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Shotgun · 09-01-2008, 04:17 PM

Get rid of SAAB and Hummer, first. Other than that, GM has great product and it's actually geared in the right direction. Buick is turning around. Cadillac is getting to where it should be, Pontiac is SLOWLY going toward more "performance" cars, Chevrolet is continuing the "mainstream, generic" brand (save for the Corvette), GMC is the truck producer, and Saturn is trying to be the import fighter.

As far as trucks go, if anything, dump 95% of Chevy's line and make all Chevy trucks W/T. I feel that GM would lose less customers by trying to get Chevy truck buyers into a GMC than vise-versa.

GM will survive, but cutting a brand like Buick, GMC or Pontiac will cripple them beyond recovery.

09-01-2008, 04:17 PM	#19 (permalink)
Shotgun 6.0 Liter L76 V8 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Southeast USA Drives: 1999 GMC, 2007 Buick, 2005 Chevrolet Posts: 2,275	Re: Rumblings & Rants: Saving money, Cutting brands, and what GM SHOULD do to survive Get rid of SAAB and Hummer, first. Other than that, GM has great product and it's actually geared in the right direction. Buick is turning around. Cadillac is getting to where it should be, Pontiac is SLOWLY going toward more "performance" cars, Chevrolet is continuing the "mainstream, generic" brand (save for the Corvette), GMC is the truck producer, and Saturn is trying to be the import fighter. As far as trucks go, if anything, dump 95% of Chevy's line and make all Chevy trucks W/T. I feel that GM would lose less customers by trying to get Chevy truck buyers into a GMC than vise-versa. GM will survive, but cutting a brand like Buick, GMC or Pontiac will cripple them beyond recovery. __________________ "If what I say offends you, it must be true."