Consumer group takes auto bailout anger to the airwaves
A consumer group outraged over the Chrysler and General Motors bankruptcy deals it says will strip consumers of protections against defective vehicles is taking its message to the airwaves and internet.
The Ad Hoc Committee of Consumer Victims of GM & Chrysler today launched a television and online ad campaign aimed at urging President Barack Obama and Congress to amend the bankruptcy deals in order to allow products liability suits to go forward against the newly organized auto companies.
This move comes after another group of consumer and legal advocacy groups sent a letter to Obama urging him to halt the Chrysler and GM bankruptcy plans. Plaintiffs’ attorneys have also lambasted the plans, saying it leaves car owners without adequate rights and protections.
The new ad will air on television stations in Washington, DC and online on the group’s website.
