06-27-2008, 07:21 AM
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If GM is going to pull out of this, they need to start by killing some of the fat. First, dump Buick...other then a few "blue-hairs" buying them, they are not worth the cost to GMs bottom line in keeping up and running. Get some more Hybrids on the lot (and not just the 50K Tahoe...I just about Sh!t myself when I looked at one and saw the sticker).
Chevrolet offers six cars (if you count the poor selling HHR as a car), dump two models and focus on producing four decent cars). Not sure the number of the Avalance being sold, but somehow I doubt it's worth keeping those around much longer either. Tahoe and Suburbans are great trucks, but they are as popular right now as a '69 Chevelle 396 was in 1975.
I believe there was rummors the Hummer brand was going to get sold...which is no loss. My local Hummer dealer is not selling CRAP, they have H2s on the lot which have been sitting unsold for over 8 months!!! If they can't sell it, close shop and move on.
Cadillac...love the CTS and CTS-V, but cars like the ESV, EXT and XLR roadster can go bye-bye with no loss of market share. I'm not sure about the DTS regarding sales, but other then maybe selling a few to the Buick owners now looking for something to cruise in on the way to Bingo...would losing it be a real loss?!
Really, the bottom line is all the brands (Pontiac, Saturn, Caddy, ect) need to trim down their lines and kill the duplicate models which have yet to compete with the likes of Toyota and Honda.
Just my .02.
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