Comments on: GM Viability Proposal Leak: CEO Likely to Work for $1 and Brands Likely to be Shed

By: LB

LB — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:19:39 +0000

I still have my 87 Olds Cutlass. Too bad GM had to kill Olds – 1st car company in the US. What a history – over 100 years! GM messed up the Olds brand and then blammed it on bad sales. Who wants to buy it if they mess it up? Now they are messing up Pontiac and want to kill that too. More importantly, don’t forget the people who get put out of jobs because of this recklessness. Saab’s a great car. My friend has one. Too bad it’s not American. The folks have two Pontiacs – 98 and 04 Grand Prix GTP’s. Both excellent and fun cars – and fast as hell too. Want examples of how to ruin great companies – look no further than GM. Hopefully they’ve learned their lesson this time and won’t run the Chevy Volt into the ground in a few years when they think they got it made.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:42:28 +0000

I would be glad to see Saab go. While Pontiac and Saturn are good names, I don’t think many people care about Saab.

By: David N

David N — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:27:06 +0000

The reason GM won’t get rid of Buick is because it is one of the divisions that actually makes money. Buick is very successful in China. The Chinese view the Buick as the finest automobile available.

By: Jason The Saj

Jason The Saj — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:23:08 +0000

Here is my thoughts…

> Saab, sell it…it’s not GM.

> Pontiac, keep the name, make it an option package. The sporty option. Basically, you buy a Chevy Cruze “Pontiac” styling (more power, sporty features, etc).

> Saturn, it had a good start but seems to be struggling these days. I am of the opinion that names are valuable. Keep them, but drop different product lines. In other words, GM may need to drop the Saturn line but in return it should brand a vehicle the “Saturn”. Preferbly their lower-end college/newlywed vehicle line.

> Hummer, I am one who still thinks Hummer has viability, but not as a mass production vehicle. Drop the H2/H3. Keep the H1, and market it as heavy utility vehicle. Than produce the HX we saw (you know, the one that is modelled after Halo’s “Warthog”). GM really doesn’t have a JEEP competitor. Of course I think it’d be fun to see a Hummer-Mini (think Mini-cooper with off-road flare).

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:12:42 +0000

45. Joe
I agree 100 percent Joe

By: Curtis

Curtis — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:23:36 +0000

GMC and Chevy Trucks should be combined to form “GM Trucks”
It would eleiminate a LOT of unnecessary infrastructure

By: Bintoo

Bintoo — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:20:08 +0000

jscott1000
Here is a concept…Eliminate ALL BRANDS… Pick the best models and sell them as GM cars and trucks.

Now here is someone on the right track. If GM is serious about selling cars then its time they start selling under the GM name. Those stupid brands mean nothing to anyone. They remind people of the last 4 terrible cars they owned.

I’ll compromise and let them keep Chevrolet, Saturn and Cadillac.

Buick was dead 10 years ago, it’s a grandpa brand, there is nothing luxury about it.
the only thing Pontiac builds is contempt(ment). I’m not even going to comment on Hummer and Saab for fear of punching my flatscreen monitor.

By: jscott1000

jscott1000 — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:09:41 +0000

Here is a concept…Eliminate ALL BRANDS… Pick the best models and sell them as GM cars and trucks.

If you feel you must have a luxury brand then get a computer program to design you a new name like Lexus.

By: J Man

J Man — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:28:31 +0000

#84 Jason M. Hendler
There have to be Chinese or other foreign automakers who would happily pick up Saturn, Saab and Hummer. Pontiac is merely a reskinned Chevy, so it can be killed off.
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Saab could be bought by a European company easily as that is their market. Hummer could be sold to anyone that will take it off their hands. Pontiac would make more sense to keep. A redesigned Chevy is cheaper than a totally different platform Buick. Other than the Enclave, Buick is a dead horse. The Enclave could be taken into the Caddy lineup. Then there would be no need for the SRX and they could build more of the CTS coupe and wagon. Saturn is now sharing platforms with other cars and the others are redesigned Opels so it is along the lines of Pontiac where it would be more affordable to produce compared to others.

By: stas peterson

stas peterson — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:14:15 +0000

I consider it funny that Nancy Pelosi and crew are criticising the auto CEOs for flying 8 place Gulfstreams. Nancy Demanded and Received a 300 passenger Boeing 747 for her weekly commute back and forth to San Francisco. “If the President has one, I want one…” Only our environmental conscious, super-concerned politicians never get criticised for extravagant expenditures.

How much did the government pay to the auto makers to develop the improvements in safety and emsissions that they required the auto makers to build into their cars? Not a dime…