that s exactly what has prompted the enactment by legislatures of all 50 states of franch%@@@@@@@ as is the manipulation of the bankruptcy process and franchise laws. the one-sided economic relationship to a dealer, a manufacturer, and also provide consumers with reliable, compet reliable, convenient and competitive retail auto network. so we urge the following. first, the executive branch should provide sufficient debtor in possession financing to enable chrysler to buy back the parts, the inventory, the manufacturer specific tools from the terminated dealers. this is standard practice in our industry. second, the terminated chrysler dealers need more time to make an orderly transition. no manufacturer has ever imposed such onerous terms on such a tight deadline. third, the terms of gm s go forward agreements must be changed. no manufacturer has ever imposed such outrageous terms in dealer operator agreements. fourth, franchise laws of the 50 states should remain intact and
maintained the strong competitive advantage we have in rural areas, in some cases and@ and have a structured package of transition incentives that intends to benefit them relative to their alternatives. of the 1380 letters that were sent early this year, 647 have been returned already signed. we have had ten who said they are not able to sign it and the remainder of them, we re working with them every day. we also have an appeal process to consider one by one if we made mistakes because we rightfully recognize we do make mistakes and we deal with each and every one of those individually. yes, consolidations will bring cost savings, a smaller more healthy dealer network reduces gm s cost, primarily related to support we provide for information technology, salesperson incentives, sales service and training, parts and advertising. our total cost of distribution is roughly $1,000 per vehicle or a multi billion dollar expense for the company. but this effort is all about creating