GM announced it had donated $250,000 to the International Rescue Committee, a New York-based non-profit focused on global humanitarian aid and relief, in light of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The money will, in part, be used by the International Rescue Committee to help relocate and look after displaced Ukrainian people. GM spokesman George Svigos confirmed the automaker would also match employee donations up to $50,000 to select non-profit agencies working to address the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
“These steps are being taken to respond to immediate needs,” Svigos said in a statement released Friday, as quoted by The Detroit News. “We will continue to monitor and assess moving forward.”
GM announced earlier this week that it would be suspending all vehicle exports to Russia until further notice amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The automaker has a tiny footprint in Russia, selling just 3,000 Cadillac and Chevy models annually in the country across 16 dealer locations. GM sells over 6 million units globally each year. It no longer operates production facilities in the country, either.
“We are working in real time through the implications for our operations of the sanctions announced this week,” GM said in a prepared statement Wednesday. “We continue to monitor developments and take action to implement mitigation strategies as appropriate.”
“Our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine at this time,” the automaker also said this week. “The loss of life is a tragedy and our overriding concern is for the safety of people in the region.”
A GM/Cadillac dealer in Russia
GM’s crosstown rivals Stellantis also pledged $1.1 million in aid this week for Ukrainian refugees and civilians that were displaced amid the Russian invasion.
“The Stellantis community, made of 170 nationalities, looks with dismay as civilians flee the country,” Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said. “Even if the scale of causalities is not yet apparent, the human toll will be unbearable.”
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>GM’s crosstown rivals Stellantis also pledged $1.1 million in aid this week for Ukrainian refugees and civilians that were displaced amid the Russian invasion.
C’mon now, don’t let GM get beat by Mopar on this one. Open the checkbook and go for $1.2 million.
Glad to see companies are donating to help this cause though.
We shouldn’t be complaining; something is better than nothing. But you’re right. GM’s donation is the equivalent of, what, two Escalades?
Or Bout 10 cents for you and me.
Porsche donated € 1 Million … said ‘How Egoists they are… a Porsche Arrogant Way is Priced 100000’
now … see Germans were more deep in Pocket … Disappointed even more to me this today GM…
other day they donated to a museum … wow… the Animals in Kyiv Zoo hearing Bombs… mean Tiger, Elephant, Birds etc can not expect anything good from USA… neither the Government Public GM… frustration ! … Humans will never learn… only this stupid dollar or other money … Read my Statement Note below … my feelings
I wonder how much they are going to donate to the Taiwanese because they are next.
Once my fat little poodle returns to the White House in 2024, all sanctions will disappear faster than a Big Mac from Trumpski’s stubby little fingers.
The sanctions will be gone before the end of the year. Russia will take majority of Ukraine and that will be that. The US will continue to buy oil from Russia which is helping finance the war.
Cheer up, at least you’re helping to save the planet by not drilling here 😃🙄
you are 101 % right Gerald … next idiot Super Bowl or so to the population see on TV or the still more stupid soccer around
There were sanctions on Russia under Trump.
read what his own security advisor john bolton said about trump this week. trump wasn’t pushing for sanctions. he was the one being pushed to enact sanctions.
It’s hard to take anything that guy says seriously.
John Bolton? Really? That guy is a war monger, Trump screwed up hiring that idiot.
… nothing a compare equally … but USA is far far far like the pretend Apollo 13 to Humans on Moon
How about donating cash to finish the wall on our own border?
$250k. What a generous contribution. I certainly hope GM can afford it. /s
FOR ME AS EVER THE PLANET NEVER HAD COUNTRIES, ONLY NATURE, BIRDS CROSSING WITHOUT A PASSPORT ON HAND
We would like here in ‘Our’ Facebook Groups to make a final Statement Note about the Situation Russia President Imposed to the World in 24.02.2022. We have never been in Russia, neither Ukraine. Of Course both Countries have a Beautiful Culture, Monuments, Buildings and Things. We will never have the Opportunity, since now most, to Visit there. So we say Good Bye to the Upper East Block Of Planet Earth. This means since now in the banned Facebook in Russia, but well working for us here, are only back in the Theme in relation to the Groups, a mark, for example Ships = Ships, mainly Photos and Info taken, Vehicle Design = Vehicle Design & Concepts in Automotive Area or Digital Art, Architecture = Architecture, mainly Beautiful Houses, Airplanes = Pictures & Information about our Experiences with Air Vehicles. This is, we are extreme positive thinking, wanting still a beautiful Planet Around with Animals, Trees, Vehicles and Movement. We are Against of Wars, Anytime Any Type of Guns and Aggressive Ways of Solving Problems. The World is since 2022, back to maybe 1960ies, 1970ies, 1980ies and so on times, in which West of Planet do own things and East Planet full divided do their things. Of course we believe Russians will continue do many wonderful Things to them, mainly cars and airplanes, or historical buildings, churches, monuments and architecture. The Russians ever had an immense capacity of doing in Engineering, Mechanical and all Themes. We today, after 10 days their wars, went to street, Supermarket, we see most of things, cars and objects are German only or European… We never see a Lada, or very rare, or AutoVaz, Ural, MC21, Antonov, Beriev etc those things. So we loose nothing to admire. We will follow our lives in this context as it was. For sure in 10, or 20, 50 years if Russians understand Democracy, Freedom of All Beings, then maybe we see the objects and Vehicles, they built, to admire, like was An225 and many others of past. Wife heard in Supermarket such… World is like an Ass, half America, half East, Germany the Channel and Ukraine the Asshole, but for us Africa is still the worst Asshole in terms of Human Organization, not the beautiful Nature and mainly Animals 🙂
But the Russians & Others here in Group will be kept, they are still Welcome to see… if and when they have Opportunity for such. Regards
Edit : … today we saw a Chevrolet … we smiled and pointed and commented how rare to be seen as welll ! Good Luck for you in the called ‘America’ too…
gm doing what it has been doing lately. Mary pandering to wherever she thinks there will be mileage and notoriety gained by her and her Wall St; cronies