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Originally Posted by sigma_1966
Does it matter its the meanest SOB out there right now
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It matters in the legal sense.. But for many it is about American pride. I for one will not buy another Chevy vehicle while it is owned and operated by the current Government system. It is a personal choice and that is coming from someone who has bought two GM vehicles in less than 5 years time. I will support Ford down the line as long as they stay privately owned and operated as they currently are.. And believe me I am not making this decision lightly. I just hate it when the Government is trying to force you to buy a type of car I don't want.. The $3,500 back for your gas guzzling clunker is one such incentive. The cars you can trade in vs the cars you can choose is based on the disparity of how much the average miles per gallon savings you get. So All the car's I want are not included in the deal to buy.. Then you have the gas guzzler tax thrown in on top of the car I want and slowly the Government is trying to kill the market for the high powered performance vehicles like the Dodge Challenger and even the V8 Camaro SS which in the future may very well get the gas guzzler tax as well.. So you see it is a personal decision but one I have the right to make...
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Originally Posted by TomServo
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31826205/ns/business-autos/
Now the real work begins, will consumers buy their products in sufficient for the new GM to make a profit, re-pay the BILLION's dumped in by tax payers and still have enough R&D $$$ to design and build quality and dependable cars folks want to buy and lure folks away from the imports???
That's the BILLION dollar question.
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Name me one Government entity which actually cares to make a profit? The answer to that question is that there is none. More money will be thrown in to GM in Research and Development specifically for "greener vehicles" which in the long run is not what people want to be driving (however it is the current Governments goal to force you to buy one by making everything else more expensive and or more difficult) The other method is raise the "green" standards for all vehicles which design-wise also changes the way all the other vehicles are built so they meet new standards.. Do you see how internally and externally the Government is shaping and changing what should be the goal GM should have which is to make a profit and
build cars people want to buy?
People want to buy the Camaro, Challenger, Mustang because they are cool looking cars first and foremost and have performance numbers to back them up.. Do you think the current Government wants those three cars to be the first thing people look for when deciding on a new car?
I just pray and hope things change back to an America I can be proud of once more. Where American's with ingenuity are creating products that people want to buy and are proud to buy.. Sadly I just don't see this as the goal anymore..