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Originally Posted by Number 3
Then you are missing the points I've been making for the past 2 years.
GM didn't get weight out of the Camaro. They just made the Camaro smaller in many areas including fuel capacity. No one seems to be recognizing that. They just are happy for the number.
Smaller rear seat
Smaller trunk
Smaller fuel tank
All "trade offs" made to have a smaller car that, ta dahhhhh, weighs less.
But be verrrry clear. I'm not anti-GM and never have been. But I do have very high bar for their products.
Here is why......
Their f&%cking market share continues to drop. It has only gone up once in the last 10 years and that was when Japan had a reactor melt down that shut down a huge chunk of their automobile production.
GM needs GREAT cars that challenge the entire market, not just really good cars that are simply loved by the people that have always bought them.
GM is making huge amounts of money right now. But fewer and fewer people are buying their cars. Trucks continue to save the day. I worked there for 26 years and market share went up 3 times. I still have my pin with "29" on it. That was the line in the sand GM claimed they would not fall below. Today they are just a bit more than half that.
I want them to succeed. I have a pension that depends on it!!!!!! And that doesn't happen with cars that aren't great. Too many awesome competitors out there now.
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I understand what you are saying, and I agree to a point. The Camaro needs to be a great car but part of its draw goes beyond the practicality of the car. How many other cars are there that are front engine, rear wheel drive with four seats? Not many. Now throw in a 455 hp V8 and the number gets even smaller. The styling and performance allow some wiggle room when it comes to practicality.
Now, Spark, Cruze, Malibu and Impala are different stories.