{"id":16,"date":"2009-04-07T17:31:21","date_gmt":"2009-04-07T17:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/2009\/04\/07\/government-backed-auto-warranties\/"},"modified":"2010-02-05T13:23:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-05T21:23:00","slug":"government-backed-auto-warranties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/2009\/04\/07\/government-backed-auto-warranties\/","title":{"rendered":"Government backed auto warranties?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/29963390\/\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>How the government will back auto warranties<\/strong><\/span><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\"> <\/span>&#8211; <em>MSNBC<\/em> &#8211; 31 Mar 09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>&#8220;&#8230;Many consumers \u2014 reasonably enough \u2014 say they wouldn&#8217;t buy a car from a bankrupt automaker. So the government has taken steps to ensure that the buyers of GM and Chrysler cars won&#8217;t be left out in the cold&#8230;&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/northwestvets.com\/update.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"47\" height=\"10\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/29986112\/\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>U.S. plans key role in naming GM board<\/strong><\/span><\/a><strong> &#8211; <em>MSNBC<\/em> &#8211; 1 Apr 09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/northwestvets.com\/update.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"47\" height=\"10\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/id\/192458\/page\/1\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>How GM Crushed Saturn<\/strong><\/span><\/a><strong> &#8211; <em>Newsweek<\/em> &#8211; Posted 7 Apr 09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/northwestvets.com\/update.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"47\" height=\"10\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/30489906\/\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Chrysler files for bankruptcy protection<\/strong><\/span><\/a><strong> &#8211; <em>MSNBC<\/em> &#8211; 30 Apr 09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/northwestvets.com\/update.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"47\" height=\"10\" \/>\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/30636895\/\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Restructured GM to build more cars overseas<\/strong><\/span><\/a><strong> &#8211; <em>MSNBC\/The Washington Post<\/em> &#8211; 8 May 09\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/northwestvets.com\/update.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"47\" height=\"10\" \/>\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.competitionplus.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=10007&amp;Itemid=24\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>The Harsh Realities Of Detroit&#8217;s Bankruptcy<\/strong><\/span><\/a><strong> &#8211; <em>Torco Racing Fuel&#8217;s Competition Plus.com<\/em> &#8211; May 26, 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Edwards &amp; Young comment<\/span>:\u00a0 Apparently President Obama is clueless on how the auto industry is structured. If Chrysler and GM actually collapse, those who manufacturer the OEM parts needed for warranty work and recalls will go with them. Not to mention the dealerships that do such work.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>I&#8217;m very concerned when our government starts dictating how private industry should run. After all, does our government function in an efficient manner?\u00a0 HARDLY!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Perhaps President Obama is going to get into his coveralls and fix your car personally, but I wouldn&#8217;t count on it!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Your thoughts?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><strong>Roger Young<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How the government will back auto warranties &#8211; MSNBC &#8211; 31 Mar 09 &#8220;&#8230;Many consumers \u2014 reasonably enough \u2014 say they wouldn&#8217;t buy a car from a bankrupt automaker. 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