Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 09:00:41 GMT From: who <inospamspammer.net> Subject: Re: GM's excess baggage - Buick, Pontiac, Saab, Hummer
In article <18np335gucrbq1530906tn2nloktq1tjpjnospamcom>, GlassVial <glassvialnospamAM.hotmail.com> wrote: > GM needs to slim down and here's what I think GM should look like (in > the US market, anyhow): > > Chevrolet - value line/catch-all/trucks > GMC - trucks (duh) > Pontiac - sportier line > Caddy - luxe line, absorb Buick into this and come out with a > value-line/affordable Caddy or two! Look at the Jag X-Type, for > example, it's an affordable "luxury" car. > Saturn - niche market/small cars > > Makes sense to me, although I'm sure some will disagree :) I couldn't agree more. I'm a car buff and when I look at the GM products with similar vehicles of different names, but mainly trim differences, it confuses me and actually turns me off. Look at Toyota. A lovely line up of vehicles covering a wide section of the vehicle market. You just decide your vehicle type, then select the trim level. The very long time GM dealer near me must agree. He suddenly shut down his Chev dealership and it is now being remodeled for something? Since the owner has opened a variety of other dealerships over the last few years, I'm wondering what he will place here? His Auto group has dealerships for: Chrysler, Hyundai, Kia, Lexus, Toyota and Volvo. He certainly isn't getting out of the car business! I'm guessing Hyundai because there isn't one of them in this area. He has four Hyundai dealerships in other areas. This owner is an extremely successful businessman, who got his start with a GM dealership, eventually had several GM dealerships, but he just shut down his last one.
