U.S. Automakers Face a Hostile Public

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As they struggle to find a road to recovery, U.S. automakers are also contending with adverse public opinion. A Rasmussen Reports poll earlier this month asked respondents to characterize the impression they have of Detroit’s Used-to-Be-Big Three. None came out well.

Ford fared the least badly: 11 percent voiced a “very favorable” and 38 percent a “somewhat favorable” impression of it, vs. 25 percent “somewhat unfavorable, 14 percent “very unfavorable” and the rest unsure. General Motors ranked second, with 11 percent of respondents holding a very favorable and 31 percent a somewhat favorable opinion of it, vs.

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