Hey everyone, I was hoping id be able to get some help with a speech I need to give this week in one of my speech communication classes. We need to give a 6-7 minute persuasive speech on something, and I chose why people should buy or consider GM vehicles over imports. I can easily pull a speech out of my you know where, but i need a couple actual sources to help me out, and im kinda floundering on finding some good ones, so if anyone has any good articles by REPUTABLE sources, like newspapers, magazines, or well known online sites, that would be most awesome, thanks!!!!

I posted in the lounge also, but I wanted to post in here because this forum has many more IN THE KNOW people and its also the automotive news forum. Thanks!

 

Here's a quote from the dec. 5, 2005 edition of Time magazine, which I just read earlier today:

- Buick may be a stodgy brand, but in recent years it has edged Toyota in quality surveys, suggesting that if shoppers can get over Buick's grandfatherly image, they actually enjoy its wheels.

 

No good articles out there??? Oh well, looks like im gonna wing it

 

A hint 4u: Search within this forum for any and all posts by me

 

These facts were posted here a while back. The amount of money put back into the US GNP by GM is enough to settle the argument.


82% parts in the average GM car or truck are domestic content
At Honda, it’s 49%
At Toyota, it’s 41%
Nissan? 38%
BMW? 11%

GM/Ford/and DCX provide 23.4 jobs per 100 vehicles sold in the United States

The Japanese competitors? 13.3 jobs per 100 vehicles sold in the United States

GM’s capital investment in the United States from 1999 thru 2003 was $20Billion.
Toyota’s capital investment from 1980 thru 2003 was $10.7Billion. Nissan’s? 2.8Billion from 1980 thru 2003.
Honda? $5.6Billion – ’80 thru ’03.

GM’s contribution to the U.S. Gross National Product (GNP) is 4 times that of Toyota

Every Day, over 1 million North Americans earn their living by helping GM build and sell cars in North America. – Every month, 457,000 retirees and their spouses count on GM for pension checks. More than 1.1 Million people receive health care benefits from GM.

 

Check JD Power scores in quality, look at Apeal scores. Look at crash records for the cars, and lets not forget performance figures. You can include the fact that GM does do a lot for America, but if people cared about that, we wouldnt be here in the first place. And best of all, take a drive in a new GM car, or any domestic car maker's new vehicles.

 

Quoted for emphasis!

 

I couldn't agree more. My frustration is the refusal to even consider a domestic vehicle. Seems far to prevalent that when some hear it's a domestic, they immediately run the other direction without even knowing anything about the current product.

 

Find RedPlanets thread from about a month back. He gave some really good reasons.

Also check recent J.D. Powers articles.