Ford, Chrysler and GM's contributions after 9/11

[Smoke]

I got this in an e-mail and found it rather interesting.


Ford, Chrysler and GM's contributions after 9/11

An interesting commentary...You might find this of interest:

'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- $10 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- $10 million to American Red Cross matching employee contributions of the sam e 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..

[leelander]

nice find, i dint even think of looking for something like this.

[TiburonJT]

Originally Posted by leelander

nice find, i dint even think of looking for something like this.

You should, you would find that this was an inaccurate email that has been sent for a while now. Many foreign automakers donated money after 9/11.

[Gung_Ho]

It looks like deceptive people are using the 9/11 tragedy to gain support for the auto bailout. What a disgrace!


The Truth:

The donation picture could change as time goes by so these figures should not be taken as the final accounting, but they do clearly demonstrate that foreign car makers are helping the victims of 9/11.

FORD Motor Company
$1 million to the Red Cross. A pledge to match employee donations. $550,000 from the Ford Facilities and Dealer groups. $1 million from the UAW’s Ford National Programs unit.

General Motors
$1 million to the Red Cross. Sixty vehicles donated to relief effort. A pledge to match all employee donations.

Daimler Chrysler
$10 million to support the children of victims of the attacks. Additional fund raising among employees.

Harley Davidson
$1 million donation. Thirty new motorcycles for the New York police.

Volkswagen
$2 million to create a foundation for giving to relief activities. Twenty-five vans given to the New York Fire department.

Hyundai
$300,000 in donations.

Audi
$100,000 to New York firefighters.

BMW
$1 million to the American Red Cross. One-hundred motorcycles to NYPD and 10 SUVs.

Daewoo
Owned by General Motors, so a part of GM's activities.

Fiat
Partners with GM and does not sell cars in the U.S.

Honda
Nearly $1 million to the American Red Cross. An employee donation program. Eight ATV’s to NYPD. Twenty electrical generators to the Red Cross.

Isuzu
Employee and company donation program in both the U.S. and Japan.



Nissan
$1 million split between the Red Cross and the Twin Towers fund. Also matching employee donations.

Porsche
Devoting portions of funds collected from several fund-raising projects.

Subaru
$532,000 to the American Red Cross.

Suzuki
Matching employee donations. Has given 25 all-terrain vehicles and five SUVs.has donated 25 all-terrain vehicles and five four-wheel-drive SUVs,

Toyota
$1 million to the American Red Cross. Matching employee contributions. More than $800,000 from American affiliates.

[96_impala_ss]

can anyone actually bring facts to both Smoke's and Gun Ho's claim?

I smell bull.

[TiburonJT]

Originally Posted by 96_impala_ss

can anyone actually bring facts to both Smoke's and Gun Ho's claim?

I smell bull.

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/

Edit:
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

[96_impala_ss]

I was not in the U.S. when 9/11 happened. I was not able to come back to the U.S. until 2 weeks after it happened because of the Airport shut downs.