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Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by malorn, Nov 20, 2008.

  1. malorn

    malorn Senior Member

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    Donations after 9/11:

    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 se rvices 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


     
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    So, outside of the auto industry, what other companies had significant donations after 9/11?
     
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  4. malorn

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    Jayman that is for the memorial. It will be interesting to see how much of that money they will actually get. In foundations I have been a part of , most money is in the form of promissory notes to be given over time.
     
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    Stev0 Honorary Hong Kong Cavalier

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    As they say in Wikipedia, citation needed.
     
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    To be fair, they aren't going to be able to help next time, and they probably shouldn't have helped that time, considering their current situation.
     
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    How is this relevant to how the companies are being managed?
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    The economy is in the tank and energy-efficient, energy-conserving and energy-producing products need to be built. Demand for such will be global after the recession, and some would suggest that the manufacturing of such products will lead the way out of recession.

    If such companies develop in America as I hope, then I'd look towards them for the donations in this hypothetical.

    Can GM Ford and Chrysler transform into such companies? With clear sighted leadership and taxpayer assistance, they very well might. Because that is much more important than donations of millions. It is about American industry building what the world consumers will want and need.
     
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