http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/03/27/gm-to-pull-cadillac-from-more-than-half-of-europe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gm-to-pull-cadillac-from-more-than-half-of-europe Auto News, Car Reviews, Live Auto Show Coverage Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/03/27/gm-to-pull-cadillac-from-more-than-half-of-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-618669 Pat Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:18:53 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=32461#comment-618669 wow someone is a mad hedge fund trader wow someone is a mad hedge fund trader

]]> http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/03/27/gm-to-pull-cadillac-from-more-than-half-of-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-618668 The Mad Hedge Fund Trader Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:37:13 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=32461#comment-618668 They dont see the real problem. I’ll tell you what GM’s problem is. My dad was a lifetime GM customer, religiously buying a new Oldsmobile every five years. Once he even flew to Detroit for a factory tour and drove his new prize home. Thirty years ago I told him he was doing GM no favors by buying their cars, and the only way to force them to improve a tragically deteriorating product was to buy better made German and Japanese vehicles. This was right after the State of California forced auto makers to install seatbelts on new cars. Airbags and ABS brake systems were still years away. His response, “I didn’t fight the Japanese for four years so I could buy their cars.” (He was a Marine). GM’s problem is that my Dad passed away seven years ago. Of the original 17 million WWII veterans, 1,500 a day are dying, and there are only 1.5 million left. All of them loved Detroit because it built great Jeeps, Sherman tanks, and half tracks that brought them home from harm’s way. Their kids prefer German, Japanese, Italian, Korean, and soon, Chinese and Indian vehicles. It is no coincidence that GM’s problems really accelerated with the passing of the “greatest generation.” During the last 35 years, when Japan’s share of the US car market climbed from 1% to 40%, I begged GM to mend their ways and build a quality, price competitive product that Americans wanted to buy. They answer was always the same: “Nobody can tell GM how to build cars.” Maybe someone should tell them. They dont see the real problem. I’ll tell you what GM’s problem is. My dad was a lifetime GM customer, religiously buying a new Oldsmobile every five years. Once he even flew to Detroit for a factory tour and drove his new prize home. Thirty years ago I told him he was doing GM no favors by buying their cars, and the only way to force them to improve a tragically deteriorating product was to buy better made German and Japanese vehicles. This was right after the State of California forced auto makers to install seatbelts on new cars. Airbags and ABS brake systems were still years away. His response, “I didn’t fight the Japanese for four years so I could buy their cars.” (He was a Marine). GM’s problem is that my Dad passed away seven years ago. Of the original 17 million WWII veterans, 1,500 a day are dying, and there are only 1.5 million left. All of them loved Detroit because it built great Jeeps, Sherman tanks, and half tracks that brought them home from harm’s way. Their kids prefer German, Japanese, Italian, Korean, and soon, Chinese and Indian vehicles. It is no coincidence that GM’s problems really accelerated with the passing of the “greatest generation.” During the last 35 years, when Japan’s share of the US car market climbed from 1% to 40%, I begged GM to mend their ways and build a quality, price competitive product that Americans wanted to buy. They answer was always the same: “Nobody can tell GM how to build cars.” Maybe someone should tell them.

]]> http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/03/27/gm-to-pull-cadillac-from-more-than-half-of-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-609273 Pat Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:18:53 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=32461#comment-609273 wow someone is a mad hedge fund trader wow someone is a mad hedge fund trader

]]> http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/03/27/gm-to-pull-cadillac-from-more-than-half-of-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-609272 The Mad Hedge Fund Trader Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:37:13 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=32461#comment-609272 They dont see the real problem. I’ll tell you what GM’s problem is. My dad was a lifetime GM customer, religiously buying a new Oldsmobile every five years. Once he even flew to Detroit for a factory tour and drove his new prize home. Thirty years ago I told him he was doing GM no favors by buying their cars, and the only way to force them to improve a tragically deteriorating product was to buy better made German and Japanese vehicles. This was right after the State of California forced auto makers to install seatbelts on new cars. Airbags and ABS brake systems were still years away. His response, “I didn’t fight the Japanese for four years so I could buy their cars.” (He was a Marine). GM’s problem is that my Dad passed away seven years ago. Of the original 17 million WWII veterans, 1,500 a day are dying, and there are only 1.5 million left. All of them loved Detroit because it built great Jeeps, Sherman tanks, and half tracks that brought them home from harm’s way. Their kids prefer German, Japanese, Italian, Korean, and soon, Chinese and Indian vehicles. It is no coincidence that GM’s problems really accelerated with the passing of the “greatest generation.” During the last 35 years, when Japan’s share of the US car market climbed from 1% to 40%, I begged GM to mend their ways and build a quality, price competitive product that Americans wanted to buy. They answer was always the same: “Nobody can tell GM how to build cars.” Maybe someone should tell them. They dont see the real problem. I’ll tell you what GM’s problem is. My dad was a lifetime GM customer, religiously buying a new Oldsmobile every five years. Once he even flew to Detroit for a factory tour and drove his new prize home. Thirty years ago I told him he was doing GM no favors by buying their cars, and the only way to force them to improve a tragically deteriorating product was to buy better made German and Japanese vehicles. This was right after the State of California forced auto makers to install seatbelts on new cars. Airbags and ABS brake systems were still years away. His response, “I didn’t fight the Japanese for four years so I could buy their cars.” (He was a Marine). GM’s problem is that my Dad passed away seven years ago. Of the original 17 million WWII veterans, 1,500 a day are dying, and there are only 1.5 million left. All of them loved Detroit because it built great Jeeps, Sherman tanks, and half tracks that brought them home from harm’s way. Their kids prefer German, Japanese, Italian, Korean, and soon, Chinese and Indian vehicles. It is no coincidence that GM’s problems really accelerated with the passing of the “greatest generation.” During the last 35 years, when Japan’s share of the US car market climbed from 1% to 40%, I begged GM to mend their ways and build a quality, price competitive product that Americans wanted to buy. They answer was always the same: “Nobody can tell GM how to build cars.” Maybe someone should tell them.

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