,11 UI ' "cab tor-
ign provid American
uycrs a world I automo ile
wi th more interi r pare and easy
entry and exit The design am en­
g} OCt! rin in nui ty tbe I..J-I cars
ret] t a red finiti n of tbe four-
rsedan.
TIl! inoovative the u{
scri hould make Chrysler the
company to beat in the industry.
11l.! Chrysler Conoordc i "a tech-
nologically phisticated, fully-
equipped nd lu u iou ly
ap inted four-door sedan," rotcd
hrysler Plymouth General
ManagerS eve Torakabout the LH
family lead r.
TIl! $19,230 Coocorde leads
the LH cars in I uxury and has the
ridi n comfort, perf rmaoce am
control capabiliti to bclp it com­
pete ignificantly with ttl! ACCWCi
Vi r, Lcxus sedans arxJ up-scale
Toyota Carruys ard Borda Ac­
cords.
TIl! Dodge Intrepid weighs. in
at $ 15,eXX) and reprcscn far more
than a Il!W ard modem 1 k for its
buyers. The Intrepid's "cab tor­
ward" design reflects Chrysler's in­
terest in capitalizing on American
buyers' preference for more Ine­
riorspace.
Tbe corporation executives ex­
plain that the Intrepid is one reason
they expect the company's reveme
to keep surging. Chrysler desig­
ners devoted 75 percent of
Intrepid' overall body length to
increased interior and cargo room.
With tre company' high invest­
ment in design and engineering,
Intrepid' interior room is superior -
to Ni 'Maxima, tbe Carmy,
A' rd and Legem.
TIlE FAG • VISION is a
driving enthusiast's dream. It is a
four -door ports sedan that has an
international design. and at
$17,400,itisamodclofwortd-class
power at an affordable price.
With a 24-valve V-6 engine
rated at 214 borsepower that can
move oui, am about, with any im­
port, it was created within the
company's new platform team or­
ganization in whi�h every depart­
ment came together asa team.
Vision's building benchmarks
were: world-class performarce,
quality, handling, styling, comfort
and safety. The Vision represents
a viable reason that Americans
sbould go to new car sbowrooms
and see tte advances that are being
made by American car makers.
Tbe ill cars represent a major
boost to Quysler's winning ways,
America's ecomrruc fortures am
mainstream growth for Black
America. By posting revenues of
$9,2 billion, it moved into a better
position to maintain ilS corporate
commitment to more equally
divide its financial pie.
Eaton and Chrysler Corpora­
tion President Robert· Lutz rein­
forced the company's plans
towards earnest attempts to take
equal opportunity through its hour­
ly nd management job and
deal rship retworks.
See AMERICA, 810
BlJSINESS
Wh nto
ch ng your will
Becomin
G ttlng m' rrled
Th r are certain tim in one
life wh n a will n ed to b updat d.
First, wh n you et m rri d, you
need to r vi it your \! ill. In many
tate the pou e ct at lea t a third
to one-half 0 th a t of the
decrea d. You cannot di inherit a
po e without hi or her consent. -
When you et married, mak
ure y u he k our life in urance
and pen ion beneficiary de igna-
Judge rule law uit again t
Ford Motor can proce d
Y 'I � • W H. (AP) - A
Yakima ounty judge has rejected
Ford Motor Co. 's reque t to dismiss
a 3-year-old reverse discrimination
law uit filed by a former auto
dealer.
Superior Court Judge Stephen
Brown's Thu day deci ion et the
tage for either a trial or a ettlc­
ment.
Denton Morrow of Sunnyside al­
leges that Ford blocked him from
elling hi financially ailing Sun­
ny ide Ford dealership to a white
California auto dealer.named Klaus
Mareld in 1988. .
Ford wanted Morrow to sell to a
Black buyer to boo t the number of
minority-owned dealerships, Mor­
row contends.
.,
• • TH REAL reason why the
propo cd ale was rejected,"
Morrow's law uit said, • 'was be­
cau e (Ford) had adopted a policy
that there would be a certain number
of dealer 'hip in the United States
that would be granted to Blacks."
Ford denies the allegation.
, 'Race was not a factor in this
busine .': pokesman Tom Foote
aid recently. "There was no dis­
crimination involved in this case."
M reld's pa t sale performance
didn't meet Ford's requirements,
Harold Stamblor, a Seattle attorney
for Ford, told the court Thursday.
Morrow al 0 failed to complete
necessary paperwork for the sale,
Stamblor said.
Stamblor said Morrow' also
made li ttle effort to find another
buyer atter Mareld was rejected.
Morrow, denied financing by Ford
to keep his dealership afloat, sold
the business back to the company in
'1988.
Morrow contend he would have
made $300,000 on the sale to
Mareld, but that the sale to Ford left
him with nothing except debts.
He is seeki ng damages to be
determined at trial.
Tips to avoid
repossession
By COMER COTTRELL
Pro-Lin. Corp, Pr .. ,d.nt .nd CEO -
You failed to make a due date on
tha t beautiful car you've been pa ying
on for over a year! One morning you
go out to your garage are shocked to
find your car has disappeared I
Repossession of automobiles,
furniture, and other household items
is big business, especially in low in­
come communities! It is also per­
fectly legal. Beware of corrupt
merchants who make their living
selling repossessed items over and
over again!
THE DEALERSIIIP was even­
tually taken over by Lester Jones,
who is Black. Jone left in 1990
after he decided the bu iness wa n't
profitable.
Jones, now a Lincoln-Mercury
dealer in Pasadena, Calif., said
recently he feels he was not given
preference over white .
Brown aid he rejected the dis­
missal motion because he has yet to
see key pieces of information, such
as sales contract between the par­
ties, and becau e civil rights case
law i complex and evolving.
In reque ting di mi al, Ford
contended that Morrow cannot
legally bring a reverse discrimina­
tion suit on behalf of Mareld.
Mareld, not Morrow, should have Ford spokeswoman Carolyn
brough . raid. '. B'rke said of 5,�00 dealership
But Morrow attorney Doug to ay, 187 are Black-owned.
•
Federspiel argued that if Ford had
accepted Mareld a the buyer, Mor­
row would have made a 30 ,000
profit.
Morrow's 10 es were the re ult
of rever e di crimination, hi attor­
ney aid.
The lawsuit contend that Ford
in the late Os was negotiating with
Operation PUSH, a Chicago-based
civil right group formed by the
Rev. Je e Jackson, to boo t the
number of minority-owned dealer-
hip .
Of ab ut 6, Ford dealership
in 198 ,.246 were Black-owned.
Ford pledged to increase that num­
ber by 0 percent within 12 months.
CHARLES
ROS
YOUR
PERSONAL
FI A C
your af airs now can
i th u nd of dollar
Ro i th ho t 0/ the
nationally yndi ated radio pro­
gram "Your P ronal Finane "and
the author o/"Th Be to/Your Per­
, onal Finan .1/
The National Black MBA Association.receives $25,000 grant from
PrudenUal. Derryl L. Reed (left), natlonaf president of (NBMBAA)
recently received a 25,000 �rant, presented by Theopolis "Ted·
Johnson (right), senior vp of The Prudential Realty Group on behalf of
The Prudential Foundation, The grant will benefit the A sociation's
Graduate Schol rshlp Progr em forl1 (wor4t �, .HO tifo,,"'
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (center) also was on hand,
.),1,
A BIG BANK SHOULDN'T
ON LY-' SERVE THE
OLD BOY NETWORK.
At Fir t of America, we belie that a better tomor­
row begins with today. That's why
we donate thousands of dollars
each year to the Boys �d Girls
Club . But we also believe it takes
mor than just money to make
a differenc in a young per on's
life. It takes per onal involve-
tf mente And that's why Fir t of
America Bank-South t Michigan employ also
gi¥ hundred of volunteer hour .
MIDWEST'S BIGGEST BANKS, Bur ONLY WHEN YOU WANT US 10 B
You see, w 're concerned about making our
neighborhoods even better plac to live and work.
So we carefully reinv t the funds you depo it with .
us, as well as ourselv ,back into the community.
We think it's the best place to inv t, becau
ev ryone benefits. Young and old alike.
If �t of America Bank has been actively involved
with this club since it was founded in the late '50s.
Without first of Americas involvement, the Bo and
Girls Club of South Oakland County would not be as'
stronB a prOVider of s ices to our outh"
- R rVer Veldc
Make ure you know what your
. terms agreement ays. Ask ques­
tions and avoid problems later. If
action is to be taken regarding your
delinquency, a finance company
must notify you but companies have
n.o right to unduly threaten or ll&rass
you.
The U.S. Supreme Court has
ruled that certain widely used repo -
ession procedures are unconstitu­
tional but the only real protection
you have i to be fully aware of what
you're getting into when you sign
that "Terms Agreement." Be certain
. that the terms you agree to WIll be
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