Since I drive a Porsche....this hit home....Pass it on if you like.....but it
does make you think...
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 10:28:33 -0500
> 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 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 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 July 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 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
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