I say Corvette.
I say Corvette.
Good point. Corvette is sold as its own brand around the world.Originally Posted by LS3_KID
To answer question....Im assuming this refers to G.M. brands in the U.S. market.
I say keep Chevy, Cadillac, Pontiac, Buick, and Saturn
Chevy is G.M.'s bread and butter in a way.
Cadillac is G.M.'s best foot forward. It is real competition to the Germans.
Buick and Pontiac have good things going for them. Buick just took Lexus out for #1 on J.D. power's reliability study after Lexus held #1 for 14 consecutive years.
*Saturn. GM needs to keep Saturn...why? Because of what Saturn is currently being used as. A way for European developed Vauxhalls and Opels to make way in the U.S.
Remember the Astra is built in Europe just like the G8 is built in Austrailia.
On another note. I hope G.M. is smart enough to get the Opel Insignia on these shores asap. It just won European Car of the Year for 2009.
Oh, and compare Opel's Impera to our (boring) Volt.
Green cars need to have a level of excitement because they don't have performance working for them. That is one reason i like the tech but not the actual cars when it comes to Prius' and Insights.
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For the ones that need to go.
* We lost Oldsmobile in 2002.
* GMC should be incorportated into Chevy production or sold off to Isuzu to produce machines like the Kodiak.
* Saab is a company with great potential that isn't getting what it deserves from GM. It should be sold asap. Tata....buy Saab!
* Hummer isn't a brand that can be made profitable in the new buyers mindframe. The only thing i can think of is makign the lineup a G.M. Jeep but even then i'd rather it be sold to someone else.
Last edited by EJ25RUN; 03-31-2009 at 11:27 AM.
QFTGood point. Corvette is sold as its own brand around the world.
To answer question....Im assuming this refers to G.M. brands in the U.S. market.
I say keep Chevy, Cadillac, Pontiac, Buick, and Opel
Chevy is G.M.'s bread and butter in a way.
Cadillac is G.M.'s best foot forward. It is real competition to the Germans.
Buick and Pontiac have good things going for them. Buick just took Lexus out for #1 on J.D. power's reliability study after Lexus held #1 for 14 consecutive years.
*Saturn. GM needs to keep Saturn...why? Because of what Saturn is currently being used as. A way for European developed Vauxhalls and Opels to make way in the U.S.
Remember the Astra is built in Europe just like the G8 is built in Austrailia.
On another note. I hope G.M. is smart enough to get the Opel Insignia on these shores asap. It just won European Car of the Year for 2009.
Oh, and compare Opel's Impera to our (boring) Volt.
Green cars need to have a level of excitement because they don't have performance working for them. That is one reason i like the tech but not the actual cars when it comes to Prius' and Insights.
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*We lost Oldsmobile in 2002.
* GMC should be incorportated into Chevy production or sold off to Isuzu to produce machines like the Kodiak.
* Saab is a company with great potential that isn't getting what it deserves from GM. It should be sold asap. Tata....buy Saab!
*Hummer isn't a brand that can be made protiable unless thet find a way to turn it into Jeep.
..that said, get rid of GMC
well chevy and caddy def need to stay. They are Gm's best effort at automobiles.
I don't see what pontiac/buick/saturn offer besides sub-par cars...although I do love the g8,
the G6,G8 and sky are all great cars.
the g6 is ok in my book, and the sky looks nice, although a bit too flashy for me, I don't know how great of a car it is tho
Agreed 100%
Hopefully Cadillac will be around forever. They hold a special place in my heart.
Good point. Corvette is sold as its own brand around the world.
To answer question....Im assuming this refers to G.M. brands in the U.S. market.
I say keep Chevy, Cadillac, Pontiac, Buick, and Saturn
Chevy is G.M.'s bread and butter in a way.
Cadillac is G.M.'s best foot forward. It is real competition to the Germans.
Buick and Pontiac have good things going for them. Buick just took Lexus out for #1 on J.D. power's reliability study after Lexus held #1 for 14 consecutive years.
*Saturn. GM needs to keep Saturn...why? Because of what Saturn is currently being used as. A way for European developed Vauxhalls and Opels to make way in the U.S.
Remember the Astra is built in Europe just like the G8 is built in Austrailia.
On another note. I hope G.M. is smart enough to get the Opel Insignia on these shores asap. It just won European Car of the Year for 2009.
Oh, and compare Opel's Impera to our (boring) Volt.
Green cars need to have a level of excitement because they don't have performance working for them. That is one reason i like the tech but not the actual cars when it comes to Prius' and Insights.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
For the ones that need to go.
* We lost Oldsmobile in 2002.
* GMC should be incorportated into Chevy production or sold off to Isuzu to produce machines like the Kodiak.
* Saab is a company with great potential that isn't getting what it deserves from GM. It should be sold asap. Tata....buy Saab!
* Hummer isn't a brand that can be made profitable in the new buyers mindframe. The only thing i can think of is makign the lineup a G.M. Jeep but even then i'd rather it be sold to someone else.
i think the malibu was made from the insignia, or atleast the new one is gonna be.
but Saturn did turn completly into a Opel in the states, which was cool. But those cars didnt appeal to us. ive seen maybe 4 astras on the road.
The new Insignia sits on GM's Epsilon II platform.
I read the 2008 Malibu sits on the Epsilon (I) platform. But next Malibu will sit on the longer and wider Epsilon II.
That's true about Saturn. I don't know if it had to do with what they carried from their past but the Astra is a fully European market car. It's built in Belguim.
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