In article <o3l0k4lh1qe5ucvnn4i1p1kp93tq5p94ga@4ax.com>,
me <noemail@nothere.com> wrote:

> For all you GM defenders who refuse to admit that GM screwed
> themselves by refusing to recognize vehicle trends and build less
> SUV's and trucks and invest in other production; by building low
> quality cars; by building cars no one wants; and by generally
> mismanaging the company - here is it from the horse's mouth (or more
> accurately, horse's ass in the case of GM):
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081208/us_nm/us_gm_ad
>
> "... we acknowledge we have disappointed you," the ad said. "At times
> we violated your trust by letting our quality fall below industry
> standards and our designs became lackluster."
>
> The unsigned open letter, entitled "GM's Commitment to the American
> People" ran in the trade journal Automotive News, which is widely read
> by industry executives, lobbyists and other insiders.
>
> In the ad, GM admits to other strategic missteps analysts and critics
> have said hastened its recent decline.
>
> "We have proliferated our brands and dealer network to the point where
> we lost adequate focus on the core U.S. market," the ad said. "We also
> biased our product mix toward pick-up trucks and SUVs."

"unsigned open letter". Maybe from the autoworkers union?