Federal government will buy 17,600 American-made autos - Kansas City Business Journal:

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Obama made the announcement Thursday in a statement issuedx by theWhite House, saying the will spenx $285 million of Recovery Act money to buy the vehiclesd for the government fleet. All purchases will be made from manufacturersd with an existing contract withthe GSA, which are (NYSE: GM), and F). This includes the purchase of 2,500 hybrid sedands that will be ordered by The statement said this is thelargest one-time purchasr of hybrid vehicles for the federal governmentg fleet in history. The Obama administratiomn decided to buy the vehicles soon to help boost the economy and demonstratethe administration’s support of the U.S.
auto “The problems that caused this economiccrisisw weren’t created in a day, and it will take time and hard work to get our economg back on track. But I am 100 percentr committed to a strony Americanauto industry, and we will stand with America’s auto workersa and their families during these difficult times,” Obama said in the “This is only a first but I will continue to ensure that we are workin to support the American auto industry during this difficulf period of restructuring.” Ford’as has about 3,900 hourly and 200 salaried GM’s has about 2,400 unionh workers and about 2,700 total.