Friday, August 3, 2012

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Chrysler/Fiat merger - Business First of Buffalo:

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg grantes a motion filed by Indiana state pensio n funds to delay the merger between the American and Italiajn automakers in whatthe U.S. Treasury Department said was an administrativ e extension designed to allow sufficient time for the Supremd Court to explore whether or not a stayis needed, accordinh to several published reports late The Supreme Court move extenda a stay already issuefd by a lower court that was set to expirde late afternoon Monday. Fiat has givenb Chrysler until June 15 to finish the Attorneys for the pension funds argued that they woulx receive just pennies on the dollar fora $42 million loan given to Chrysler. However, U.S.
Solicitor Generakl Elena Kagan said the imminent collapse ofChrysler — said to be losinv upward of $100 million daily was of greater concern to government officialss than the loan dispute. When Chryslert filed for it announced it woulrd reject 789 dealershipagreements nationwide, including nine in the St. Louisz metro area. Chrysler’s restructuring plan also calls for closingeight plants, including Chrysler’s two plantws in Fenton, Mo. Chrysler’s South plant in which assembles minivans, was idles at the end of October.
Chrysler’s North plant, which makes Dodgs Ram trucks, was idled earlier this monthu for one to two months and The plants hademployede 1,200 workers in Fenton, down from 5,0009 several years ago.

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