National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted May 21-22, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1*The federal government may soon take control of General Motors and Chrysler. But Ford did not take any bailout funding from the government. Does this make you more or less likely to buy a car from Ford?

51% More likely

12% Less likely

33% No impact

4% Not sure

2*Which of the big three American auto companies has the best chance of surviving and becoming profitable again—Ford, General Motors, or Chrysler?

61% Ford
17% General Motors

5% Chrysler

16% Not sure

3*Suppose the government becomes the majority owner of General Motors and Chrysler. How likely is that the government will pass laws and regulations giving General Motors and Chrysler an unfair advantage over Ford?

34% Very likely
24% Somewhat likely
23% Not very likely
6% Not at all likely
13% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence