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**zete** · 01-10-2009, 12:49 PM

Sigh. Why show a production car that you can't buy.

This all reminds me of the Soviet Union that would have some stores have beautiful displays of goods, none of which you could purchase. Looks great from street level but inside you find a barren store, nothing like what the facade announced.

Sad... or should I say, pathetic. ONLY show what will be available soon -- within 6 - 9 months. Otherwise, it's pointless. Especially for a small car. You're just giving the competition time to copy your design and bring it to market first, so GM ends up looking like the copycat.

01-10-2009, 12:49 PM	#17 (permalink)
zete GMI Staff Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NCR, Great White North Posts: 5,692	Re: Rumored: Beat @ NAIAS Testing Waters For Possible US Launch Sigh. Why show a production car that you can't buy. This all reminds me of the Soviet Union that would have some stores have beautiful displays of goods, none of which you could purchase. Looks great from street level but inside you find a barren store, nothing like what the facade announced. Sad... or should I say, pathetic. ONLY show what will be available soon -- within 6 - 9 months. Otherwise, it's pointless. Especially for a small car. You're just giving the competition time to copy your design and bring it to market first, so GM ends up looking like the copycat.