Consumers Not Confident GM, Chrysler Will Survive

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Memo to General Motors and Chrysler: Don’t try featuring a long-term warranty as a key selling point for your vast inventory of vehicles. The trouble is, lots of consumers don’t expect you to be around all that long.

In Rasmussen Reports polling this week, respondents were asked how likely they think it is that GM or Chrysler will go out of business “over the next few years.” Fifteen percent said “very likely” and 42 percent “somewhat likely;” 32 percent said “not very likely” and 6 percent “not at all likely.”

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