Auburn Hills Michigan Would Be Economically Wiped Off The Map If The GM Chrysler Merger Goes Through
Sunday, 19. October 2008, 04:18:20
Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer, relates many say GM would eliminate Chrysler if the merger goes through
If the merger goes through, many suggesst that tens of thousands of Chrysler's 66,409 employees would lose their jobs as cash-desperate GM swiftly cuts redundant operations and sheds unprofitable models. Factories and dealerships would closed, and the lights would go out at Chrysler's gleaming corporate headquarters campus in the northern suburb of Auburn Hills.
It's not something Andre Thibodeaux wants to think about. The general manager of Lelli's, an upscale steakhouse and Italian restaurant near Chrysler's 15-story tower, gets about half his lunch business from the automaker and related businesses.
Photo of Lelli's
The eatery, with roots in downtown Detroit and family owned for three generations, already has lost business as Chrysler and parts suppliers have downsized and people eat out less due to economic worries. The loss of Chrysler's corporate headquarters is almost unthinkable.
"I can't imagine moving the building or changing or selling or anything like that," said Thibodeaux. "Auburn Hills in general is built all around that building.""
Auburn Hills, is 30 miles north of Detroit and is located in Oakland County Michigan; zip codes are 48321, and 48326.
City and County Data estimates for 2007 is that it is 73.5% white; and estimated median household income in 2007 was $55,200; it was estimated at $51,376 in 2000.
Trulia relates that the average listing price per square foot is $85 in Auburn Hills.
It's shopping mall is the Great Lakes Crossing shopping mall which opened in 1998.
The Michigan Labor market report shows Oakland county has 7.3%, compared to 10.9% for Wayne county (Detroit).
If the merger goes through, many suggesst that tens of thousands of Chrysler's 66,409 employees would lose their jobs as cash-desperate GM swiftly cuts redundant operations and sheds unprofitable models. Factories and dealerships would closed, and the lights would go out at Chrysler's gleaming corporate headquarters campus in the northern suburb of Auburn Hills.
It's not something Andre Thibodeaux wants to think about. The general manager of Lelli's, an upscale steakhouse and Italian restaurant near Chrysler's 15-story tower, gets about half his lunch business from the automaker and related businesses.
Photo of Lelli's
The eatery, with roots in downtown Detroit and family owned for three generations, already has lost business as Chrysler and parts suppliers have downsized and people eat out less due to economic worries. The loss of Chrysler's corporate headquarters is almost unthinkable.
"I can't imagine moving the building or changing or selling or anything like that," said Thibodeaux. "Auburn Hills in general is built all around that building.""
Auburn Hills, is 30 miles north of Detroit and is located in Oakland County Michigan; zip codes are 48321, and 48326.
City and County Data estimates for 2007 is that it is 73.5% white; and estimated median household income in 2007 was $55,200; it was estimated at $51,376 in 2000.
Trulia relates that the average listing price per square foot is $85 in Auburn Hills.
It's shopping mall is the Great Lakes Crossing shopping mall which opened in 1998.
The Michigan Labor market report shows Oakland county has 7.3%, compared to 10.9% for Wayne county (Detroit).
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