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Originally Posted by 96_impala_ss
can anyone actually bring facts to both Smoke's and Gun Ho's claim?
I smell bull.
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Snopes has some additional info. I remember foreign automakers making donations after 9/11. Looks like some of the younger members (or maybe the older ones with bad memories!?) on here don't remember this happening/
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Here ya go, this is info from the Red Cross:
http://www.redcross.org/news/ds/0109...ork/myths.html
No foreign automobile manufacturers provided support for Red Cross relief efforts after the tragedies of September 11.
An e-mail from an unknown source has been widely circulated that improperly references a CNN Headline News article about automobile manufactures' support of charities after September 11. This e-mail falsely states that foreign automobile manufacturers have not supported charitable relief agencies responding to those impacted by the terrorist attacks.
The Red Cross alone has received millions of dollars toward its relief efforts for the tragedies of September 11. In addition to the following corporate gifts, individual dealerships may also have supported these efforts locally.
Below is a list of automobile manufacturers (both foreign and domestic) that supported American Red Cross relief efforts following September 11.
BMW
# $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
# donated 10 SUVs with an estimated worth of $445,000 for American Red Cross relief efforts
Ford Motor Company
# $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
General Motors
# $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
# $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
Honda Family of Companies
# $969,442 contribution to the American Red Cross
Mitsubishi International Corporation
# $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
Nissan North America, Inc.
# $500,000 contribution to the American Red Cross
Toyota
# $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
# Toyota's North American affiliates, including Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Toyota Tsusho America, Toyota dealerships and Lexus dealerships raised a total of $891,746.93 for the American Red Cross
Subaru of America, Inc., and its parent, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
# $532,000 contribution to the American Red Cross