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**Bravada** · 09-07-2008, 02:23 PM

Why is anybody convinced GM has to do anything with their brand structure before they get down with removing explicit inefficiency having NOTHING to do with the brand portfolio and EVERYTHING with hopeless mismanagement?

Why does GM develop 3 midsize cars, of which two are almost identical, based on LWB Epsilon and kills the SWB?

Why does GM develop two separate midsize Buicks for different markets?

Why does GM develop three new midsize cars and doesn't import one they've already paid for in Korea (speaking of US market here)?

Why doesn't the Volt share any exterior bits and the interior with the Cruze? It appears that even the platform will be loosely related, and the production is a low-volume thing (Kappas... not profitable... must... repeat...)

09-07-2008, 02:23 PM	#169 (permalink)
Bravada GMI Europe Correspondent Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 15,081	Re: Rumblings & Rants: Saving money, Cutting brands, and what GM SHOULD do to survive Why is anybody convinced GM has to do anything with their brand structure before they get down with removing explicit inefficiency having NOTHING to do with the brand portfolio and EVERYTHING with hopeless mismanagement? Why does GM develop 3 midsize cars, of which two are almost identical, based on LWB Epsilon and kills the SWB? Why does GM develop two separate midsize Buicks for different markets? Why does GM develop three new midsize cars and doesn't import one they've already paid for in Korea (speaking of US market here)? Why doesn't the Volt share any exterior bits and the interior with the Cruze? It appears that even the platform will be loosely related, and the production is a low-volume thing (Kappas... not profitable... must... repeat...)