Sounds to me like GM, Comp and Holley (to name a few) have wrung his ass out to dry for their name to be associated with this debacle (go back and re-read how many times he refers to those 3 companies) and he and his company have now gone in to Damage Control mode in order to avoid or at least delay legal action.
If his employees will lie in order to register with a forum, then why won't they lie about this. Sorry, but pessimism is my forte'.
Later peeps!