GM to shrink to four core brands in North America

Corey · 01-13-2009, 11:24 AM

How does it plan on doing this without getting their assholes ripped apart by lawsuits from laws that protect dealerships from an event like this? They had a hard enough time dumping just Oldsmobile. Their efforts to sell off Hummer met with a thud. I can't imagine how they're going to drop a larger volume brand like Pontiac, let alone the addition of Saturn, Saab, and Hummer without a huge amount of litigation and legal expense. They might be able to find a buyer for Saab, and possibly even Saturn if they get lucky, but Hummer has been a massive albatross since the SUV market tanked, and Pontiac may be a tough sell in general.

It would be the right direction to go in, and contraction would help to streamline their product line immensely, but the laws in place protecting dealerships are going to be a huge hurdle.

Homeslice · 01-13-2009, 12:01 PM

I dont understand what's wrong with the Solstice, many magazines compared it favorably to the Miata, and with the supercharged version it's a lot faster.

The Pontiac Grand Prix, G6, and, if we want to go further back, the Olds Intrigue, were the only midsize American sedans that a young "playa" could drive without being embarassed about driving a generic family sedan. Those types of guys would never buy a Malibu or Impala, because they're too generic and look like rentals. Chevy has no style, never has.

pauldun170 · 01-13-2009, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

I dont understand what's wrong with the Solstice, many magazines compared it favorably to the Miata, and with the supercharged version it's a lot faster.

The Pontiac Grand Prix, G6, and, if we want to go further back, the Olds Intrigue, were the only midsize American sedans that a young "playa" could drive without being embarassed about driving a generic family sedan. Those types of guys would never buy a Malibu or Impala, because they're too generic and look like rentals. Chevy has no style, never has.

The common complaint about the Solstice is that the interior is heeeeeerorable and some of the layout sucks.

DLIT · 01-13-2009, 01:56 PM

I don't think anybody will miss Saab.

Rider · 01-13-2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DLIT

I don't think anybody will miss Saab.

Or Saturn.

Trip · 01-13-2009, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Rider

Or Saturn.

Tennessee will, we have a lot of jobs in Saturn factories in Spring Hill

GMC should go, it's pretty much the same line as Chevy anyway. Caddy has the dept in the fancy category.

Rider · 01-14-2009, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip

Tennessee will, we have a lot of jobs in Saturn factories in Spring Hill

GMC should go, it's pretty much the same line as Chevy anyway. Caddy has the dept in the fancy category.

GMC is a much nicer trim line than Chevy. Chevy is GM's entry level trim line with Buick and GMC being their mid level trim line and Cadillac being their top of the line trim line.

Homeslice · 01-13-2009, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DLIT

I don't think anybody will miss Saab.

The 9-3 is actually one of the best looking sedans on the road, IMO

01-13-2009, 11:24 AM	#1
Corey AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida Moto: Not a damn thing Posts: 2,612	How does it plan on doing this without getting their assholes ripped apart by lawsuits from laws that protect dealerships from an event like this? They had a hard enough time dumping just Oldsmobile. Their efforts to sell off Hummer met with a thud. I can't imagine how they're going to drop a larger volume brand like Pontiac, let alone the addition of Saturn, Saab, and Hummer without a huge amount of litigation and legal expense. They might be able to find a buyer for Saab, and possibly even Saturn if they get lucky, but Hummer has been a massive albatross since the SUV market tanked, and Pontiac may be a tough sell in general. It would be the right direction to go in, and contraction would help to streamline their product line immensely, but the laws in place protecting dealerships are going to be a huge hurdle. __________________ Half man, half horse, half motorcycle. All awesome. "Your game is shit, your company is shit. Activision ruined you! Activision ruined you." - Francis

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01-13-2009, 12:01 PM	#2
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	I dont understand what's wrong with the Solstice, many magazines compared it favorably to the Miata, and with the supercharged version it's a lot faster. The Pontiac Grand Prix, G6, and, if we want to go further back, the Olds Intrigue, were the only midsize American sedans that a young "playa" could drive without being embarassed about driving a generic family sedan. Those types of guys would never buy a Malibu or Impala, because they're too generic and look like rentals. Chevy has no style, never has.