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Car Makers and 911 efforts

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Little food for thought.



Think about this when buying a New/Used Vehicle
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> 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.
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> The findings are as follows...
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> 1. Ford - $1 million to American Red Cross matching employeecontributions
> 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.
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> 2. GM - $1 million to American Red Cross matching employee contributions
> of the same number and a fleet of vans, suv's, and trucks.
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> 3. Daimler Chrysler - $10 million to support of the children and victims
> of the Sept. 11 attack.
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> 4. Harley Davidson motorcycles- $1 million and 30 new motorcycles to the
> New York Police Dept.
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> 5. Volkswagen - Employees and management created a Sept. 11 Foundation,
> funded initially with $2 million, for the assistance of the children and
> victims of the WTC.
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> 6. Hyundai - $300,000 to the American Red Cross.
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> 7. Audi - Nothing.
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> 8. BMW - Nothing.
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> 9. Daewoo - Nothing.
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> 10. Fiat - Nothing.
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> 11. Honda - Nothing despite boasting of second best sales month ever in
> August 2001
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> 12. Isuzu - Nothing.
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> 13. Mitsubishi - Nothing.
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> 14. Nissan - Nothing.
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> 15. Porsche - Nothing. Press release with condolences via the Porsche
> website.
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> 16. Subaru - Nothing.
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> 17. Suzuki - Nothing.
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> 18. Toyota - Nothing despite claims of high sales in July and August 2001.
> Condolences posted on the website.
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> 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.
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> 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 not acceptable 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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> Pass it on.
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