Corvette by GM?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Machine Silver Z06 The Golden State......... Bay Area
St. Jude Donor '05
Corvette by GM, what a joke! These clowns just don't get it. Sounds like a some new VP's brilliant idea. Yeah I'm going to rush right out and buy one of their vehicles because it has GM on it.
I've got a brilliant idea, get rid of Pointiac, Buick, Saturn and GMC trucks. Chevrolet, Chevy trucks & Vans, Cadillac and Hummer is all they need. Never could understand why they have so much redundancy and crap to choose from. If they just stuck to the 4 above and made them top quality vehicles their bonds wouldn't be one step from junk status.
I've got a brilliant idea, get rid of Pointiac, Buick, Saturn and GMC trucks. Chevrolet, Chevy trucks & Vans, Cadillac and Hummer is all they need. Never could understand why they have so much redundancy and crap to choose from. If they just stuck to the 4 above and made them top quality vehicles their bonds wouldn't be one step from junk status.
Racer
Joined: Jun 2003
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From: Wylie TX
St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by ben dover
The addition of a silver badge with the GM logo on all 2006 model-year vehicles ....
http://www.chron.com/CDA/umstory.mpl/business/3131994
http://www.chron.com/CDA/umstory.mpl/business/3131994
I imagine the meeting for this badge went something like this:
PHB (pointy haired boss): Ok everyone...in order to increase revenue and profits. Any ideas?
Staff: Yes! We can increase brand awareness by including our GM logo as a badge on each car. Hopefully it will become a status symbol and everyone will want one!
PHB: Great idea...let's allocate 15% of our marketing budget to this instead of increasing our engineering/design budget to make cars that people actually want to buy!
Race Director
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Columbia MD
Do they really think that badges will turn this company around? Give me a break. Some fresh ideas with new and better quality products would help. It's amazing how the Japanese car manufacturers continue to outsell their domestic counterparts WITHOUT offering incentives!
Pro
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: I'm a Texan, but I traded the horse for the Vette.
Originally Posted by Target Chaser
..... get rid of Pointiac, Buick, Saturn and GMC trucks. Chevrolet, Chevy trucks & Vans, Cadillac and Hummer is all they need. Never could understand why they have so much redundancy and crap to choose from. If they just stuck to the 4 above and made them top quality vehicles their bonds wouldn't be one step from junk status.
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Bonneville Salt Flats
As if that's something to brag about. This is just another GM suit decision. 
Not only is the C-5 the first GM vehicle I've ever owned, it looks more and more like it will the the only one. I love it, but...
Not only is the C-5 the first GM vehicle I've ever owned, it looks more and more like it will the the only one. I love it, but...
