Why buy American
May 31, 2005 | 02:08 PM
#41
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Why buy American
Just the Facts
Share the following facts with your friends and neighbors.
Help them understand why buying a GM vehicle is important to them, and to you.
While foreign auto manufacturers attempt to "wrap themselves in the American Flag," the fact remains the same – the contributions to the U.S. economy by our foreign competition cannot compare to those made by GM.
Just the facts
General Motors -Our People
Every day, nearly one million Americans earn their living helping GM build and sell cars in the United States
Every month 457,000 retirees and their spouses count on GM for Pension checks
Over 1.2 million Americans receive health care benefits from General Motors
General Motors – Our Vehicles
GM is the only domestic manufacturer to rank above industry average in JDP Vehicle Dependability study; 40% improvement over last 3 years
Cadillac cars outranked Lexus
Buick and Cadillac both finished higher than Toyota
<U>The domestic parts content for GM vehicles sold in North America is 82%
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<U>Toyota Motor Company’s domestic parts parts content is under 36%; Lexus band is 3.4%
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General Motors – Our Contributions to the Economy
In the past 5 years, GM has invested over $20 billion in the U.S.
GM’s contribution to the U.S. Gross National Product is about 4 times that of Toyota
The Domestic Auto Industry – Your Neighbors
GM, Ford and DCX manufacture 75% of all cars and trucks built in the United States
The U.S. domestic auto manufacturers employ almost 90% of all American Auto Workers
The Big Three currently have about 470,000 direct employees in the United States, this is nearly 10 times as many as the Japanese transplants (49,000)
For every 100 vehicles sold in the United States, approximately 23 jobs are provided - nearly twice as many as our Japanese counterparts
GM, Ford and DCX provide health care benefits to over 1.8 million U.S. employees, retirees, and their families
Foreign competition provides approximately 281,000 U.S. employees, retirees and family members with health care benefits
The Domestic Auto Industry – Your Community
Over 85% of the Total Investments in the U.S. Auto Industry since 1980 have been made by GM, Ford and DCX
Combined, GM, Ford and DCX spend over $16 Billion on Research and Development each year more than any other industry
Profits earned by domestic manufacturers stay in the United States
So use these facts to help encourage your friends & neighbors to buy GM.
Share the following facts with your friends and neighbors.
Help them understand why buying a GM vehicle is important to them, and to you.
While foreign auto manufacturers attempt to "wrap themselves in the American Flag," the fact remains the same – the contributions to the U.S. economy by our foreign competition cannot compare to those made by GM.
Just the facts
General Motors -Our People
Every day, nearly one million Americans earn their living helping GM build and sell cars in the United States
Every month 457,000 retirees and their spouses count on GM for Pension checks
Over 1.2 million Americans receive health care benefits from General Motors
General Motors – Our Vehicles
GM is the only domestic manufacturer to rank above industry average in JDP Vehicle Dependability study; 40% improvement over last 3 years
Cadillac cars outranked Lexus
Buick and Cadillac both finished higher than Toyota
<U>The domestic parts content for GM vehicles sold in North America is 82%
</U>
<U>Toyota Motor Company’s domestic parts parts content is under 36%; Lexus band is 3.4%
</U>
General Motors – Our Contributions to the Economy
In the past 5 years, GM has invested over $20 billion in the U.S.
GM’s contribution to the U.S. Gross National Product is about 4 times that of Toyota
The Domestic Auto Industry – Your Neighbors
GM, Ford and DCX manufacture 75% of all cars and trucks built in the United States
The U.S. domestic auto manufacturers employ almost 90% of all American Auto Workers
The Big Three currently have about 470,000 direct employees in the United States, this is nearly 10 times as many as the Japanese transplants (49,000)
For every 100 vehicles sold in the United States, approximately 23 jobs are provided - nearly twice as many as our Japanese counterparts
GM, Ford and DCX provide health care benefits to over 1.8 million U.S. employees, retirees, and their families
Foreign competition provides approximately 281,000 U.S. employees, retirees and family members with health care benefits
The Domestic Auto Industry – Your Community
Over 85% of the Total Investments in the U.S. Auto Industry since 1980 have been made by GM, Ford and DCX
Combined, GM, Ford and DCX spend over $16 Billion on Research and Development each year more than any other industry
Profits earned by domestic manufacturers stay in the United States
So use these facts to help encourage your friends & neighbors to buy GM.
May 31, 2005 | 10:49 PM
#45
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Why buy American
Bryce you cant teach someone something they think they alreally know.It makes me feel good reading these post and seeing theres still some flag wavers like myself out there.Take a look at the sticker I put on back of my sp700 just to bug my buddy that rides a yamaha .Its in my picture page.Bill
May 31, 2005 | 11:06 PM
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I hear you Bill35. LOL, yup I still believe that the US produces, designs and engineers the best products in the world. Its bad enough to hear the Europeans complain that we can't do anything right... Seems that its fashionable to bash anything US.
BryceGTX
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Jun 3, 2005 | 01:51 PM
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Why buy American
Domestic Parts Content For Vehicles
Sold In North America
General Motors82%
Honda 49%
Toyota 41%
Nissan 38%
BMW 11%
Infiniti 5%
Kia 4%
Lexus 3%
Hyundai 1%
A 1 point drop in GM Market Share results in 18,000 lost jobs in the U.S.
2005 EPA Data
GM leads the auto industry in providing the broadest array of fuel-efficient cars, trucks, SUV’s and vans
Trucks: 41 of 66 (62%)
Cars: 28 of 53 (53%)
Combined Truck & Car: 69 of 119 (58%) fuel economy leaders
GM makes 19 unique models that get 30 mpg or better
Nearest competitors: VW with 14; DCX with 13; Toyota with 12; and Ford with 11
GM V8 pick-up has the highest fuel economy in the industry
GM 4WD full size utilities have the highest fuel economy in the industry
GM’s West Cost Hybrid Buses save more fuel than ALL Priuses sold in a year
