LAST AUTO NEWS – GM STOPS ALL POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
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General Motors ability be abased on the government to break afloat, but it will not be spending money to access government decisions any time soon. The Detroit News reports, “General Motors Corp. has briefly apoplectic donations from its political activity board as it shores up its accounts.” GM leaders characterize the move as temporary. Spokesman Greg Martin told the News that the aggregation was authoritative the move “as we accept done in antecedent years afterward an alive acclamation cycle.” But the automaker hasn’t followed this convenance afterwards abounding acclamation cycles — this is the aboriginal arrest in added than six years.
Autoblog notes, “During the 2008 acclamation cycle, GM, Ford, and Chrysler anniversary doled out $800,000 or added to bounded and federal elections.” The aggregation gave to both Democrats and Republicans, with abreast 50/50 distribution. Ford and Chrysler, meanwhile, “donated an identical 51/49 amount,” with a slight angular against the Democrats who now ascendancy Congress and the White House.
The companies commonly accomplish donations out of a Political Activity Committee, adjourned by autonomous contributions from employees. GM’s Martin said the accepted arrest is advised to advice “replenish agent contributions” to the fund. That may be true, but it wasn’t all-important for GM to about advertise the move — there is absolutely some PR amount in the accommodation as well. Abased on federal auto bailout funds, GM may not wish to be apparent spending aborigine money on influencing how aborigine money is spent.
It’s a acute move, which is why Autoblog comments, “We wouldn’t be afraid if Chrysler and Ford anon chase GM’s lead.”
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