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6098 messages, Last post on Aug 14, 2009 at 4:43 PM
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Replying to: laurasdada (Jul 16, 2008 9:36 am) ...or me! Regards, OW
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Replying to: circlew (Jul 16, 2008 9:55 am) Plus one more here... |
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Topo Gigio...I am surprised anyone remembers him...
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Topo Gigio...I am surprised anyone remembers him...then again, I have trouble remembering the Beatles...
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Replying to: marsha7 (Jul 16, 2008 11:36 am)  Regards, OW
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Replying to: circlew (Jul 16, 2008 11:43 am)
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Replying to: marsha7 (Jul 16, 2008 11:37 am) They all might have driven Caddys. Just not post, say, 1976... "Say Goodnight, Dick." |
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Replying to: nortsr1 (Jul 16, 2008 12:08 pm) Oh, so Topo Gigio is Italian for Karl Malone! Or is it Cliff Clavin? Or a so-so Kevin Costner movie? Does Topo Gigio always ring twice? Goodnight, Dick.
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Replying to: laurasdada (Jul 16, 2008 1:04 pm) 1. GM has eight vehicle brands, and at least half of them—Saab, Saturn, Pontiac, and Buick—are struggling. 2. Saturn, Pontiac, and Buick cars are mostly redundant "badge jobs" with the same underpinnings as Chevrolet, GMC, or Cadillac vehicles, and Saab is a low-volume niche brand that most likely loses money. 3. Another reason GM won't kill off any of its mainline brands is that it will instantly lose market share, since there's no guarantee a Pontiac or Saturn customer will automatically become a Chevrolet or GMC customer. So GM is effectively sustaining underperforming divisions to keep its market share up, and no company can succeed for long by paying for market share. 4. GM knows it has to offer small cars just as good as Hondas and Toyotas. Maybe even better, since GM is so far behind its Asian rivals in this segment. GM has greatly improved the quality of its passenger cars, and some new small entries are on the way. Recent plans call for shifting even more resources from trucks and SUVs, which are rapidly falling out of favor, to smaller cars. Honda and Toyota have a huge lead, though, and even with some killer offerings, it will take years for GM to challenge them. 5. GM hopes that the plug-in Chevrolet Volt, due in 2010, will be a buzz-mobile that helps it regain industry leadership. While cautious of GM hyperbole, analysts and industry experts are buying it—so far. If GM cuts funding for the Volt or stumbles, it will be a major credibility blow. But if GM delivers—on time—the Volt could signify a resurgence in Detroit. 6. The most agonizing part of GM's recovery—if it happens—is that huge savings from a deal reached last year with the unions won't begin to materialize until 2010. That's when GM will finally start to deal with its mountainous healthcare obligations to retirees. While not exactly saying so, GM leaders seem to have been putting off other big changes while hoping the retiree fixes that are on the way will help solve many of its problems. It's now clear that GM needs a lot of other surgery before then. The Doctor says surgery is very risky, however, and medical insurance will not cover the groundbreaking alternative medicine that could save it's life...the transfusion of US management with new Asian and Euro blood! Will the family come up with enough money to pay for the alternative medicine? Stay tuned...it's going to be a nail-biter! Regards, OW |
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you tell me. This is a sad story from where I come from...with a yet unknown ending. link title Regards, OW
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