Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 14:58:42 GMT From: still me <wheeledBobnospamo.com> Subject: Re: GM's excess baggage - Buick, Pontiac, Saab, Hummer
On Mon, 07 May 2007 07:38:30 -0700, William H. Bowen <wh_bowennospamlobal.net> wrote: > > If GM kills either Pontiac or Buick, we're probably looking at twice >this number (or more). And in this figure I'm not including the >internal costs (how much did GM lose on each Olds they sold after the >"Olds is going away" announcement?). You can bet the bean counters at >the Tubes have got these numbers all calculated out, and if it made >economic sense Rick would do it in a heartbeat. I can agree it costs a lot to shut down a line if they have existing contracts. One has to ponder what would happen if the "merge" a line, but I'm sure there'd be lawsuits anyway from dealers. However, I don't agree that GM will do anything that makes economic, business, or managerial sense. They've shown their ability repeatedly since the 70's, over and over again, and again recently, to be unable to make any good decisions.
