Detroit Builds Good Cars? Actually, Yes. (Sometimes.) - The Plank
The Corvettes do as much or more than the overpriced Porsches for often 1/2 the price. And a previous comment from a TNR writer said that Bob Lutz needs to go at GM. Lutz is the REASON GM is finally building some cars worth buying. ...WSJ.com Forums :: View topic - Will General Motors file for ...
The D3, and GM in particular, have too many dealers, too many brands, too many divisions, too many factories, and too many layers of management. State franchise laws prevent the D3 from reducing brands and dealerships without paying ... G.M. Pins Hopes on a Plug-In Car, 2 Years Off
Other efforts to earn green bragging rights have missed the mark, too. Only two years ago, G.M. promoted flexible fuel cars that run on E85, a blend of ethanol and gasoline, as the way to wean Americans off gasoline. ... The American Spectator : Fixing GM in Three Easy Steps
1 - too many brands. Now with the Chevy Traverse you have the same vehicle in FOUR different brands (Saturn Outlook, GMC Acadia, Buick Enclave). 2 - corollary of (1) too many dealerships. Many of these are protected from closure by ... Media Hang Out: The Big Three's founders floundered, too
Unlike Henry Ford, William Durant, father of Chevrolet and founder of GM, envisaged several brands of cars, one for the pauper, one for the prince, and a number for the people in between. But he overextended his company and ran it into ... Auto Industry Tracker - WSJ.com : GM to Implement More North ...
This cutback does not address one of the most serious issues. GM still has 8 brands, which they need to funnel down to 2 given their greatly reduced market share. 8 brands is UNSUSTAINABLE! Comment by DanO - November 21, 2008 at 10:02 ... Auto Industry Tracker - WSJ.com : Letter From Pelosi, Reid to Auto ...
GM’s problem is not too many brands, or vehicles that no one wants (GM sells 6 of the top 20 selling vehicles in the USA…Toyota sells 4 of the top 20). The problem is the legacy costs that are carry overs from another era. ... Reubenspot: Is it time to let the Big 3 Die?
Jeeps: There are just too many models. It used to be pretty simple; Wrangler and Cherokee. But now you have 6 options that are too similar. They have created extra models in the hope that the consumer will turn around and buy the next ... Six steps to restructure GM - BloggingStocks
It has solid quality, though the brand has too many vehicles. The revised lineup would look like this: Cadillac (higher end), Chevy/GMC (light trucks and mid-range sedans), Pontiac (make them more fuel efficient and lower-mid-range), ... Emptywheel » The Difference between GM and Toyota: The Health Care
bmaz November 20th, 2008 at 8:49 pm. 2. In a bow to the laws of comparative advantage, GM’s cost disadvantage forced it to surrender the field in North America to Toyota in the particular market that Japan was interested in—sedans and ...
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