Screw the car companies. I can't believe this message is even posted. I mean come on, they just jump on the patriotic bandwagon with everyone else.
-- "Alan S. Petrillo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Mark E. Wishart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Which Motor Co. Cares About the USA? > > Or at least who wants to look like they "care" about > the USA. > > All of the ones that make money over here. And it's > the money they care > about. And that's especially including the Big 3! > > > Aston Martin - Nothing. > > Not suprizing. They don't have much to contribute. > > > > Audi - Nothing. Audi's web site states "Audi > News: > > Always up to the minute." > > See Volkswagen, since they own Audi. > > > BMW - Nothing despite other press > releases/postings > > since 09/11/01. > > Last updated 09/13/01. > > Hardly suprizing. The family that owns BMW is too > dignified to attempt > to proffit from 9-11. > > > Daewoo International - Nothing. > > Again, they don't really have anything to give. And > indeed it would > probably be Daewoo Of America doing the giving, if > they had anything to > give. > > > Daimler Chrysler (includes Dodge, Jeep, > Mercedes-Benz > > and Plymouth)$10 million to support the children > and > > victims in addition to other donations from their > > employees, dealers and suppliers. > > They probably took that out of petty cash. They > probably spend that > much on advertizing on any given sunday during the > football games. And > I'm sure it came out of the advertizing budget. > > > Fiat - Nothing. > > Nothing to give. > > > Ford Motor Company (includes Jaguar, Lincoln, > Mazda, > > Mercury and Volvo) $1 million to the American Red > > Cross, matching employee contributions to the > American > > Red Cross and 10 Excursions to the New York Fire > > Department. > > The company has also offered emergency response > team > > services and office space to displaced government > > employees. > > Hmm... A whole _million_ dollars. That's probably > what they spend on > advertizing during a single football game. > > > General Motors (includes Buick, Cadillac, > Chevrolet, > > Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saab and Saturn) -- $1 > million to the American Red > > Cross, matching employee contributions and a > fleet of > > vans, trucks and SUVs. > > Again, a whole _million_ dollars. > Oooooooooooohhhhh! Take it out of > petty cash! > > > Harley-Davidson Motor Cycles - Donated one > million > > dollars and 30 new motorcycles to the NYPD to > assist > > in relief efforts and replace motor cycles lost > in the > > attack. Harley-Davidson's own employees drove > the > > cycles to NY in a day and a half and turned over > the > > keys personally to the NYC Motor Division. Check > out > > their website at www.harleydavidson.com for info > and > > pictures of their generosity. > > Well, as much money as HD has poured into the V-Rod, > I'm kind of > suprized they had anything left. But then when > they're selling > motorcycles for 4 times the price of the competition > they can afford to > give more. > > > Honda (includes Acura) - Nothing. > > "The latest news on Honda can always be found > right > > here?" No press releases/postings since 9/04/01 > when > > the release boasted "American Honda Motor Co., > Inc. > > recorded its second best sales month ever in > August." > > My search included: hondamotorcycle.com [other > press > > releases posted on this site since 9/11/01), > > honda.com, honda2001.com, world.honda.com, > acura.com > > and honda.co.jp. > > But keep in mind, Honda builds all of their US > market cars over here. > Of 96% or so US parts. In fact they build so many > cars over here that > they are a net exporter. In doing this they keep > many thousands of > Americans employed, and add much to our economy. > Not to mention their > legendary quality and reliability has dragged the > Big 3 kicking and > screaming into building better quality products. If > their multi billion > dollar investment in the US economy doesn't say > caring, what does? > > > Hyundai Motors Group (includes Kia) -- $300,000 > to > > the American > > Red Cross. > > Wow. Hyundai could actually afford to give > something? I'm impressed. > > > Isuzu - Nothing. > > See General Motors, since GM owns 49% of the > company. > > > Mitsubishi Motors - Nothing > Mitsubishi-motors.co.jp > > site states, "The latest news about Mitsubishi > > Motors." I also searched mitsubishimotors.com. > > See Daimler-Chrysler since they own a controlling > interest in the > company. > > > Nissan - Nothing despite other press > > releases/postings since 09/11/01. > > But while you're at it, don't miss the fact that > Nissan has been > building vehicles in the US since 1960, and in fact > build all of their > US market vehicles in 4 plants in Tennessee. Thus > keeping thousands of > Americans employed. And they are a net exporter > from the US, thus > increasing the strength of the US economy. > > > Porsche - Nothing. Press release with > condolences > > posted on the Porsche web site on 09/12/01, but > no > > contribution. > > See Volkswagen. > > > Subaru - Nothing. Despite other press > > releases/postings since > > 09/11/01. > > See General Motors. > > > Suzuki - Nothing. > > See General Motors. > > > Toyota (includes Lexus) -Nothing. Press release > with > > condolences posted on the Toyota web site on > 09/14/01, > > but no contribution, despite > > earlier press releases boasting that Toyota had > high > > sales in July and August. > > === message truncated === ______________________________________________________ Send your holiday cheer with http://greetings.yahoo.ca ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Break free. Great American Smokeout http://us.click.yahoo.com/3vN8tD/.pSDAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
