General Motors Insider Admits

According to ex-GM economist Walter McManus, the Big Three dismissed concerns about fuel efficiency because it did not fit into beliefs within the corporate board rooms. McManus conducted research for GM. He even admits to changing survey results to fit with corporate beliefs. As McManus said, "The survey would estimate that people would estimate fuel economy fairly highly. Being a good economist, I said, 'No, they don't,' and I changed the results. [...] Our job was not to seek the truth, but to justify decisions that had already been made."

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