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David Parks

Published: June 26, 2009

First of all, I lived in a G.M. county that during the '50s and '60s hired approximately 80,000 employees. Secondly, these employees, for the most part, were very loyal to their company and products they produced. The jobs in part have been moved to Mexico and other foreign soils.

There are now less than 3,000 G.M. employees in Genesee County; can't buy them if no work. I have been a loyal G.M. buyer for the past 45 years, until I recently got tired of spending nearly $2,500 in repairs on my 2004 Buick Rendezvous. This included completely new air conditioning, radiator and suspension parts.

With less than 70,000 miles on my car, local G.M. dealers would only allow me a $5,000 trade in on my Buick, which at the time was three years old and in top condition, body and mechanical wise. In that period of time the value decreased by $21,000.

My two cars previous to the Buick had a beginning VIN number of 2, designating it was made in Canada. U.S. produced cars have a beginning VIN number of 1, Canada 2 and Mexico 3.

I doubt if you can find a G.M. car that is made from scratch in the U.S. Also, to be fair with all the other U.S. industries that have moved to foreign soil, then we should not only empty our garage of foreign automobiles, but every bit of household conveniences not produced in the U.S. (computers, televisions, cell phones, all appliances and the clothes on our backs, etc.) We would all be naked in a shell of a house.

The Detroit automobile companies have no loyalty for the U.S. work force or their economy, only how much of the taxpayer's tax money they can have to continue their overseas production.

David Parks
Sebring

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