GM forced to make ventilators for COVID-19 emergency

MaverickZ71 · March 27, 2020

Over two weeks ago, when the Trump administration met with auto industry leaders, GM seemingly agreed to produce 40,000 ventilators at market rate pricing as soon as possible. Ford and others also agreed to do emergency production for COVID relief.

Two weeks later, after noting no action from GM, President Donald J. Trump reminded them of the urgent need and of the taxpayer-funded bailout that saved GM back in 2010. Mary Barra, who is universally recognized as 'not a Trump fan' (and now nationally recognized as not a caring patriot, either) responded with "We can MAYBE do 6,000 ventilators, at a GREATLY increased price, and it will take a WHILE."

So President Trump whipped out his famous sharpie and used the Defense Production Act from World War II to do an executive order to force GM to produce the needed 40,000 ventilators immediately, at the market rate! BOOM!

It's a sad, sad day when the POTUS has to force what was once the greatest corporation in the world, but now is a greedy, globalist, Tesla-wannabe into producing the promised medical equipment to help our nation try to survive this pandemic emergency! You can bet that Mary & Co are locked in their mansions, eating caviar and drinking champagne, after having extra-soft TP (and other items currently unobtainable by us mere mortals) trucked in!

Edited April 1, 2020 by MaverickZ71

Silverado4x4 · March 27, 2020

Yeah I saw that today and the first thing in my mind was "that f-ing ******" the government gave them a bunch of money "loan" and now she wants to make a ton of money off the gov. she needs to be fired when this is all over with and I bet she will be. She wont return the favor unless she makes money. Good for Trump for making her do it and he wont forget it. That just shows she is putting her and money first rather then to help the USA and we the people that buy there product.

nqabigt · March 27, 2020

that will affect my next purchase, hello ford

jlong1984 · March 27, 2020

Not a good look for Mary B, and by extension, GM as a company. :smash:

ammoaddict · March 27, 2020

that will affect my next purchase, hello ford

RAM. I've owned too many Fords and had too many problems.

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Ithan Henry · March 30, 2020

This thread got real quiet after the new reports of what actually occurred came out.

ammoaddict · March 31, 2020

This thread got real quiet after the new reports of what actually occurred came out.

What did really happen? I missed it.

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Ithan Henry · March 31, 2020

1 hour ago, ammoaddict said:

What did really happen? I missed it.

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Read the article on the main page.

MaverickZ71 · March 31, 2020

On 3/30/2020 at 8:35 PM, Ithan Henry said:

Read the article on the main page.

Paid propaganda straight from GM PR to the forum administrators who want their free GM goodies and loaner vehicles to continue. See that photo with the caption "GM moving heaven and earth"? All I see is an empty room with one single worker with a hand cart. Bottom line is, Mary keeps giving The Donald the finger, and when you screw with the bull, ya get the horn!

Edited April 1, 2020 by MaverickZ71

Ithan Henry · March 31, 2020

1 hour ago, MaverickZ71 said:

Paid propaganda straight from GM PR to the forum administrators who want their free GM goodies and loaner vehicles to continue. See that photo with the caption "GM moving heaven and earth"? All I see is an empty room with one single worker with a jack. Bottom line is, Mary keeps giving The Donald the finger, and when you screw with the bull, ya get the horn!

Ok, how bout these then.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/business/gm-ventilators-coronavirus-trump.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ceo-ventilator-maker-speaks-out-trump-invokes-defense-production-act-n1170881

Colossus · April 1, 2020

Even if you don't agree with the President, which I don't on a number of issues, you still call him Mr. President, or President Trump. NOT Mr. Trump as many in the media seem to do now.
Like it or not, he IS the president of the United States and you address him and any other by their proper title. Learned that in the second grade.

Edited April 1, 2020 by Colossus

MaverickZ71 · April 1, 2020

9 hours ago, Colossus said:

Even if you don't agree with the President, which I don't on a number of issues, you still call him Mr. President, or President Trump. NOT Mr. Trump as many in the media seem to do now.
Like it or not, he IS the president of the United States and you address him and any other by their proper title. Learned that in the second grade.

Exactly. He is still the snowflakes' President, whether they like it or not!

MaverickZ71 · April 1, 2020

21 hours ago, Ithan Henry said:

Ok, how bout these then.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/business/gm-ventilators-coronavirus-trump.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ceo-ventilator-maker-speaks-out-trump-invokes-defense-production-act-n1170881

NY Times, Washington Post, MSNBC, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, even Fox News now=FAKE NEWS. All they're doing now is using the current crisis to push Chinese propaganda and make it seem like the WHO has a clue, which they obviously don't. The lying traitors have brought our great county to its knees in an effort to push their socialist agenda during what amounts to a bad flu season.

The only news that people who can think for themselves can believe in these days are tweets directly from the Trump Administration or news from OANN.

PS I think it's funny that there was no mention of this topic anywhere on this website until my original post. Then the next day, there were 3, count 'em--not one, not two, but THREE posts on the homepage telling how GM is suddenly going to save the world. Too little, too late, we already see how it really is with you, GM.

Edited April 1, 2020 by MaverickZ71

Ithan Henry · April 1, 2020

9 minutes ago, MaverickZ71 said:

NY Times, Washington Post, MSNBC, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, even Fox News now=FAKE NEWS. All they're doing now is using the current crisis to push Chinese propaganda and make it seem like the WHO has a clue, which they obviously don't. The lying traitors have brought our great county to its knees in an effort to push their socialist agenda during what amounts to a bad flu season.

The only news that people who can think for themselves can believe in these days are tweets directly from the Trump Administration or news from OANN.

You're welcome to your opinion.