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Hmm did anyone think of making the G8 platform as a Chevy they do in the Middle East.
and it does have a modest displacement engine (3.6 L) with multivalves and direct injection it could have good fuel economy.
But please GM don't go back to the old GM with drum brakes, carbed big v8's, live real axles with leaf springs and recirc ball steering all for cost.....it's the new GM after all get with the program.
Darn - actually I wish they would go back to that - those were REAL cars
not these wimpy front drive econoboxes
the G8 is an awesome vehicle BTW - like most of the Aussie built Holdens - rear drive and plnty of HP
Holding onto GMC?... it makes trucks and is one of it most profitable groups... Chevy and GMC trucks on low end share same assembly lines and parts...
Buick, number one selling brand in China.... 30% annual increases in sales...
Regards
GM's truck plants consistantly rank at the top of productivity for all car makers
First , stop the nonsense that the Prowler was a failure...
1) It got people into the show rooms. Was featured on TV shows.
2) Its sold for the first couple of years at upto 40K over its sticker price! You had to wait in line to get one. With list prices of 37K initially that increased to 42K at the end of the planned 5 year run... not bad for a hand made car... compare to the Tesler at 120K.
3) It was a limited production car... hand built. Limited to a couple of thousand per year. It was designed to be a test of their new development centers, where by they cut time to production by half as I recall.
4) Then and now it attracts lots of attention.
5) It gave birth to the mass produced PT Cruiser and other retro look cars... TBird, Mustang, new Camero and etc. .
6) I had one for 4 years and when i sold I got almost what I paid for it. I cant recall that happening too often. It was a great car! I enjoyed it. Yes it was just a six and had an automatic.... and got 26 MPG.not too bad... Most Cameros and Mustangs sold have six's and an automatics also and a large precentage of Corvettes are automatic as well... design flaw? Hmmmm
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Is the author's mini-bio correct? He actually has some experience writing about automobiles?
He's complaining about GM holding on to Buick? Buick is the most prestigious brand and one of the best selling brands of vehicle in China, the market with the biggest growth potential. According to the author, GM should ditch a brand that is a market leader in the largest consumer market in the world.
When an author compares the Volt to a hybrid vehicle, it shows that the author does not understand the difference in design of the two types fo vehicles. The Volt has an all-electric drivetrain, hybrids usually have a traditional drivetrain coupled either in parallel or in series with a small electric drivetrain. Hybrids use the electric drivetrain to recapture energy with regenerative braking and eliminating idling the IC engine (basically turning off your engine at stoplights). The Volt is like a Tesla with a small IC engine and generator as an-board battery charger - nothing hybrid about it. The Prius is like the Echo with an electric motor for low-speed starts and regenerative braking on stops. To give you an idea of the difference, Prius mileage on a 30-mile round trip: 45mpg, Volt: INFINITE. Now either the Volt is skirting the laws of thermodynamics or the comparison is inappropriate because the Volt is a completely new type of vehicle.
"We took our eyes off the ball in the '70s, '80s and early '90s," when it came to product quality.
Siegel naturally asked Lutz how the company might overcome more than 20 years of admittedly poor product and with a reputation and market share dropping almost by the minute, and all Lutz could offer was, "Well, none of us were here when that happened."
None of us were here...you were there...you just weren't present. You were pulling a McFly and living in the past.
GMs market share isn't falling at as fast a rate as the japanese brands are currently
thats because the japanese brands have much more to fall than gm....
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