Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 19:56:47 GMT From: "Walt Kienzle" <wkienzle.nospamnospamlobal.net> Subject: Re: Just Do It GM-Change SAAB into "GMW"
>Yet GM wants to produce 'sedans' it seems. Utterly blinkered thinking. A depressingly accurate statement and the very reason I bought Saab instead of a "mainstream" GM product. The choices are slim now. Walt Kienzle "Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote in message news:42438FB1.FE7CB922nospamail.com... > > Craig's C900 Site wrote: > >> Which is probably what GM ultimately wants to do, since they are only >> truly >> interested in their local North American market. Everything else is >> chicken >> feed. > > I can see the USA-isation of Saab simply by the non-offering of a > hatchback these > days. > > Anyone with knowledge of the European market knows that the hatchback is > the single > most popular body style here. > > Yet GM wants to produce 'sedans' it seems. Utterly blinkered thinking. > > The apparent anticipated demand just for the 'wagon' 9-3 in Europe shows > for > example where GM has been losing sales ( even though it's *not* a > hatchback) . > > Then again, GM as a corporation simply seems to be dumb. Common in modern > corporates where individual radical thinking seems to be suppressed. > > Welcome to the demise of Saab. > > BTW - I bet GM are so dumb that they don't have a single employee perusing > this NG > for ideas ! > > There's nothing better than dumb ppl than even dumber ppl. > > > Graham > >