Quote – GM president Frederic G. Donner, Testimony, Subcommittee on Executive Reorganization of the Senate Committee on Government Operations.

From a commercial standpoint in a competitive marketplace [safety devices such as the turn signal and the seat belt must be optional] until a very high proportion of the customers select the item or unless there are compelling reasons for standard installation.

GM president Frederic G. Donner testifies before Congress. Federal Role in Traffic Safety: Hearings Before The Subcommittee on Executive Reorganization of the Senate Committee on Government Operations. 89th Congress. 1st Session 657. 1965. Found in the Environmental Service Group’s report “BLIND SPOT: THE BIG THREE’S ATTACK ON THE GLOBAL WARMING TREATY”, published in 1997.

Tuesday, July 13, 1965
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