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Originally Posted by JB135i
In what respect?
The only two cars that even come close to helping sales are basically going to be DOA.
The VOLT LOL. Even with gas at $5.00 a gallon this car will fail. And the Camaro needed to be out 2 years ago IMO.
Granted, he was on the right track by dropping (or wanting to) basically redundant car lines and some hammering on the UAW but otherwise he = fail.
I know the gub'ment is all over GM (and Chrsyler) now because of the bailout money, but I really want to know why the Dems ignored these cluster f**k's for the last THIRTY YEARS. If they truly "cared" they should have been up these corps. asses decades ago. It was obvious to anyone with 2 brain cells these auto makers were headed for trouble.
Redundant car lines, bad quality, bad design, too many dealerships, enourmous cash obligations to non-producers, and the extreme over-use of the Led Zepplin song in their commercials (LOL, man did they get their moneys worth there).
It's a shame really, with the resources and size of these companies, they could have dominated the Asians and Germans. BUT GM, Chrysler and Ford to a slightly lesser degree sat on their collective asses for the past 20-30 (40) years. They relied on brand loyalty to a fault and then the UAW bleed them out like so many leaches.
I hope they all survive because more competition is better for everyone, especially the consumer, but this move doesn't bode well for anyone on many different levels.
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GM's biggest problem was related to their union contracts not their auto sells. I can agree with you that they have mismanaged things in the past but they have created some decent vehicles for their segments in the last couple of years. Granted, they are not vehicles that we would like to purchase (enthusiasts), but they work for 80% of Americans. They've done also done a good job with fuel economy. Granted, their are still some models that need to go, but if you look at where they are in relation to a few years ago, they've improved greatly.
I'm not saying that they are where they need to be, but they were going in the right direction before the recession.