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March 2009

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March 30, 2009

59% Agree Senior Managers Should Go If Company Gets A Bailout

Voters have expressed little confidence in government management of the Big Three automakers, but most also felt senior managers of a company should be replaced if it is given taxpayer money to stay in business.

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March 10, 2009

Just 12% Would Prefer A Car From A Bailed-Out Automaker

Only 12% of Americans say they would prefer to buy a car from an automaker who received a federal bailout.

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March 8, 2009

Just 32% Have Favorable Opinion of General Motors

Just 32% of American adults now have a favorable opinion of General Motors. That’s down ten points from 42% a month ago and down thirty-seven points from 69% two years ago.

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March 3, 2009

63% Won’t Buy A Car From A Bankrupt Company

Billions of taxpayer bailout dollars just don’t seem to be helping the image of America’s stumbling automobile industry. Sixty-three percent (63%) of Americans now say they wouldn’t buy a car from an automaker in bankruptcy, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.