GM, Chrysler, and Ford FYI

Dear Family I thought this is some important information to have. Ford, Chrysler and GM's contributions after 9/11. An interesting commentary...You might find this of interest: '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- $10 million to American Red Cross matching employee20contributions 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- $10 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 attack. 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 World Trade Center. 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
July and August 2001. 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 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. If these Companies fail, our problems will get worse!! Until next time.