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(910 posts) Wed Oct 2, 2013, 08:58 AM Oct 2013

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Hyundai deferring car payments for furloughed federal workers

Current owners in the Hyundai family will be provided relief from payments for as long as they are out of work. Furloughed employees who wish to buy a car in October will be offered a 90-day payment deferral.

https://www.hyundaiusa.com/about-hyundai/news/Corporate_HYUNDAI_ADDS_NEW_DIMENSION_TO_ASSURANCE_PROGRAM_WITH_NEW_FEDERAL_EMPLOYEE_PAYMENT_DEFERRAL-20131001.aspx

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Hyundai deferring car payments for furloughed federal workers (Original Post) fried eggs Oct 2013 OP

Wow! abelenkpe Oct 2013 #1

great PR move.. frylock Oct 2013 #2

Brilliant! avaistheone1 Oct 2013 #3

Well done! Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #4

So where are the "American" car companies? Blue Idaho Oct 2013 #5

I'm sure they will follow suit momentarily... Agschmid Oct 2013 #6

We will see - won't we... nt. Blue Idaho Oct 2013 #7

WOW Good move Hyundai Egnever Oct 2013 #8

Props to them . . . . BUT . . . . . Stinky The Clown Oct 2013 #9

abelenkpe

(9,933 posts)

1. Wow!

Reply to fried eggs (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 09:19 AM

Oct 2013

Good for them! What great news. Hope more do what they can to help out those in need.

frylock

(34,825 posts)

2. great PR move..

Reply to fried eggs (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 03:13 PM

Oct 2013

props!

avaistheone1

(14,626 posts)

3. Brilliant!

Reply to frylock (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 03:17 PM

Oct 2013

Demo_Chris

(6,234 posts)

4. Well done!

Reply to fried eggs (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 03:25 PM

Oct 2013

Blue Idaho

(5,049 posts)

5. So where are the "American" car companies?

Reply to fried eggs (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 03:29 PM

Oct 2013

MIA it seems... Next time I buy a car I will give Hayundai a much closer look...

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)

6. I'm sure they will follow suit momentarily...

Reply to Blue Idaho (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 03:30 PM

Oct 2013

Blue Idaho

(5,049 posts)

7. We will see - won't we... nt.

Reply to Agschmid (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 03:31 PM

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Egnever

(21,506 posts)

8. WOW Good move Hyundai

Reply to fried eggs (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 03:35 PM

Oct 2013

cant get better PR than that for next to nothing. How many possible payments would they miss. The number has to be tiny, but the goodwill they gain is priceless.

Stinky The Clown

(67,808 posts)

9. Props to them . . . . BUT . . . . .

Reply to fried eggs (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 03:38 PM

Oct 2013

. . . . what about private sector workers who are also without work as a direct result of the shutdown?

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