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Old 07-18-2008, 11:02 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Re: GM sharpens focus on small cars; Bringing overseas models to the U.S. key to succ

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Originally Posted by Ming View Post
Well it certainly wasn't for lack of people like me asking for this in fan forums like GMI since around 2004 or earlier (around when it became apparent that GM was starving its cars for trucks and SUVs and getting a bad reputation for it while Toyota and Honda were building up their image as the default makers of reliable and fuel efficient small cars).

But "no one wanted small cars and everyone wanted trucks and SUVs" back then, if you ask Bob (with his typical hyperbole).

Negativity aside, I am very hopeful for this shift of focus, even if GM management was pulled kicking and screaming into it. I just hope we don't see any small car plans scrapped by the quarterly earnings mentality when or if gasoline prices dip down to levels where SUVs and Trucks start selling better for a few months in a row.
I would just like to say hat you might just be one of the most insightful and well adjusted members of the site.

Which is why you have to leave. We have no space for rational people with a moderate view of things...
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