Americans Less Likely to Buy a GM Car After the Bailouts?

Would you buy a car from General Motors considering their financial health? What about the fact they paid millions in bonuses to management before they finished paying off their bailouts to taxpayers? Do the rumors of sub-par materials used in the manufacturing because of the financial strain worry you? Or are you just upset over the bailouts as a whole?

Whatever it is, you are not alone. General Motors has alienated a huge chunk of Americans who have vowed never to purchase another General Motors product. According to a new Rasmussen Poll, 44% of Americans are less likely to purchase a Chevy, Cadillac, Buick, or GM all because of the bailouts. Count me in as one of the 44%.

However, the impact of the bailouts are wearing out, which is good news for GM. That number is down.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 44% of American Adults say they are less likely to buy a GM car because the company received a taxpayer bailout and then was taken over by the federal government. Still, that’s down 10 points from 54% last September. Only eight percent (8%) say they are more likely to buy GM because of the bailout, while 45% say it has no impact on their buying decisions.