Comments on: GM cuts ties with mercury disposal program http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-cuts-ties-with-mercury-disposal-program.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: psiclone http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-cuts-ties-with-mercury-disposal-program.html#comment-479692 psiclone Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:59:43 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20316#comment-479692 jdasch1, my guess is because the firing of Rick Wagoner was 1) about something personal for Obama; 2) a payback-favor for someone else; or 3) Obama flexing his rented rubber muscle suit. jdasch1, my guess is because the firing of Rick Wagoner was 1) about something personal for Obama; 2) a payback-favor for someone else; or 3) Obama flexing his rented rubber muscle suit.

]]> By: jdasch1 http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-cuts-ties-with-mercury-disposal-program.html#comment-477745 jdasch1 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:11:08 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20316#comment-477745 Can't hardly beleive that Obama can fire Rick Wagoneer without any "legal" way of doing the deed, and he allows the "new GM" to exit such a pet project like this. Head's should be rollling....unless a new bigger program is coming from the Pelosi/Reid crowd. My bet is on a new Czar to be coming guarding this program. The heavy metal Czar...could be something.... Can’t hardly beleive that Obama can fire Rick Wagoneer without any “legal” way of doing the deed, and he allows the “new GM” to exit such a pet project like this. Head’s should be rollling….unless a new bigger program is coming from the Pelosi/Reid crowd. My bet is on a new Czar to be coming guarding this program. The heavy metal Czar…could be something….

]]> By: Kanucko http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-cuts-ties-with-mercury-disposal-program.html#comment-477727 Kanucko Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:09:35 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20316#comment-477727 GM, the awakening. GM has finally figured it out. Look at it this way. Toyota follows GM and every other company into making huge SUV's and Trucks. Now they aren't selling. Boohoo. But at the very same time, they Green wash their image with the Prius, which is a fraction of their total sales. Use it as their poster child. Suddenly Toyota is a GREEN company, forget that it has the 4runner, RAV4, Highlander, Venza, Sequoila, Tundra, Tacoma or FJ cruiser. Watch one of Toyota's commercials and all those vehicles just fade away... Back to reality ! Were in Michigan now. GM goes bust, goes hey, we are basically a shittier Toyota, we need a green halo car to Green wash out image too ! were sick of being targeted here. Forget about our obligations to cleanups of plants around the nation, who cares about our legacy of mercury switches, thats old GM ! who needs that noise, thats the past ! They finally get it. Don't listen to anti climate change Lutz, he finally got told to shut up, now he banters on about Green VOLT and how everyone wants to buy a 40k sedan to save the earth, maybe even he believes it now, or maybe Fritz whispers into his hearing aid when he gets out of line? Listen to what Americans want to hear and GM has. Americans want to FEEL green, live large, drive a 7 seat crossover (their not SUV's anymore, thats a dirty word) and feel like their doing their part and then complain when gas reaches an astronomical 3 dollars a gallon. NEW GM is like a pedophile right out of jail. Its changed, it doesn't need to remember the past sins of OLD GM. Its looked into the eyes of god and said, I am forgiven, my $180 billion dollars of debt is washed away like the tears an abused child. We are Green now. WE may have not made our logo green like LLN was suggesting. But after 230, who can say anything about GM and its new environmental legacy. Cue birds...and maybe crickets...show a blue sky. Show Volt in a nice mountain setting. Congratulations GM on the new beginning. GM, the awakening.

GM has finally figured it out. Look at it this way. Toyota follows GM and every other company into making huge SUV’s and Trucks. Now they aren’t selling. Boohoo. But at the very same time, they Green wash their image with the Prius, which is a fraction of their total sales. Use it as their poster child. Suddenly Toyota is a GREEN company, forget that it has the 4runner, RAV4, Highlander, Venza, Sequoila, Tundra, Tacoma or FJ cruiser. Watch one of Toyota’s commercials and all those vehicles just fade away…

Back to reality ! Were in Michigan now. GM goes bust, goes hey, we are basically a shittier Toyota, we need a green halo car to Green wash out image too ! were sick of being targeted here. Forget about our obligations to cleanups of plants around the nation, who cares about our legacy of mercury switches, thats old GM ! who needs that noise, thats the past !

They finally get it. Don’t listen to anti climate change Lutz, he finally got told to shut up, now he banters on about Green VOLT and how everyone wants to buy a 40k sedan to save the earth, maybe even he believes it now, or maybe Fritz whispers into his hearing aid when he gets out of line?

Listen to what Americans want to hear and GM has. Americans want to FEEL green, live large, drive a 7 seat crossover (their not SUV’s anymore, thats a dirty word) and feel like their doing their part and then complain when gas reaches an astronomical 3 dollars a gallon.

NEW GM is like a pedophile right out of jail. Its changed, it doesn’t need to remember the past sins of OLD GM. Its looked into the eyes of god and said, I am forgiven, my $180 billion dollars of debt is washed away like the tears an abused child. We are Green now. WE may have not made our logo green like LLN was suggesting. But after 230, who can say anything about GM and its new environmental legacy.

Cue birds…and maybe crickets…show a blue sky. Show Volt in a nice mountain setting.

Congratulations GM on the new beginning.

]]> By: psiclone http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-cuts-ties-with-mercury-disposal-program.html#comment-477711 psiclone Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:35:25 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20316#comment-477711 That sucks if things are the way the article puts it but it doesn't sound like the story is being reported completely from the middle. Meaning, I'm sure GM (having another perspective on the story) wouldn't phrase things like, "it is no longer responsible for the proper disposal of potentially toxic auto parts." GM has had to cut a lot of sponsorships and funding of programs, so they might have some kind of a legitimate reason. One being that they've invested so much into the program thus far, it relieves them of further obligation; proof being that the program cannot even survive without their funding. However, it sounds like they have an ongoing obligation - especially if they produced the vast majority of these switches during that time. Although, another legitimate case might be if they've already recycled an equal amount to what they produced, but certainly not that the "old GM" was the guilty party. Talk about scapegoating! Maybe "new GM" hasn't prduced any cars with mercury since they emerged from BK but that's not the same as saying any of "new GM's" brands didn't produce those switches in the past. Either way, a poor way of handling business during an image crisis GM, in my opinion. Here is a list of ELV Solutions' currrent participanting members: Chrysler LLC Daimler EAPP Americas Ford Motor Company Navistar, Inc. Mack Trucks, Inc. Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. Nissan North America, Inc. PACCAR, Inc. Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Subaru of America, Inc. Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Volvo Trucks North America http://www.elvsolutions.org/ That sucks if things are the way the article puts it but it doesn’t sound like the story is being reported completely from the middle. Meaning, I’m sure GM (having another perspective on the story) wouldn’t phrase things like, “it is no longer responsible for the proper disposal of potentially toxic auto parts.” GM has had to cut a lot of sponsorships and funding of programs, so they might have some kind of a legitimate reason. One being that they’ve invested so much into the program thus far, it relieves them of further obligation; proof being that the program cannot even survive without their funding. However, it sounds like they have an ongoing obligation – especially if they produced the vast majority of these switches during that time.

Although, another legitimate case might be if they’ve already recycled an equal amount to what they produced, but certainly not that the “old GM” was the guilty party. Talk about scapegoating! Maybe “new GM” hasn’t prduced any cars with mercury since they emerged from BK but that’s not the same as saying any of “new GM’s” brands didn’t produce those switches in the past. Either way, a poor way of handling business during an image crisis GM, in my opinion. Here is a list of ELV Solutions’ currrent participanting members:

Chrysler LLC
Daimler EAPP Americas
Ford Motor Company
Navistar, Inc.
Mack Trucks, Inc.
Mitsubishi Motors North
America, Inc.
Nissan North America, Inc.
PACCAR, Inc.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc.
Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Volvo Trucks North America

http://www.elvsolutions.org/

]]> By: Spingood Tanoya http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-cuts-ties-with-mercury-disposal-program.html#comment-477653 Spingood Tanoya Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:45:39 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20316#comment-477653 When GM spokesmodel Bob Lutz was awakened from his nap and asked to comment, he replied: "Mercury disposal? Let Ford handle that. I'm busy enough trying to get rid of Saturn and Saab!" When GM spokesmodel Bob Lutz was awakened from his nap and asked to comment, he replied:
“Mercury disposal? Let Ford handle that. I’m busy enough trying to get rid of Saturn and Saab!”

]]> By: Borat http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-cuts-ties-with-mercury-disposal-program.html#comment-477639 Borat Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:13:43 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20316#comment-477639 You guys missed the point. GM is preparing you to meaningful and fruitful relationship with China. They will make your domestic cars there. Ig there is lead in the paint, why worry about mercury? It's good for you. You guys missed the point. GM is preparing you to meaningful and fruitful relationship with China. They will make your domestic cars there. Ig there is lead in the paint, why worry about mercury? It’s good for you.

]]> By: h82w8 http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-cuts-ties-with-mercury-disposal-program.html#comment-477599 h82w8 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:15:37 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20316#comment-477599 What was it that Fritz said about being transparent to the taxpayer? Maybe he was talking about the people living close to their plants that get exposed to the mercury his company is now refusing to clean up. What was it that Fritz said about being transparent to the taxpayer? Maybe he was talking about the people living close to their plants that get exposed to the mercury his company is now refusing to clean up.

]]> By: RaineMan http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-cuts-ties-with-mercury-disposal-program.html#comment-477538 RaineMan Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:11:16 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20316#comment-477538 Amen Johnny. Amen Johnny.

]]> By: Sector_15504 http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-cuts-ties-with-mercury-disposal-program.html#comment-477535 Sector_15504 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:06:33 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20316#comment-477535 @ johnny: +1, very well said.... @ johnny:

+1, very well said….

]]> By: FusionPowerActivate http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-cuts-ties-with-mercury-disposal-program.html#comment-477523 FusionPowerActivate Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:28:10 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20316#comment-477523 As Government Motors, they get to shirk their responsibility just like the government. If it doesn't pay favors, f*ck it, may all your children have brain development issues. As Government Motors, they get to shirk their responsibility just like the government. If it doesn’t pay favors, f*ck it, may all your children have brain development issues.

]]> By: CADDY-V http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-cuts-ties-with-mercury-disposal-program.html#comment-477508 CADDY-V Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:11:55 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20316#comment-477508 "Thirteen automakers still participate in the program, but without GM’s cash flow the entire project could be in serious jeopardy". How big is GM as a company?? It seems that anything that they are involved in and pull out of is in trouble without them. Is every company they work with depending on there GM check to keep them in business?? “Thirteen automakers still participate in the program, but without GM’s cash flow the entire project could be in serious jeopardy”.

How big is GM as a company?? It seems that anything that they are involved in and pull out of is in trouble without them. Is every company they work with depending on there GM check to keep them in business??

]]> By: johnnycanuck http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-cuts-ties-with-mercury-disposal-program.html#comment-477506 johnnycanuck Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:08:55 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20316#comment-477506 I think everyone paying a loan on a GM product purchased prior to BK should just stop sending the cheques. Tell them the 'new' GM had nothing to do with their vehicle and that they no longer feel obligated to participate. I think everyone paying a loan on a GM product purchased prior to BK should just stop sending the cheques. Tell them the ‘new’ GM had nothing to do with their vehicle and that they no longer feel obligated to participate.

]]> By: A4 http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-cuts-ties-with-mercury-disposal-program.html#comment-477500 A4 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:03:18 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20316#comment-477500 well at least the meat is safe. well at least the meat is safe.

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