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Automotive News & Views Memories Of The Old GM And Its Cars
386 messages, Last post on Dec 04, 2009 at 9:01 PM
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The GMC truck division should not continue as a part of GM. GM and the US government have one chance to get the reinvention of the new GM right and avoid continued government and taxpayer support. Domestic and import full-size truck and SUV sales are declining with fuel economy concerns, so manufacturing two of the same brand is not a profitable long-term business model. Chevrolet and GMC trucks and SUVs are essentially the same vehicles. Chevrolet models cost less, have equal or better quality and fuel economy, and outsell GMC models more than three to one. Toyota and other imports don't manufacture two of the same full-size vehicles under different brand names; it does not make sense, economically, for GM to continue producing both GMC and Chevrolet. Advocates who hope to keep GMC as the auto industry changes to more fuel-efficient models want to continue a business strategy that will ultimately be as unprofitable as the now defunct brands of Hummer, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Saturn, and Saab. Follow the import business model, eliminate GMC now, and save the costs associated with the extra GMC manufacturing processes and distribution channels, which will not be part of a long-term solution. The new GM will be more profitable going forward without GMC if Chevrolet produces and sells all of GM's full-size trucks and SUVs. GM won't need government and taxpayer support again if GMC is eliminated now. |
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GMC makes $$$, so as an 'owner' per the bailout, I say it stays. 
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Replying to: tomcatt630 (Jun 22, 2009 9:03 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 23, 2009 7:26 am)  1969 Chevrolet truck  1969 GMC truck
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Replying to: lemko (Jun 23, 2009 9:09 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 23, 2009 9:46 am) |
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Oh, the memories http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_cpNDC2i3E (2 parts)
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Replying to: fintail (Jun 23, 2009 12:33 pm) |
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GM's old RWD cars were proven and tested, but the new FWD cars in the 80's were rush jobs with bugs galore. The old X body Novas would run forever, but FWD X's died early. By the time these cars were more reliable, they looked ancient. Compare an 80's Taurus to a Celebrity, or even a '90 Lumina to see who was design king then.
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