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Bravada · 09-01-2008, 05:03 PM

To those wanting to cut Saab and Hummer - do remember GM is actually making money overseas, and from the business point should actually get rid of the North American operations (if they only could). Those brand are one of their few growth-promising footholds in the global premium markets, and Hummer is actually still profitable. If CAFE kills Hummers in the US, fine, stop selling them there, move production to China. But I guess Hummer margins will always make up for CAFE penalties.

Also, do remember the prophet of our times - Paris Hilton.

As concerns Saab - this is the brand that should've got all the dev money that went into so many other brands. I can make my case for almost any GM model.

Moreover, I believe GM is terribly inefficient in spending their scarce R&D money, and still poorly managed on many fronts. There is a lot evidence laying around in many threads in those forums. This is what needs to be addressed first, rather than making a "bold" IR/PR move of cancelling a brand, model, platform or plant.

09-01-2008, 05:03 PM	#22 (permalink)
Bravada GMI Europe Correspondent Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 13,871	Re: Rumblings & Rants: Saving money, Cutting brands, and what GM SHOULD do to survive To those wanting to cut Saab and Hummer - do remember GM is actually making money overseas, and from the business point should actually get rid of the North American operations (if they only could). Those brand are one of their few growth-promising footholds in the global premium markets, and Hummer is actually still profitable. If CAFE kills Hummers in the US, fine, stop selling them there, move production to China. But I guess Hummer margins will always make up for CAFE penalties. Also, do remember the prophet of our times - Paris Hilton. As concerns Saab - this is the brand that should've got all the dev money that went into so many other brands. I can make my case for almost any GM model. Moreover, I believe GM is terribly inefficient in spending their scarce R&D money, and still poorly managed on many fronts. There is a lot evidence laying around in many threads in those forums. This is what needs to be addressed first, rather than making a "bold" IR/PR move of cancelling a brand, model, platform or plant.