They can have the damn car back Jones

Macquarie Radio Network's managing director Robert Loewenthal has said he is "very disappointed" at the behaviour of Mercedes-Benz .

He confirmed the luxury car company had cancelled its advertising on Alan Jones's breakfast show back on September 19 – way before Mr Jones's comments about the father of Prime Minister Julia Gillard. The car company's corporate communications manager, David McCarthy, said at the weekend that Mercedes-Benz has demanded Jones return the black 2012 S-Class given to him as part of his sponsorship deal.

But Mr Loewenthal said the car was never provided to Mr Jones as part of any "sponsorship deal". He said the car was given to the radio station and it was the radio station who provided it to Mr Jones. Alan Jones had already ditched the Mercedes this morning – arriving for work at 2GB's Pyrmont offices this morning in a silver Lexus - not the $250,000 black Mercedes-Benz.

Meanwhile, Alan Jones has used his breakfast show to hit back against claims he is a "bludger". Jones denied he had any personal connection with Mercedes-Benz. "I have had no contact whatsoever over the car that I drive ... they can have the damn car back for all I care," he said this morning. "They signed a contract with this radio station, which I had no relation to and I was not a witness to it."

He condemned the car's communications manager David McCarthy over yesterday's comments to "repossess" the car if Jones didn't give it back. "You're an absolute hero Mr McCarthy. How many phone calls did you make to me, you absolute gutless wonder," the broadcaster said. "It's easy to shoot your mouth off. The honourable thing you can do is to hand in your resignation today."

2GB pulled all advertising from the breakfast program today to protect businesses from a "cyber bullying" campaign, costing the station $80,000 a day. Mercedes-Benz said they had no further comment on the matter.

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