I'm currently driving what may very well be the last American made vehicle that I will ever own, and that is a really sad thing for me to say, considering that my father, grandfather, two uncles and one cousin are all employed by or retired from General Motors.
GM has always been my brand of choice, but buying another vehicle from a company that is owned and operated by the Obama administration and the UAW would be like making a political donation to ACORN, and I just can't do it. I will not contribute towards an Obama success. I will not honor the administration's unfair treatment and intimidation of bondholders and it's blatant disegard for property rights. I will not support a political organization that has it's roots in Communism and works against nearly everything I am for. I will just simply walk away...
I'm not alone in this feeling either. According to a Rasmussen poll this unprecedented government intervention on behalf of the unions has cost GM a large swath of its customer base:
Only 42% of those who currently own a General Motors car are even somewhat likely to buy a GM product for their next car. That figure includes just 30% who are Very Likely to do so.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 43% of current GM owners are not likely to buy another GM car, while 16% are not sure.
Democrats who own GM cars are somewhat more likely than others to buy their next car from GM.[...] Only six percent (6%) of non-GM owners are now Very Likely to buy from GM.
Half the public is politically conservative, and the vast majority of that group has just washed their hands of GM and Chrysler. GM's market share is about to take a steep plunge just when they can least afford it.
Sad.
Obama voters drive Japanese so it looks that our government is going to pump billions more into a company that no one will buy from.
I'm sticking with Ford.
Posted by: hammer | June 22, 2009 at 10:45 AM