By Nick Aziz
Thursday, Jun 1st, 2006 @ 5:03 pm

General Motors communications vice president Steven J. Harris has responded to assertions by New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman that GM is “more dangerous to America’s future” than any other company and is “like a crack dealer” addicting Americans to SUVs. Harris responded to this assertion by saying, “the people who buy full-size SUVs, by and large, do so because they have a need for them.” He also says GM’s approach to environmental issues and model ranges is not much different from Toyota’s. [See Harris' full response to Friedman here.]