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Dealers, back in october. the combined shut down, ultimately cost about 300,000 jobs. now, thousands of business owners are fighting the -- to overturn the companies' decisions in court, take a listen: >> rob rob ingle is one of thousands of dealers fighting to get their franchises back. in june, rob's tight workforce of 60 employees was wiped out, when he received a phone call from chrysler informing him his two family dealerships in new jersey were being terminated. >> we were in total, total shock, didn't expect the call, it was followed up a few minutes later by a fedex letter. >> reporter...

The effort to make the remaining dealers more profitable. consolidating our dealer network was one of the most painful aspects of gm's restructuring process. chrysler says the company looks forward to the expeditious completion of the process and rob says the only saving grace is his father is not alive to see what has become of his american dream. >> julie: joining us with more, new jersey congress manned democrat, congressman pa lone, serving on the commerce and energy committee. thanks tor talking to us. 300,000 americans lost their jobs and they were working nor the automakers and let me r...

2004 chrysler pacificas. >> reporter: from sales to service, the ingles but customers first, a commitment made by their father when he began the business in 1960, a tank mechanic, for the british during world war ii, he escaped the nazis, to pursue the american dream. a successful business passed on to his sons, only to have it ripped away with no warning, when business was good. >> my brother and we were both crying and had to let everyone go. >> reporter: now, burdened with massive mortgages, rob is paying $50,000 in legal fees to fight for his livelihood and his wife's income sustains the f...