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- inactive, on 11/27/2008, -0/+3I have family that works for Saturn, and they do things a bit different on the floor their than they do at Pontiac. Saturn was to originally be patterned after the way the Japanese build cars. I see, if anything, GM selling Pontiac to a Chinese auto maker who wants to sell cheap cars in America. The dealership network is already in place and it would be the easiest way for the chicoms to market their cars.
- ccheath, on 11/27/2008, -0/+2btw: yes saab is sweedish and probably the easiest to spin off and sell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_Automobile
see also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab - ccheath, on 11/27/2008, -0/+2Buick is HUGE in China, might help to sell it, but also would be a good reason to keep the brand.
Pontiac will probably get the axe, and who knows, saab may get sold. Saturn has a dwindling base and may get the axe too, even though it's actually run better than the other side of gm. GM tried to save it by rolling it up into the rest of GM and i think that may actually have helped kill it (if that does happen).
disclosure: i work @ a saturn/saab/cadillac/hummer dealership fwiw - ccheath, on 11/27/2008, -0/+2I work at a Cadillac/Hummer/Saab/Saturn Dealership and this article is worth the read. Very informative read even though I already knew most of the details. Apparently the Directors of the GM brands will be meeting early next week to review this new plan. meta/Sometimes not knowing how things will end up is a good thing./meta
also: here's a link to the printable version for those who want to just read the article
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20670001&re ... - badqat, on 11/27/2008, -0/+2Agreed - Saturn was originally intended to take the Japanese on, with original designs, Japanese style engineering, and Japanese style production. Some of that original idea has given way to utilizing stock platforms within GM, but the essence remains the same.
Saab has no place in the GM line - it's as silly as Ford owning Jaguar.
Personally, I'd much prefer Buick go away than Pontiac, but that's simply a personal preference. And if it were a choice between Pontiac and Saturn, then I'd cast my vote for Saturn, and convert Spring Hill to some other GM line. - deadbaby, on 11/27/2008, -0/+1I've never really understood why these car companies needed so many brands. Seems like they really bought into the idea that they could sell cars based purely on social engineering by selling the brand -- not the car. That may have worked once but these days I don't think there's enough variation in the brands to really have strong loyalty. I'm looking at GM's website and it seems the only real difference between most of these cars is the nose style. There are literally half a dozen cars that look exactly the same.
- phreak79, on 11/27/2008, -0/+1Stripping out the unprofitable brands is surely a sensible first step.
- inactive, on 11/27/2008, -1/+1GM has painted themselves into a corner. They KNEW that their dealership situation was a mess and that they had too many brands. NO BAILOUT!
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