mr. ackerman or the gm. >> if i may, this hearing -- i thought was about the safety of the volt. it may have other dimensions. i want to tell mr. kelly, who is my friend, i did not vote for the bailout of the banks because i didn't want the government to be involved in picking winners and losers. now the american automotive industry was on the verge of collapse. and i felt, given the privacy of that american automotive industry to our strategic industrial base including automotive, steel and shipping the prudent thing to do would be to make an attempt to rescue it. gm's management has helped to conclude it. but, again, i don't see, and to my good friend, we have strong differen differences on this point. i really do respect you. i just think that the evidence of collusion that is being offered here hasn't been supported by the facts. and i, again, i respect you greatly. thank you. >> with that, we want to thank mr. ackerson. you're a busy man running a big company. we appreciate what you do and we appreciate you taking time to be with us this morning. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >

mr. ackerman and the help that they got from the government, would be out of a job. they take pride in this vehicle. we are having this discussion today, and i don't want the word going out. see, you could have collateral damage in these hearings. and the collateral damage could be that folk go out and said, i'm not going to buy a volt. they catch a little bit of information right. not going to buy a volt. so therefore, a car that is safe now -- it is safe, is that right? >> absolutely. you just released the report last friday? >> we closed our investigation last week, that's correct. >> i want to be clear they can buy a volt and as you said -- you didn't say these words, but you would be comfortable with your wife, your children, everybody riding in it. is that right? >> absolutely. because, see, we run around here, we complain about jobs. and here we, we complain about what we're failing to do, but here we have used some of the best minds to create one of the best vehicles, one that is selling off the charts. we've got gm now leading the world and this hearing in a