Styling Now Top Reason To Buy GM

megeebee · 03-24-2008, 12:38 AM

I don't want to get in trouble so I won't post the article from Automotive News.

But JD Power has reported that exterior styling is now the most commonly sited reason by customers buying a GM vehicle. In 2003 it was the fourth most common reason.

Maybe someone could find an article from another source.

GMusa · 03-24-2008, 12:41 AM

Well GM's new vehicles look amazing!! But my main reason would be its an AMERICAN company.. and 2nd main reason would be i think GM cars have better all around performance then most others!

mgescuro · 03-24-2008, 12:58 AM

This isn't "news."
No article... No link... So i'm moving this out of the News section.

NoNameDenton · 03-24-2008, 01:06 AM

I love the look of the Malibu, the upcoming Camaro, and everything Saturn has has become gorgeous (and the next gen Aura will be amazing), the next Cobalt should be great. Even the trucks look better, compare the look of the Silverado to the Tundra, or basically any GM vehicle to a Toyota because Toyota design is bland as vanilla.

ponchoman49 · 03-24-2008, 08:43 AM

GM still makes the best looking vehicles for the most part but I am concerned about some upcoming vehicles such as the Vibe and G8 which look too plain and generic and do not look like Pontiac models at all. The rear end treatment on the G8 and the plain as hell slab sides say Asian or European to me and not Pontiac and the Vibe is litterally just a Toyota clone with a Pontiac grille thrown on. The new Malibu, Aura, Traverse, Solstice coupe, Silverado/Sierra, Camaro, Impala, Lucerne etc all look better than most of there competitors. The boring cookie cutter plain slab sided stripped look of the Camry, Accord, Taurus, Avalon, Corolla are an instant turn off to me.

FenwickHockey65 · 03-24-2008, 09:19 AM

I'd think so. Lately, GM's cars have started looking great. The Malibu, Lambdas, and CTS alone are indicators of that.

atomicshark · 03-24-2008, 09:41 AM

This makes sense. The other day I was talking to a coworker about a replacement car for his parents '93 Grand Marquis. He is 28 and his parents are 50ish.

Anyway, I told him about the new Malibu and showed it to him. He was blown away by its looks. He could not believe it was not a more expensive car.

03-24-2008, 12:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
megeebee 6.2 Liter LS9 Supercharged V8 Join Date: Feb 2005 Drives: 2005 Cadillac STS 3.6L Posts: 5,218	Styling Now Top Reason To Buy GM I don't want to get in trouble so I won't post the article from Automotive News. But JD Power has reported that exterior styling is now the most commonly sited reason by customers buying a GM vehicle. In 2003 it was the fourth most common reason. Maybe someone could find an article from another source. __________________ *Protect The Sanctity Of Marraige Once And For All.......Criminalize Divorce!*

03-24-2008, 12:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
GMusa 6.2 Liter LS3 V8 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio. U.S.A! Posts: 3,073	Re: Styling Now Top Reason To Buy GM Well GM's new vehicles look amazing!! But my main reason would be its an AMERICAN company.. and 2nd main reason would be i think GM cars have better all around performance then most others!

03-24-2008, 12:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
mgescuro News Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 28,066	Re: Styling Now Top Reason To Buy GM This isn't "news." No article... No link... So i'm moving this out of the News section. __________________ 2000 Saab 9-5 Aero 1995 Mercedes C280 1994 Jaguar XJ6 ...when all hope is gone, you know sad songs say so much... GMReinvention.com Cadillac: The Art of Irrelevancy *SAN FRANCISCO 2020!!*

03-24-2008, 01:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
NoNameDenton 3.6 Liter SIDI V6 Join Date: May 2007 Drives: 2008 Dodge Ram Posts: 1,045	Re: Styling Now Top Reason To Buy GM I love the look of the Malibu, the upcoming Camaro, and everything Saturn has has become gorgeous (and the next gen Aura will be amazing), the next Cobalt should be great. Even the trucks look better, compare the look of the Silverado to the Tundra, or basically any GM vehicle to a Toyota because Toyota design is bland as vanilla. __________________ Toyota and Honda ---- Completing Imperial Japan's World War 2 ambitions, one economy at a time

03-24-2008, 08:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
ponchoman49 4.4 Liter Supercharged Northstar Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,613	Re: Styling Now Top Reason To Buy GM GM still makes the best looking vehicles for the most part but I am concerned about some upcoming vehicles such as the Vibe and G8 which look too plain and generic and do not look like Pontiac models at all. The rear end treatment on the G8 and the plain as hell slab sides say Asian or European to me and not Pontiac and the Vibe is litterally just a Toyota clone with a Pontiac grille thrown on. The new Malibu, Aura, Traverse, Solstice coupe, Silverado/Sierra, Camaro, Impala, Lucerne etc all look better than most of there competitors. The boring cookie cutter plain slab sided stripped look of the Camry, Accord, Taurus, Avalon, Corolla are an instant turn off to me.

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03-24-2008, 09:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
FenwickHockey65 News Contributor Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: West Chester, OH Drives: Chevrolet Malibu LS, GMC Envoy SLE, GMC Sonoma SLS Posts: 9,120	Re: Styling Now Top Reason To Buy GM I'd think so. Lately, GM's cars have started looking great. The Malibu, Lambdas, and CTS alone are indicators of that. __________________ Proud to drive American. Proud to drive GM. Current Cars: 2007 Chevrolet Malibu LS: 2.2L ECOTEC I-4 2003 GMC Envoy SLE: 4.2L Vortec 4200 I-6 1998 GMC Sonoma SLS Ext. Cab: 4.3L Vortec 4300 V6 Former Cars: 1993 Saturn SW2 (1993-2006, 243,000 miles) 1989 GMC Safari SLT (1989-2003, 293,000 miles) Future Car: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT RS: 3.6L SIDI High-Feature V6

03-24-2008, 09:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
atomicshark 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 4,410	Re: Styling Now Top Reason To Buy GM This makes sense. The other day I was talking to a coworker about a replacement car for his parents '93 Grand Marquis. He is 28 and his parents are 50ish. Anyway, I told him about the new Malibu and showed it to him. He was blown away by its looks. He could not believe it was not a more expensive car. __________________ 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt - 9,800 miles 2008 Saturn Vue - 6,300 miles 2004 Pontiac GTO - 71,864 miles atomicshark's flickr gallery

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