contributions

Egon · Jan 18, 2002

This subject may be off topic but it is not in fun and is posted for information sake only.

Please note: The following subject accuracy cannot be verified by myself.

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 initialially
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.

Egon

Gatorboy · Jan 18, 2002

Well, other than VW, the only contributors are AMERICAN companies -- which is a nice gesture. I don't have a problem with foreign companies not giving money.

s1120 · Jan 18, 2002

VW also donated a handfull of Eurovans to help out with the cleanup.

Egon · Jan 18, 2002

Thanks.
As I said I have no way of verifying the information and corrections are appreciated.
Egon

TerryinMD · Jan 18, 2002

gatorboy,

Small correction - Daimler-Chrylser is basically German. Mercedes and Chrysler combined. Audi, I believe is a VW company also.

Well, goes to show you who really cares about the the welfare of this country. Strengthens my resolve about not buying any automotive products by the rest of the list.

Terry

TWINKLE_TOES · Jan 18, 2002

Egon,
I would question the completness (if thats a word) of the list, I believe it was Muhammad that posted a Kubota contribution of something like 1 million and my own company contributed a million in employee matching. They don't show on the list.

Al

Muhammad · Jan 18, 2002

Well, I know that BMW donated 12 of their truck-like suv things for recovery use, and Audi of America donated $150k. Audi is part of the VW family ... as are Bentley, Lamborghini and Seat, so a donation by VAG would represent those cars as well.

fishman · Jan 18, 2002

Toyota may be a Japanese company, but they sure do build a lot of vehicles in U.S. plants. That applies to Honda as well. An interesting list, to be sure.