GM Wins Suit Over Ad Dollars

Dealers Had Sought to Regain Control of Regional Spending
CHICAGO–General Motors has won a decisive court victory from Chicago-area dealers in a dispute over its revamped regional dealer advertising program.
The ruling is being appealed by dealers but is expected to be settled out of court shortly, said several people familiar with the case. Attorneys for the dealers did not return calls by press time.
The ruling allows GM to retain control of $1 billion in regional ad dollars, which were at the heart of the automaker’s dispute with its dealers.
Cook County Circuit Court Judge Stephen A.