Ford ad slams Chrysler, GM bailouts

Lukeyson · 17-09-2011, 08:45 AM

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FORD is releasing a new ad that criticises the Obama Administration's rescue of Chrysler and General Motors, US News and World Report said overnight.
The ad is part of the "Drive One" campaign that features real drivers explaining why they chose to buy Ford vehicles.

In the ad, a driver identified only as "Chris" is asked why he was "buying American."

"I wasn't going to buy another car that was bailed out by our government," Chris said. "I was going to buy from a manufacturer that's standing on their own: win, lose or draw."

"That's what America is about is taking the chance to succeed and understanding when you fail that you got to pick yourself up and go back to work. Ford is that company for me," Chris added.

A Ford spokeswoman confirmed Chris was a real customer and that his words were unscripted, US News and World Report said.

Ford did not join Chrysler and GM in accepting the $80 billion in government rescue funds in 2009.

In June, the White House said taxpayers could lose roughly $14 billion of the bailout money.

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news...-1226139620194

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