Howard Cooper gave all 89 employees $1,000 for every year they worked at the Howard Cooper Import Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. (CNN/WDIV)

Howard Cooper gave all 89 employees $1,000 for every year they worked at the Howard Cooper Import Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. (CNN/WDIV)

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Retiring car dealer gives employees huge bonuses

Updated: Tuesday, 11 Sep 2012, 3:50 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 11 Sep 2012, 3:50 PM EDT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan car dealership owner will turn over his business to new owners later this month, but there was something he had to do first.

Howard Cooper gave all 89 employees $1,000 for every year they worked at the Howard Cooper Import Center in Ann Arbor.

The 83-year-old says that he just wanted to thank them and hopes "it makes a difference in their lives". Cooper sold the dealership in April.

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