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Michigan Car Salesman Cost FCA $8.7 Million Due To Fake Employee Discounts
Jalopnik ^ | 1 may 2021 | Elizabeth Blackstock

Posted on 05/01/2021 3:52:31 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

If you visited Apollon Nimo at his Detroit-based Parkway Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram dealership, you might have walked out with a damn good deal...

In the majority of transactions that prosecutors allege were fraudulent, buyers claimed to be the brother-in-law or sister-in-law of an FCA employee to get a 5 percent discount. The discount codes, known as Employee Purchase Control Numbers (EPCNs), were often bought and sold through private Facebook groups.

Nimo frequently topped the list of auto sellers who sold cars using employee discounts and was handsomely rewarded for being a top salesman. He reportedly received $700,000 in bonuses directly from FCA since 2014, when he first started using his codes—and that’s in addition to dealership-specific rewards.

(Excerpt) Read more at jalopnik.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Humor
KEYWORDS: michigan
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To: Disambiguator

Yeah, but you have to buy a Chrysler, though....

Nope


21 posted on 05/01/2021 5:31:05 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I would expect nothing less.


22 posted on 05/01/2021 5:32:37 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Fellowship of Christian Athletes


23 posted on 05/01/2021 5:45:37 PM PDT by NWFree (Socialism is legalized plunder)
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To: NWFree

fixing cars again...


24 posted on 05/01/2021 5:47:31 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value as well as making people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: Born to Conserve

—”I try to not waste my time communicating with idiots.”

Seeing your statement, I have to ask what possessed you to click on something that I posted?

If you are worried about diminishing your intellectual assets...

This is the lowbrow section you could drop a handful of IQ points before you even realize it!

Be very careful down here.

That said, every so often a phrenologist stops by and he could give you an assessment; you might just belong down here?


25 posted on 05/01/2021 5:49:47 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

About 30 years ago I worked for these creeps for a short time.

We quit when they lied to my customer without my knowledge and told him his two year old car was brand new.

Total complete scum.


26 posted on 05/01/2021 5:50:42 PM PDT by cyclotic (Live your life in such a way that they hate you as much as they hated Rush Limbaugh)
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To: Born to Conserve
Never mind — I try to not waste my time communicating with idiots.

Uncalled for. Don't act like a liberal.
27 posted on 05/01/2021 5:51:56 PM PDT by proud_dad_of_two (Formerly MikefromOhio (I couldn't remember my password and lost the email account too!))
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To: NWFree

—”Fellowship of Christian Athletes”

No way!
They do not have that kind of money.

They only have an extra couple of bucks, and are tossing it in the plate tomorrow.


28 posted on 05/01/2021 5:52:24 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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To: paint_your_wagon

BR 549 Auto Sales Commercial
https://youtu.be/Gl6F12DWI7o


29 posted on 05/01/2021 6:00:21 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Sounds like he should run for office. He sure has the qualifications.


30 posted on 05/01/2021 6:00:44 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: Secret Agent Man

I’m working on a Chrysler right now for the last time. Getting it running so I can sell it!


31 posted on 05/01/2021 6:03:13 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Disambiguator

I dont like the fact they generally make poor quality vehicles. I would rather brag about how good they are.

They just are not very good. Or, here are so many other vehicles out there that are better. Either way they stick out in a negative way.


32 posted on 05/01/2021 6:09:32 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Mention an uncommon ACRONYM without definition of terms in the article prior to its use is likely to earn a STFU and a WTF. If it’s not commonly used, irs, fbi, blm, or NYPD, we will give a well deserved dope slap for wasting our time. You assume too much.

And fercrissake, don’t get humblegunner stirred up.

It would have taken exactly no time to type out Fiat, Chrysanthemums, and whatever the f A was.


33 posted on 05/01/2021 6:37:48 PM PDT by drSteve78 (Je suis deplorable. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMOREz)
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To: drSteve78

—”You assume too much.”

Maybe not.

Simply highlight and click search.

Even an old Dumb Grunt can do it!

—”And fercrissake, don’t get humblegunner stirred up.”

No disagreement, unless it is a very slow night?


34 posted on 05/01/2021 7:01:55 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

We’ll just have to disagree my FRiend.

Everyone is entitled to their Opinion. I’m not sure if the Facts line up with yours, but that’s fine and dandy.

The Gen 5 RAM is awesome as far as I’m concerned. GM was a no go, even though I just bought (and sold for a tidy profit) a new 2020 Corvette. Too many issues with GM Truck Transmissions. Ford just didn’t float my Boat and they were too much money for what you got IMHO.

I’m very impressed with the RAM. I searched for over a Month until I got the right Deal. Got it for Dealer Invoice minus the Factory Rebates. Worked three Dealers until I got the Deal I wanted. No complaints from me.

As far as FCA (Chrysler) value goes, I got $5,000 more than I expected when I Traded in my 2015 Dodge Challenger when I bought the Corvette. The Challenger was awesome. No problems outside of replacing a couple of ABS Sensors driving it over 50,000 Miles and it looked as sharp as it did when it was brand new.

If I was a rich man, I would driving the new Hellcat powered RAM TRX. They eat Ford RAPTORS for lunch.


35 posted on 05/01/2021 7:03:07 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Don't blame me, I Voted for the guy who actually Won the 2020 Presidential Election...)
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To: Kickass Conservative

And to think you could have had two Yugos for that princely sum.


36 posted on 05/01/2021 8:40:49 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

“Unfortunately they had to buy a Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler or Ram.”

Agree, UNION-BUILT...no problem with idiots who would buy something from those America-haters (after all, I buy stuff made in China), but I still feel sorry for what those people will quickly have to deal with.


37 posted on 05/01/2021 9:33:51 PM PDT by BobL (TheDonald.win is now Patriots.win)
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To: Kickass Conservative

When the top is down on your ‘vette, can you still call it an interior?


38 posted on 05/01/2021 10:34:57 PM PDT by Bikkuri (If you're conservative, you're an "extremist." If you're liberal, you're an "activist.")
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