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Old 06-24-2008, 12:05 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Re: HUMMER: The Best of GM’s Brands on the Cusp of Being Thrown Away

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Originally Posted by MisterMe View Post
What planet was that? The hierarchy of GM's six North American brands was well-known to every buyer who had the sense that God gave red brick. Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac, and GMC trucks were clearly GM brands. Every GM passenger car had a "Body by Fisher" plate in the door sill.
I guess the planet that I have been living on for 30+ years? I guess it is theoretically possible that every person that I know or talk to is a complete bumbling idiot, but that is highly unlikely. I bet you can still find people who have no idea that some brands are owned by GM...HUMMER is a great example- before the age of "instant news" where everything is plastered on the TV within minutes, alot of people were (and some still are) naive.

I would be willing to bet that more than 50% of people off the street could not name every brand GM owns that sells cars in the US...most would likely forget Saab- which admittedly has not been very memorable lately. My own mother probably couldn't name two. I understand we have baised opinions here- but think about the average person who doesn't give this subject two thoughts.

And to the layperson I don't believe "Fisher" is synonomous with "GM".
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