[CTNY-Audi] car companies

[Jon Linkov]

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This is SUCH BS.  In reality BMW DID donate money. And saying that Audi
didn¹ t contribute is like bitching that Buick didn¹t.

Did their PARENT companies contribute? Yes? End of story.

This is totally false and typical Internet lies/lore.

Jon


On 2/14/02 1:22 PM, "Chewy4000 at aol.com" <Chewy4000 at aol.com> wrote:


> >
> > Some useful info
> > > 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 attention.
> > >
> > > Please pass this on.
> > >
> > >

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