After reading a gloomy article on the fates of our two auto giants,in FORTUNE, my family ( Four daughters, three sons, their families and the missus) have decided to sell our foreign cars and decided to buy American.For nearly eighty years these companies have meant upward mobility for millions of American families and it is time for us to come to their rescue, and in effect to rescue ourselves, by opening up our pocket books to support our workers and our devastated communities.
For a long time I have joined the chorus complaining about the quality problems and myriad other complaints about their cars.But behind these cars are families just like mine struggling to make a life,better the future for their own children and improve their communities.I have decided to put up with any perceived or real shortcomings of our cars in exchange for hope for our workers and their families.
I live in Indiana, not far from Kokomo and can attest to the fear in the eyes of many of our people there.I urge everyone to please consider buying American and skip all cold blooded arguments.