Whoa there, buddy....I hope it wasn't me who sparked that response, I didn't bash you!
There are a helluva lot of reasons why they were loosing money, and why toyota has grown so large...some, but not all of those reasons can be blamed on GM. And it's preposterous to say that GM doesn't use enough modern tech in their vehicles -- I guess that's why I took issue with. What can be said is that in certain instances, they don't use the advanced systems in the right places....for example, if I were GM, I would have invested in a car hybrid system along the lines of the Prius rather than the SUV/truck two-mode system....
Hybrids, however, have a limited future because they are stupid inefficient compared to alternatives. Why have two full drivetrains stuffed into the same car?
Why does the prius still use those dirty batteries? This is precisely why the Volt, and subsequent Voltec cars will take off (or so I predict), because they are not hybrids, but REEVs (range-extended electric vehicles) -- and they are chalk full of some of the most advanced automotive technologies on the planet.
We can say all we want about their decisions in the past...and some criticisms I would be inclined to agree with...but I look forward, not back, to what can and will be. The future is bright...they've got stuff close to release that we never thought would make it out of their doors (and it wouldn't have 5 years ago).
