car companies

[Shayne]

BS.  I have see this before.  Here was my response to my friend that sent it
to me originally.


The article sent is false.

Why?

Daewoo and 49% of Isuzu are owned by GM.  Last I heard, GM also owned over
20% of Subaru.  Oh, and they own 20% of Suzuki too.

Audi gave 100,000$.  Plus Audi and Porsche are owned by VW.

Last time I checked Mercedes Benz parent company DIAMLER-CHRYSLER is GERMAN.
If I am not mistaken, Mitsubishi is also owned by our fine German friends at
D-C.

Toyota, wrong again, they have given nearly 2$ million.

Fiat:  The article states maybe you should consider buying and American
owned/made car.  You can't even buy a Fiat here.  Have not been able to for
over 15 years.

BMW:  They have donated over $1 million plus 100  motorcycles and 10 cars.

Yup, Honda gave too.  $1.5M.  Oh, and they gave some Generators.


Shayne P.



Enough Audis to give plenty of headaches.

Parting:  1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 4.5

>
>>>
>>> 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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