FORD AND GM's CONTRIBUTIONS TO 9/11

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Old 11-24-2008, 08:05 PM
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Ford and GM's contributions 9/11

'CNN Headline News did a short news listing regarding Ford and GM's
contributions to the relief and recovery efforts in New York and
Washington .
The findings are as follows.....

1. Ford- $1 million to American Red Cross matching employee
contributions of the same number plus 10 Excursions to NY Fire Dept. The
company also offered ER response team services and office space to
displaced government employees.

2. GM- $1 million to American Red Cross matching
employee contributions of the same number and a fleet of vans,
suv's, and trucks.

3. Daimler Chrysler- $10 million to support of the children and
victims of the Sept. 11 attac k.

4. Harley Davidson motorcycles- $1 million and 30 new motorcycles to
the New York Police Dept.

5. Volkswagen-Employees and management created a Sept 11 Foundation,
funded initial with $2 million, for the assistance of the children and
victims of the WTC.

6. Hyundai- $300,000 to the American Red Cross.

7. Audi-Nothing.

8. BMW-Nothing.

9. Daewoo- Nothing.

10. Fiat-Nothing.

11. Honda- Nothing despite boasting of second best sales month ever
in August 2001.

12. Isuzu- Nothing.

13. Mitsubishi-Nothing.

14. Nissan-Nothing.

15. Porsche-Nothing. Press release with condolences via the Porsche
website.

16. Subaru- Nothing.

17. Suzuki- Nothing.

18. Toyota-Nothing despite claims of high sales in Ju ly and August
2001. Condolences posted on the website

Whenever the time may be for you to purchase or lease a new
vehicle, keep this information in mind. You might want to give more
consideration to a car manufactured by an American-owned and / or
American based company.

Apart from Hyundai and Volkswagen, the foreign car companies
contributed nothing at all to the citizens of the United States .

It's OK for these companies to take money out of this country, but it
is apparently they prefer not to return some in a time of crisis. I
believe we should not forget things like this.

Say thank you in a way that gets their attention..


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Old 11-24-2008, 08:46 PM
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Fumar - I did buy American, I thought, but noticed my GMC Sierra truck was assembled/made in Canada. Guess that's in the Americas though. No matter. We're gonna do it all over again soon. Can I sell my house to a non-native American?

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Your truck may have been assembled in Canada but I'm not sure it was made there...Parts are made all over this country......AS far as selling your house you'll probably have to sell it to a Canadian AY....

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Snoops has more information about this item that has made the rounds on the Internet.
http://www.snopes.com/rumors/automakers.asp
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