C6 last generation?
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Originally Posted by dancmch
Could someone please tell me why the Camaro got axed?
Additionally, the due to union obligations, GM couldn't move f-body production to a more profitable plant. So they had to temporarily drop them.
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I read in yesterdays biz section of the Sun Sentinal that if the Solstice isn't as profitable as they hope, Pontiac may go the way of the Olds. The artical stated that Buick might not be safe either.
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Originally Posted by steve miller
I read in yesterdays biz section of the Sun Sentinal that if the Solstice isn't as profitable as they hope, Pontiac may go the way of the Olds. The artical stated that Buick might not be safe either.
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From: Sparta NJ
Originally Posted by blittle
Gm needs to do the following to remain competitive and profitable in the future:
1. drop Buick
2. keep doing what they are doing with Caddy
2. consolodate Chevy Truck and GMC into one high quality truck
line
3. move Corvette to the Caddy dealerships
4. take a hard look at Chevy and Pontiac and come up with one
solid line of competitive cars...........(competitive with the
rest of the world - don't worry about Ford ) IMHO
1. drop Buick
2. keep doing what they are doing with Caddy
2. consolodate Chevy Truck and GMC into one high quality truck
line
3. move Corvette to the Caddy dealerships
4. take a hard look at Chevy and Pontiac and come up with one
solid line of competitive cars...........(competitive with the
rest of the world - don't worry about Ford ) IMHO
It amazes me that GM is capable of producing a world beater that is the vette and nothing else. There is absolutely no vehicle in GM's stable that I would even consider purchasing.
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From: Niwot CO
Originally Posted by TYLERTONY
Generally speaking...how long is it usually between Corvette generations...in other words, I just bought a C6 so how long does everyone think it will be b4 we see a C7 if one at all...
C2 5 yrs
C3 15 yrs
C4 13 yrs
C5 8 yrs
C6 1 yr and counting
10 yrs is as good a guess as any. Many factors play into the decision to come out with a new model. Such as, is the current model still making money? Are development dollars available for a new model? How much is expected to be made on the new model. The competition. How well other models are doing. Politics and beurocracy inherent in a big company, etc.
Dana
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The SSR didn't kill the F-Body. The SSR is built in the Lansing Craft Center, a small-volume plant that used to build the Eldorado.
I believe they built F-Bodies until some new safety requirement came along that required a redesign. But they were selling in puny numbers the last couple of years, and they were relentlessly cheap inside -- a performance value, to be sure, but the plastic sucked, the fit and finish was subpar. Then there's their size and driving position -- intimidating to many drivers -- and the super-long doors, and the polarizing styling, and the high insurance cost... lots of things to turn off coupe shoppers. Unless you were jonesing for the V8 muscle, you really didn't have much reason to consider an F-Body.
What killed it? Irrelevence. But the GM ponycar will return. Eventually.
.Jinx
I believe they built F-Bodies until some new safety requirement came along that required a redesign. But they were selling in puny numbers the last couple of years, and they were relentlessly cheap inside -- a performance value, to be sure, but the plastic sucked, the fit and finish was subpar. Then there's their size and driving position -- intimidating to many drivers -- and the super-long doors, and the polarizing styling, and the high insurance cost... lots of things to turn off coupe shoppers. Unless you were jonesing for the V8 muscle, you really didn't have much reason to consider an F-Body.
What killed it? Irrelevence. But the GM ponycar will return. Eventually.
.Jinx
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From: Talladega Alabama
Originally Posted by THE LEGEND LIVES
Neither General Motors nor Corvette are going away any time soon...buy a new one and support both of 'em! 
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From: Ex-SF Bay Area; now happily Denver area
Originally Posted by MIKLL
IF WE WOULD ALL SUPPORT AMERICAN COMPANIES WE WOULDN'T BE TALKING ABOUT G.M.'s FUTURE....I FOR 1 DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ANYONE COULD BUY A *** CAR OR TRUCK...but they do it everyday...unfortunately....more ranting...Mike
If the foreign cars weren't considered better values than American cars, they wouldn't sell like they do. It doesn't take much intelligence to realize that if American auto companies built a better car that they would be much more competitive. Unfortunately, it will be hard to catch up now because so many foreign cars can still rely on their great reputation for build quality and value.
I think that American manufacturers also lost part of the battle during the first low-supply, high-cost gas years when the small Japanese cars entered the arena and got a grip on the average American buyer...and had enough foresight to realize what was needed in the American market and met that need.