GM Offers Employee Discounts to "Friends"

Robert Farago
by Robert Farago

Friends’ star Jennifer Aniston crashed her Jaguar back in the 00’s. Since then, Jennifer has kept the PC flame alive with her Toyota Prius. Courtney Cox crashed a white Bimmer in Hawaii, but she’s normally seen driving a Range Rover (even if she isn’t sure which one’s hers). Sarah Jessica Parker got to keep her clothes from Sex and the City; here’s hoping Ms. Cox added an Audi R8 to her Dirt contract. Lisa Kudrow snagged a car out of her deal with Lexus’ internet-only L Studio. Matt LeBlanc races for fun, and fessed-up about running a Porsche Turbo on Conan O’Brien. Well, not on him… Matthew Perry also crashed a BMW, but moved on to a Porsche Cabriolet. David Schwimmer’s first car was a 1976 Chevy Monte Carlo. Pause. He also dated Minnie Driver. Pause. And that’s enough for the guy who went from being a poster child for sarcasm to the whiniest man on planet Earth. Now, ALL of them can get do the right thing for American manufacturing (whatever that is) AND get a discount on a GM product simply by finding a “friend” who works for the company. For people who pay people to get rid of stalkers, how hard can that be? And you can get the same deal too! Not on stalkers but GM products! GM’s announcement to its employees after the jump.

Just announced: Beginning February 1, 2009, the GM Employee Discount for Friends program lets you share employee pricing with anyone you know who owns a competitive vehicle. It’s the ideal way to get more friends into GM vehicles and help build GM market share.

Here’s how it works:

Active salaried GM employees can request one GM Employee Discount for Friends authorization number per quarter — that’s four new GM owners a year!

Eligible LTI and M-band executives can request one authorization number per month — giving you 12 opportunities to prove that GM can compete and win in today’s tough marketplace.

Plus, your friends can combine employee pricing with most current incentives for an even better deal.

Sharing your discount is easier than ever. It’s all online — just go to gmfamilyfirst.com to request your authorization number.

Ready to do a friend a favor — and do your part for GM? Share your GM Employee Discount for Friends today.

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  • Gforce Gforce on Feb 02, 2009

    revhigh: "Friends don't let friends buy GM's...."Im' suing for the injuries sustained when hot coffee flooded my nose, can't stop laughing.

  • Domestic Hearse Domestic Hearse on Feb 02, 2009

    The GM employee-discount pass-along has been a staple for years. And years. Not a new gimmick at all. But about a year and a half ago, when LeNave was swearing off the incentive crack and vowing to right-price GM's inventory (how'd that work out, Mark?), GM eliminated the employee pass-along privileges. Now it's back, with one qualification (friend must own a competitive vehicle). Just like GM's supplier discount. Which also can be shared. Sometimes. When they say it can. All manufacturers (even imports) have some sort of friends-get-a-deal-programs. Or supplier program. obbop, if you were a bird, it'd be the pouch the worm passes through before it gets to your stomach.

  • Lou_BC Honda plans on investing 15 billion CAD. It appears that the Ontario government and Federal government will provide tax breaks and infrastructure upgrades to the tune of 5 billion CAD. This will cover all manufacturing including a battery plant. Honda feels they'll save 20% on production costs having it all localized and in house.As @ Analoggrotto pointed out, another brilliant TTAC press release.
  • 28-Cars-Later "Its cautious approach, which, along with Toyota’s, was criticized for being too slow, is now proving prescient"A little off topic, but where are these critics today and why aren't they being shamed? Why are their lunkheaded comments being memory holed? 'Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.' -Orwell, 1984
  • Tane94 A CVT is not the kiss of death but Nissan erred in putting CVTs in vehicles that should have had conventional automatics. Glad to see the Murano is FINALLY being redesigned. Nostalgia is great but please drop the Z car -- its ultra-low sales volume does not merit continued production. Redirect the $$$ into small and midsize CUVs/SUVs.
  • Analoggrotto Another brilliant press release.
  • SCE to AUX We'll see how actual production differs from capacity.
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