Date: Sun, 06 May 2007 15:46:18 -0400 From: GlassVial <glassvialnospamAM.hotmail.com> Subject: Re: GM's excess baggage - Buick, Pontiac, Saab, Hummer
>I think it makes pretty good sense. I'd make too exceptions. There's no >pricing reason to fold Buick into Cadillac, since Cadillac already has cars >that are cheaper than a Jag X-type, for instance. The best reason to save >Buick would be to sell Buicks in China. They had a really good distributor >there a long time ago, and the people still like them. The second thing >nobody talks about is GMC. They don't add anything at all to GM. They >don't actually have any products (just Chevrolets). Nobody ever talks about >that being a waste. Okay by me. I was basing my post on the US market only. If GM would get off their collective ass and bring out that HOT looking new "China Buick" that we've seen pics of, then maybe, just maybe, Buick could be salvaged. But they won't, and it can't (again, in the US). GMC for the mid-to-heavy duty market is OK by me. And I was just using (that model) Jag as an example, it's low-priced luxury in a luxury division (plus I can't stand Ford, sorry). IMO there's no reason for there to be a Buick "low priced luxury" brand (in the US) at all, it can be rolled into Caddy, and Caddy can have their low-priced luxury CARS instead of having to worry about an entire brand which (again, in the US) is not standing well on its own. Again, unless GM wants to do some major Buick freshening, that brand in the US is about as dead as Harley Earl (who's probably spinning in his grave knowing what sad shape GM's got Buick in right now) >The inital poster said Pontiac should be closed down. I am always surprised >that people think there's something wrong with Pontiac's position in the >market. I think their performance has been miraculous. The products were >dull, out of date and awful looking for a long long time, and with no trucks >and no SUV until about a year ago, and no minivan now, it's still a really >big division. If GM wanted to sell some products, they'd give Pontiac some. >Pontiac dealers can sell stuff. I think Pontiac is one division they're actually running fairly well, IMO. -GV
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