Last week, we told you about a House bill that will force GM and Chrysler to bring back over 2,000 dealerships that were scheduled to close or have been closed. Well, yesterday dozens of dealers went to Capitol Hill to lobby Congress to support the bill. The dealers said that many of the dealerships were closed down for arbitrary reasons -- and some even claim that they were targeted.

So far their efforts seem to be working -- over 240 House members have signed onto the bill, according to supporters.

The automakers of course hate the bill. They say the main reason they have cut down the number of dealerships is to improve profits. General Motors says it could save $2.5 billion annually by cutting dealers. The company says it spends that money on sales incentives, advertising and other programs that support dealers.

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2:15 - July 15, 2009

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