation obligations set forth in such subsequent order against any nonassociation respondent; provided, however, that this Part V shall not apply to an order for dismissal against any non-association respondent, or to an order based on a finding (1) that any nonassociation respondent had entered into a labor agreement incorporating fewer hours of operation than required by Part III of this order, (2) that any non-association respondent is located in an unsafe area, or (3) that-the minimum hours requirement of any nonassociation respondent should be less than the requirements set forth in Part III of this order based on the unique circumstances of that respondent.

VI.

It is further ordered, That in the event the proceeding in Docket 9189 against any non-association respondent results in a final adjudicated order in accordance with Section 5(g)-(k) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 45, or in a subsequent consent order requiring such non-association respondent to maintain fewer minimum weekly hours of operation than required by Part IV of this order, then each consenting respondent subject to Part IV of this Decision and Order 117 F.T.C.

order shall be bound only by the minimum weekly hours of operation obligations set forth in such subsequent order against any nonassociation respondent; provided, however, that this Part VI shall not apply to an order for dismissal against any non-association respondent, or to an order based on a finding (1) that any nonassociation respondent had entered into a labor agreement incorporating fewer hours of operation than required by Part IV of this order or (2) that the minimum hours requirement of any nonassociation respondent should be less than the requirements set forth in Part IV of this order based on the unique circumstances of that respondent.

VI.

It is further ordered, That each Group I dealership and individual respondent, as well as each Group II dealership and individual respondent, shall, while Parts III and Part IV of this order are in effect, disclose its hours of operation in all of its advertising, except that such disclosure is not required in joint-dealer advertisements conducted through an association or in advertisements offering for sale a single, particular motor vehicle. In any print advertisements, the disclosure shall be made in a clear and prominent manner in the same type style as that in which the principal portion of the text of the advertisement appears and in twelve point or larger bold type so that it can be readily noticed. In television advertisements, the disclosure shall be presented in both the audio and visual portions. During the audio portion of the disclosure in television and radio advertisements, no other sounds, including music, shall occur and the rate of speech shall be the same as for the other parts of the advertisement. The audio portion of the disclosure in television and radio advertisements need not state the dealership's hours of operation on a day-by-day-basis so long as the disclosure states clearly and prominently the evenings in which the dealership is open and any Saturday hours.

VU.

It is further ordered, That each association respondent shall, for a period of five (5) years from the date this order becomes final, cause to be made minutes of all business meetings of its membership, DETROIT AUTO DEALERS ASSOC., INC., ET AL. 427 419 Decision and Order its board of directors, and its committees. Such minutes shall (i) identify all persons attending such meeting, (ii) include a certification, signed by the presiding officer and the secretary under penalty of perjury, that states whether hours of operation were discussed at the meeting, and (iii) summarize what was discussed at the meeting. If hours of operation were discussed at any business meeting subject to this order, then the minutes of such meeting shall identify the participants in the discussion of hours of operation and state in detail the substance of the discussion(s). Each association respondent shall retain such minutes (including, but not limited to, the required certifications) for a period of five (5) years from the date the minutes were created. Such minutes shall be provided to the Commission upon request.

Ix.

It is further ordered, That each association respondent shall: A. Within sixty (60) days from the date this order becomes final, amend its bylaws, rules and regulations to eliminate any provision inconsistent with any provision of this order; B. Within sixty (60) days from the date this order becomes final, amend its bylaws, rules and regulations to incorporate: (1) a provision that prohibits its members from discussing at any formal or informal membership, board of directors, or committee meeting the hours of operation of any dealer, except to the extent necessary to comply with any order of the Federal Trade Commission; and (2) a provision that requires expulsion from membership of any member who violates such prohibition;

C. Within ten (10) days after the amendment of any bylaws, rules or regulations pursuant to this order, furnish a copy of such amended bylaws, rules or regulations to all members, and within ten (10) days of any new member joining an association respondent, furnish to such new member a copy of the bylaws, rules and regulations of association respondent; and D. Within sixty (60) days after receiving information from any source concerning a potential violation of any bylaw, rule, or regulation required by Part IX.B. of this order, investigate the potential violation, record the findings of the investigation, and expel for a period of one (1) year any member who is found to have Decision and Order 117 F.T.C.

violated any of the bylaws, rules or regulations required by Part IX.B. of this order.

X.

It is further ordered, That each association respondent shall, for a period of five (5) years from the date this order becomes final, provide to the Commission the name and address of any member expelled pursuant to the requirements of Part IX.D. of this order within ten (10) days after such expulsion. XI.

It is further ordered, That within ten (10) days after the date this order becomes final, each Group I dealership and individual respondent, as well as each Group II dealership and individual respondent, shall provide a copy of the order to each of its employees involved in motor vehicle sales or leasing in the Detroit area and each association respondent shall provide a copy of the order to each of its officers, directors, members and employees. For a period of five (5) years from the date this order becomes final, each Group I dealership and individual respondent, as well as each Group II dealership and individual respondent, shall provide a copy of the order to each new employee involved in motor vehicle sales or leasing in the Detroit area, and each association respondent shall provide a copy to each new member, within ten (10) days after the date the employee is hired or the new member joins the association respondent. XII.

It is further ordered, That each consenting respondent shall, within ninety (90) days after this order becomes final and annually thereafter for a period of five (5) years, file with the Commission a verified written report setting forth in detail the manner and form in which it has complied with this order.

The requirements of this Part XII to file a compliance report with the Commission shall not apply to any individual respondent who does not own or operate a dealership in the Detroit area; provided, however, that such individual respondent shall, within ninety (90) days after this order becomes final, file with the Commission a DETROIT AUTO DEALERS ASSOC., INC., ET AL. 429 419 Decision and Order verified written report stating that he does not own or operate a dealership in the Detroit area; provided further that if circumstances change whereby such individual respondent does own or operate a dealership in the Detroit area, then that individual respondent shall notify the Commission at the earliest practicable date prior to any such change and begin complying with the requirements of Part XII of this order.

XII.

It is further ordered, That for a period of five (5) years from the date this order becomes final, each consenting respondent that is not an individual shall notify the Commission at least thirty (30) days prior to any proposed change in corporate status (such as dissolution, assignment, or sale) that results in the emergence of a successor corporation, the creation or dissolution of subsidiaries, or any other change in any corporate respondent which may affect compliance obligations arising out of the order. Each consenting respondent that is an individual shall, for five (5) years from the date the order becomes final, promptly notify the Commission of the discontinuance of his present business or employment and of any new affiliation or employment with any dealer or dealer association. Such notice shall include the individuals new business address and a statement of the nature of the business or employment in which the respondent is newly engaged, as well as a description of the individuals duties and responsibilities in connection with the new business or employment. ATTACHMENT A Dealership Respondents Group I Jim Causley Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc.

38111 Gratiot Avenue Mt. Clemens, MI 48043 Jim Presard Pontiac, Inc.

400 North Main Street Royal Oak, MI 48067 Decision and Order HI7F.T.C.

Red Holman Pontiac-Toyota-GMC Truck Co.

a/k/a Red Holman Pontiac, Inc.

35300 Ford Road Westland, MI 48185 Art Moran Pontiac-GMC, Inc.

a/k/a Art Moran Pontiac, GMC, Inc.

29000 Telegraph Road Southfield, MI 48034 Rinke Pontiac-GMC Co.

a/k/a Rinke Pontiac, GMC, Inc.

27100 Van Dyke Avenue Warren, MI 48093 Bob Sellers Pontiac-GMC, Inc.

a/k/a Bob Sellers Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc. 38000 Grand River Farmington Hills, MI 48335 Shelton Pontiac-Buick, Inc.

855 S. Rochester Road Rochester, MI 48306 Jack Cauley Chevrolet, Inc.

7020 Orchard Lake Road West Bloomfield, MI 48033 Dick Genthe Chevrolet, Inc.

15600 Eureka Road Southgate, MI 48195 Lou LaRiche Chevrolet-Subaru, Inc.

a/k/a Lou LaRiche Chevrolet 40875 Plymouth Road Plymouth, MI 48170 Mark Chevrolet, Inc.

33200 Michigan Avenue Wayne, MI 48184 George Matick Chevrolet, Inc.

14001 Telegraph Road Redford, Michigan 48239 DETROIT AUTO DEALERS ASSOC., INC., ET AL. 419 Decision and Order Matthews-Hargreaves Chevrolet Co.

1616 South Main Street Royal Oak, MI 48067 Merollis Chevrolet Sales & Service 21800 Gratiot Avenue Eastpointe, MI 48021-2224 Ed Rinke Chevrolet-GMC Co.

a/k/a Ed Rinke Chevrolet, Inc.

26125 Van Dyke Avenue Centerline, MI 48015-1280 Mike Savoie Chevrolet, Inc.

1900 West Maple Troy, MI 48084 Les Stanford Chevrolet, Inc.

21711 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, MI 48123 Tennyson Chevrolet, Inc.

32570 Plymouth Road Livonia, MI 48150 Buff Whelan Chevrolet, Inc.

40445 Van Dyke Avenue Sterling Heights, MI 48311-8002 Wink Chevrolet, Co.

d/b/a Bill Wink Chevrolet/GMC 10700 Ford Road Dearborn, MI 48126 Armstrong Buick-Opel, Inc.

30500 Plymouth Road Livonia, MI 48150 Fischer Buick-Subaru, Inc. a/k/a Fischer Automotive Group, Inc. a/k/a Fischer Buick Mazda-Subaru-Suzuki 1790 Maplelawn Troy, MI 48099-0909 Decision and Order Tamaroff Buick-Honda, Inc.

a/k/a Tamaroff Buick Opel, Inc.

28585 Telegraph Road Southfield, MI 48034 Audette Cadillac, Inc.

7100 Orchard Lake Road West Bloomfield, MI 48033 Dreisbach & Sons Cadillac, Inc.

a/k/a Dreisbach and Sons Cadillac, Co.

24600 Grand River Avenue Detroit, MI 48219 Birmingham Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.

2100 West Maple Road Troy, MI 48084 Lochmoor Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.

18165 Mack Avenue Detroit, MI 48224 Shelby Oil Company, Inc.

40755 Van Dyke Avenue Sterling Heights, MI 48078 Roseville Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.

25800 Gratiot Avenue Roseville, MI 48006 Westborn Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.

23300 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, MI 48124 Colonial Dodge, Inc.

24211 Gratiot Avenue E. Detroit, MI 48021 Mt. Clemens Dodge, Inc.

43774 N. Gratiot Mt. Clemens, MI 48043 Northwestern Dodge, Inc.

10500 W. Eight Mile Road Ferndale, MI 48220 LITET.C.

DETROIT AUTO DEALERS ASSOC., INC., ET AL. 419 Decision and Order Oakland Dodge, Inc.

101 W. Fourteen Mile Road Madison Heights, MI 48071 Sterling Heights Dodge, Inc.

40111 Van Dyke Avenue Sterling Heights, MI 48078 Van Dyke Dodge, Inc.

28400 Van Dyke Avenue P.O. Box 1539 Warren, MI 48090 Avis Ford, Inc.

29200 Telegraph Road Southfield, MI 48034 Jerry Bielfield Co.

a/k/a Jorgensen Ford, Inc.

8333 Michigan Avenue Detroit, MI 48210 Beverly John Ford a/k/a Fairlane Ford, Inc.

14585 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, MI 48126 Gorno Brothers, Inc.

22025 Allen Road Woodhaven, MI 48183 Jerome-Duncan, Inc.

8000 Ford Country Lane Sterling Heights, MI 48313-3710 McDonald Ford Sales, Inc.

550 West Seven Mile Road Northville, MI 48167 Pat Milliken Ford, Inc.

9600 Telegraph Road Redford, MI 48239 Russ Milne Ford, Inc.

43870 N. Gratiot Avenue Mt. Clemens, MI 48036 Decision and Order North Brothers Ford, Inc.

33300 Ford Road Westland, MI 48185 Stark Hickey West, Inc.

24760 West Seven Mile Road Detroit, MI 48219 Bob Thibodeau, Inc.

26333 Van Dyke Avenue Centerline, MI 48015 Arnold Lincoln-Mercury Co.

a/k/a Arnold Lincoln Mercury Co.

29000 Gratiot Avenue Roseville, MI 48066 Stu Evans Lincoln-Mercury, Inc. of Garden City a/k/a Stu Evans Lincoln Mercury of Garden City 32000 Ford Road Garden City, MI 48135 Stu Evans Lincoln-Mercury of Southgate a/k/a Stu Evans Lincoln Mercury of Southgate 16800 Fort Street Southgate, MI 48195 Hines Park Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.

a/k/a Hines Park Lincoln Mercury 40601 Ann Arbor Road Plymouth, MI 48170 Krug Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.

21531 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, MI 48124 McInerney, Inc.

d/b/a Northland Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.

14100 West Eight Mile Road Oak Park, MI 48237 PHP d/b/a Park Motor Sales Co.

a/k/a Park Motor Sales Co.

18100 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48203 DETROIT AUTO DEALERS ASSOC., INC., ET AL. 419 Decision and Order Star Lincoln Mercury, Inc.

a/k/a Star Lincoln-Mercury 24350 Twelve Mile Road P.O. Box 2142 Southfield, MI 48037 Charnock Oldsmobile, Inc.

24555 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, MI 48124 Drummy Oldsmobile, Inc.

14925 East Eight Mile Road Eastpointe, Michigan 48021 Gage Oldsmobile, Inc.

21710 Woodward Ferndale, MI 48220-0280 Bill Rowan Oldsmobile, Inc.

a/k/a Bill Rowan Oldsmobile 15800 Eureka Road Southgate, MI 48195 Suburban Oldsmobile-Datsun, Inc.

a/k/a Suburban Oldsmobile-Cadillac 1810 Maplelawn Troy, MI 48099-0909 Melton Motors, Inc.

15100 Eureka Southgate, MI 48195 Wood Motors, Inc.

15351 Gratiot Avenue Detroit, MI 48205 Pointe Dodge, Inc.

18001 Mack Avenue Detroit, MI 48224 Decision and Order 1I7 F.T.C.

ATTACHMENT B Dealership Respondents Group II James-Martin Chevrolet, Inc.

a/k/a James Martin Chevrolet, Inc.

6250 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48202 Jefferson Chevrolet Co, a/k/a Jefferson Chevrolet, Co.

2130 East Jefferson Avenue Detroit, MI 48207 Charles Dalgleish Cadillac-Peugeot, Inc. a/k/a Charles Dalgleish Cadillac, Inc.

6160 Cass Avenue Detroit, MI 48202 Bill Snethkamp, Inc.

16430 Woodward Avenue Highland Park, MI 48023 Garrity Motor Sales, Inc.

11500 Joseph Campau Hamtramck, MI 48212 ATTACHMENT C Individual Respondents Group I W. Robert Allen c/o Matthews-Hargreaves Chevrolet Co.

1616 South Main Street Royal Oak, MI 48067 Thomas Armstrong a/k/a Thomas Clark Armstrong c/o Armstrong Buick-Opel, Inc.

30500 Plymouth Road Livonia, MI 48150 DETROIT AUTO DEALERS ASSOC., INC., ET AL. 419 Decision and Order Charles Audette c/o Audette Cadillac, Inc.

7100 Orchard Lake Road West Bloomfield, MI 48033 Frank Audette a/k/a Frank B. Audette c/oAudette Cadillac, Inc.

7100 Orchard Lake Road West Bloomfield, MI 48033 Robert F. Barnett a/k/a Robert Barnett 3923 Maple Hill East West Bloomfield, MI 48033 Jerry M. Bielfield a/k/a Jerry Bielfield 19457 Suffolk Detroit MI 48203 Robert M. Brent 32711 Van Dyke Avenue Warren, MI 48093 Paul Carrick c/o Autobahn Motors, Inc.

1765 South Telegraph Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48013 John H. Cauley c/o Jack Cauley Chevrolet, Inc.

7020 Orchard Lake Road West Bloomfield, MI 48033 James F. Causley, Sr.

a/k/a James F. Causley c/o Jim Causley Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc.

38111 Gratiot Avenue Mt. Clemens, MI 48043 Herbert Charnock c/o Charnock Oldsmobile, Inc.

24555 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, MI 48124 Decision and Order LITF.T.C.

John Cueter 2448 Washtenaw Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Al Dittrich 5825 Highland Road Waterford, MI 48237 Thomas S. Dreisbach c/o Dreisbach and Sons Cadillac, Inc.

24600 Grand River Avenue Detroit, MI 48219 Richard J. Duncan a/k/a Richard Duncan c/o Jerome-Duncan, Inc.

8000 Ford Country Lane Sterling Heights, MI 48313-3710 Stewart Evans c/o Stu Evans Lincoln Mercury of Garden City 32000 Ford Road Garden City, MI 48135 Arnold Feuerman c/o Amold Lincoln Mercury Co.

29000 Gratiot Avenue Roseville, MI 48066 Richard Flannery a/k/a W. R. Flannery 3456 Franklin Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 John Ford a/k/a B. J. Ford c/o Bob Ford, Inc.

14585 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, MI 48126 F. James Fresard c/o Jim Fresard Pontiac, Inc.

400 North Main Street Royal Oak, MI 48067 DETROIT AUTO DEALERS ASSOC., INC., ET AL. 419 Decision and Order Frank Galeana c/o Van Dyke Dodge, Inc.

28400 Van Dyke Avenue P.O. Box 1539 Warren, MI 48090 Richard E. Genthe c/o Dick Genthe Chevrolet, Inc.

15600 Eureka Road Southgate, MI 48195 Albert A. Holman c/o Red Holman Pontiac, Inc.

35300 Ford Road Westland, MI 48185 George Kolb c/o Hines Park Lincoln Mercury 40601 Ann Arbor Road Plymouth, MI 48170 Sigmund Krug c/o Krug Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.

21531 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, MI 48124 Louis H. LaRiche a/k/a Louis LaRiche c/o Lou LaRiche Chevrolet 40875 Plymouth Road Plymouth, MI 48170 Walter N. Lazar P.O Box 6594 Delray Beach, FL 33484 W. Desmond McAlister 33011 Westview Court South Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 Martin J. McInerney c/o McInerney, Inc.

14100 West Eight Mile Road Oak Park, MI 48237 Decision and Order George S. Matick, Jr.

c/o George Matick Chevrolet, Inc.

14001 Telegraph Road Redford, Michigan 48239 Kenneth Meade c/o Pointe Dodge, Inc.

18001 Mack Avenue Detroit, MI 48224 George Melton c/o Melton Motors, Inc.

15100 Eureka Southgate, MI 48195 Norman A. Merollis c/o Merollis Chevrolet Sales & Service 21800 Gratiot Avenue Eastpointe, MI 48021-2224 W.B. (Pat) Milliken a/k/a Pat Milliken c/o Pat Milliken Ford, Inc.

9600 Telegraph Road Redford, MI 48239 Russell H. Milne c/o Russ Milne Ford, Inc.

43870 N. Gratiot Avenue Mt. Clemens, MI 48036 Arthur C. Moran c/o Art Moran Pontiac, GMC, Inc.

29000 Telegraph Road Southfield, MI 48034 James E. North a/k/a James North c/o North Brothers Ford, Inc.

33300 Ford Road Westland, MI 48185 DETROIT AUTO DEALERS ASSOC., INC., ET AL. 419 Decision and Order James Riehl a/k/a James E. Riehl c/o Roseville Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.

25800 Gratiot Avenue Roseville, MI 48006 Roland Rinke a /k /a Roland J. Rinke c/o Rinke Pontiac, GMC, Inc.

27100 Van Dyke Avenue Warren, MI 48093 Arthur J. Roshak c/o Colonial Dodge, Inc.

24211 Gratiot Avenue E. Detroit, MI 48021 William H. Rowan c/o Bill Rowan Oldsmobile 15800 Eureka Road Southgate, MI 48195 Myron P. Savoie c/o Mike Savoie Chevrolet, Inc.

1900 West Maple Troy, MI 48084 Robert B. Sellers a/k/a Bob Sellers c/o Bob Sellers Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc.

38000 Grand River Farmington Hills, MI 48335 C.M. (Bud) Shelton a/k/a C.M. Shelton c/o Shelton Pontiac-Buick, Inc.

855 S. Rochester Road Rochester, MI 48306 Joseph B. Slatkin c/o Sheila Rosenbauer Harry Slatkin Builders 39935 Grand River Novi, MI 48375 Decision and Order 117 F.T.C.

Leslie J. Stanford c/o Les Stanford Chevrolet, Inc.

21711 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, MI 48123 Marvin Tamaroff a/k/a Marvin M. Tamaroff c/o Tamaroff Buick Opel, Inc.

28585 Telegraph Road Southfield, MI 48034 Harry Tennyson c/o Tennyson Chevrolet, Inc.

32570 Plymouth Road Livonia, MI 48150 Robert Thibodeau a/k/a Bob Thibodeau, Sr.

c/o Bob Thibodeau, Inc.

26333 Van Dyke Avenue Centerline, MI 48015 Anthony J. Viviano c/o Sterling Heights Dodge, Inc.

40111 Van Dyke Avenue Sterling Heights, MI 48078 Stanley A. Wilk c/o Star Lincoln Mercury, Inc.

24350 Twelve Mile Road P.O. Box 2142 Southfield, MI 48037 William J. Wink, Jr.

c/o Wink Chevrolet, Co.

10700 Ford Road Dearborn, MI 48126 Donald Wood a/k/a Donald Wood, Sr.

c/o Wood Motors, Inc.

15351 Gratiot Avenue Detroit, MI 48205 DETROIT AUTO DEALERS ASSOC., INC., ET AL. 419 Decision and Order Robert Zankl 18018 Riverside Drive Pompano Beach, FL 33062 ATTACHMENT D Individual Respondents Group Ii Charles Dalgleish, Jr.

a/k/a Charles H. Dalgleish, Jr.

c/o Charles Dalgleish Cadillac, Inc.

6160 Cass Avenue Detroit, MI 48202 Douglas Dalgleish c/o Charles Dalgleish Cadillac, Inc.

6160 Cass Avenue Detroit, MI 48202 James A. Garmity c/o Garrity Motor Sales, Inc.

11500 Joseph Campau Hamtramck, MI 48212 James P. Large c/o James Martin Chevrolet, Inc.

6250 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48202 William Snethkamp c/o Bill Snethkamp, Inc.

16430 Woodward Avenue Highland Park, MI 48023 James P. Tellier c/o Jefferson Chevrolet, Co.

2130 East Jefferson Avenue Detroit, MI 48207 Raymond R. Tessmer c/o Jefferson Chevrolet, Co.

2130 East Jefferson Avenue Detroit, MI 48207 Decision and Order 117 F.T.C.

ATTACHMENT E Association Respondents Tri County Pontiac Dealers Association, Inc. a/k/a Tri-County Pontiac Dealers Association, Inc. 16000 W. Twelve Mile Road Southfield, MI 48076 Greater Detroit Chevrolet Dealers Association, Inc. 100 Renaissance Center Suite 3100 Detroit, MI 48243 Chrysler and Plymouth Dealers Association of Greater Detroit, Inc. a/k/a Chrysler-Plymouth Dealers Association of Greater Detroit, Inc., a corporation c/o Dykema Gossett 400 Renaissance Center Detroit, MI 48243-1668 Greater Detroit Dodge Dealers Association, Inc. a/k/a Southeastern Michigan Dodge Dealers Association, Inc. 13500 Telegraph Road Taylor, MI 48180 Metro Detroit Buick Dealers Association, Inc. 100 Renaissance Center Suite 3100 Detroit, MI 48243 Metro Detroit Cadillac Dealers Association, Inc. 100 Renaissance Center Suite 3100 Detroit, MI 48243 Metropolitan Detroit Ford Dealers, Inc.

a/k/a Metro Detroit Ford Dealers, Inc.

30955 Northwestern Highway Suite 250 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 Metropolitan Detroit Oldsmobile Dealers Association, Inc. 24700 Northwestern Highway P.O. Box 307 Southfield, MI 48037-0307 DETROIT AUTO DEALERS ASSOC., INC., ET AL. 419 Decision and Order Metropolitan Lincoln-Mercury Dealers Association, Inc. 1500 Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303 Southeastern Michigan Volkswagen Dealers Association, Inc. 650 First National Building Detroit, MI 48226 Metropolitan Detroit Chevrolet Dealers Advertising Association, Inc.

100 Renaissance Center Suite 3100 Detroit, MI 48243 Chrysler Plymouth Dealers of Greater Detroit Advertising Association, Inc.

a/k/a Chrysler-Plymouth Dealers of Greater Detroit Advertising Association, Inc.

c/o Dykema Gossett 400 Renaissance Center Detroit, MI 48243-1668 Ford Dealers Advertising Fund, Inc.

a/k/a Metro Detroit Ford Dealers Advertising Fund, Inc. 30955 Northwestern Highway Suite 250 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 Lincoln-Mercury Dealers Advertising Fund - Detroit District, Inc. 1500 Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303 Tri County D.A.A., Inc.

a/k/a Tri-County D.A.A., Inc.

13500 Telegraph Road Taylor, MI 48180 Compiaint 117 F.T.C.