GM: 2006 Review, 2007 Preview

[hunchman]

Thanks nasp and ChevroletRevived Those were good reads for me and on a more pleasant side too which is something I hope happens here more. The way for this to happen will be for GM to deliver on the goods in the near future. Was GM using Saturn as a "guineau pig" to test the waters for the chevy/gmc/buick launches? I hope if they were that they left a little room in between launches to fix minor issues on the name brands.
I keep hearing how we'll get pounded with rising gas prices and what worries me about GM's new product lineup . GM needs to address this in a hurry . I for one do not care about 0 to 60 in an economy car I want fuel savings and I'm sure many think like that

[Evo69]

The same crap I hear about Lutz is the same crap I heard about Reagan. They old.

[elderon]

Good writeup guys. I believe 2007 is going to be a good year.

[PocoToro]

Originally Posted by Chevy_Rules

Search around GMI. You'll find it somewhere. Too lazy to do it myself.

Why should I do your fact checking ??????????
IF you quote it, remember where it came from

[CrunkedRL]

Excellent commentary, 2007 will truly be the year of the car for GM.

[ChevyRules]

Originally Posted by PocoToro

Why should I do your fact checking ??????????
IF you quote it, remember where it came from

So I should remember every thread that has facts about GM? Come on be realistic. Are you actually going to read the facts and then remember the thread where you read it? Even if it was 6 months ago? Sure if it was a recent thread I would probably remember it, but it was awhile ago.

[superstreet]

i think that the 07 will be a great year for GM

[PontiacBixler]

Here are some FACTS from over the last few years:
- Lutz was quoted as saying that the Camaro would be priced in the range of the Mustang, if not a tad cheaper.
- Lutz said that the Solstice was a great value because it was a roadster at UNDER $20000. the base price is now $22115. THAT is a crock o *****.
- Saturn gets WAY TOO MUCH praise. GM just takes Opels that have a wonderful style, pry the Opel logo off of the grille and super glues a Saturn logo on in place. Saturn does NOT have anything original. It's beginning to really bother me that the Aura gets so much buzz. All that is, is just a G6 with a new front and read end.

[rob2299usa]

Originally Posted by PontiacBixler

- Lutz said that the Solstice was a great value because it was a roadster at UNDER $20000. the base price is now $22115. THAT is a crock o *****.
- Saturn gets WAY TOO MUCH praise. GM just takes Opels that have a wonderful style, pry the Opel logo off of the grille and super glues a Saturn logo on in place. Saturn does NOT have anything original. It's beginning to really bother me that the Aura gets so much buzz. All that is, is just a G6 with a new front and read end.

-Econ 101 - Supply and demand

-Good thing most of the general public has no idea what an opel is huh? Currently all of saturn's vehicles are built in North America. The first to actually come from europe will be the astra and I expect that to be temporary.

[drew770]

2007 should be the year that GM transforms itself from a SUV-Truck company to an all around automaker.
GM has to push its cars and hybrids to get people to understand that GM does offer more than Silverados and Tahoes.

With the new Saturn Aura having a 94 day supply, it just proves that GM has to step up its marketing and advertising to push the EP1 big 3, G6, Aura and new Malibu.

[HoosierRon]

Here is my question for 2007:

After Saturn's big turn around, will the encore be Pontiac (courtesy of Holden), or Buick? I have not heard or seen any plans for Buick beyond the Enclave.

[Jimmy Jive]

Originally Posted by HoosierRon

Here is my question for 2007:

After Saturn's big turn around, will the encore be Pontiac (courtesy of Holden), or Buick? I have not heard or seen any plans for Buick beyond the Enclave.

Pontiac, as it's getting the new G8/Grand Prix.

My guess after that, would be both brands, recieving new products back and forth.
Around 2008 - 2010 will bring the new GTO and the RWD Lucerne for Buick.
Then as the LaCrosse moves to Epsilon II, hopefully those RWD only rumours for Pontiac will give them a new G6 and G4...

That's what I believe will be instore for those brands over the next 2 or 3 years...

[robertburns3]

Originally Posted by PontiacBixler

Here are some FACTS from over the last few years:
- Lutz was quoted as saying that the Camaro would be priced in the range of the Mustang, if not a tad cheaper.
- Lutz said that the Solstice was a great value because it was a roadster at UNDER $20000. the base price is now $22115. THAT is a crock o *****.

GM will never win with guys like you. They have a winner on their hands and are making sure they and their dealers make profit on it. Toyota manages to get a couple grand more per car for their models than a comparable GM. Why aren't you saying this is a crock of ****************? Will this ruin Toyota? I don't think so.

Half of the critics rip on GM for making a profit on popular models and the other half rip on them for not making cars that would allow GM to charge prices that would make them profitable.

[racy]

Originally Posted by HoosierRon

Here is my question for 2007:

After Saturn's big turn around, will the encore be Pontiac (courtesy of Holden), or Buick? I have not heard or seen any plans for Buick beyond the Enclave.

Buick does seem to be the big mystery here. I agree with Big Al, that Buick is the biggest disappointment from GM. One of the reasons for the disappointment is that there is no news as to the direction it is going.

[Globalist]

Great Reviews. Thanks.