[SpaceCowboy]

I'm not sure how to take this news, it's both good and bad. If Cadillac takes control of Alpha development it means good things for Caddy, but a platform that will ultimately be compromised, too heavy and too expensive for use by other divisions. Of course if it means a revival of mid-size RWD drive products then do whatever it takes to make that happen! I'd love to see a Torana (and Pontiac G6 I guess) in RWD, plus if the platform is truly flexible then the per unit cost should drop dramatically especially with one platform underpinning a variety of cars from small to large across multiple divisions (It works for Nissan-Renault so why not GM?)

Of course the overwhelming arguement is that this bailout money shouldn't be used on such 'flight of fancy' products, but should instead be used on smaller cars, better engine tech and other fuel saving initiatives. Who knows though. I'll keep my fingers crossed for now though.