G. David Felt

Arrogance

Exactly, Chevy has pounded into the public, built like a rock, cowboys, union workers blue coller. GMC has gone after the Professional Grade. Shows up scale vehicles, small custom companys doing higher end custom work. As a white coller worker and one that plays hard off road and on road and tows boats, I want a Professional Grade Truck. Croc has hit the Nail on the Head, This is one of GM's Success of Brand Management. I talked to some construction workers working on the building next door and they all drive Chevy or Dodge trucks except a few and the few are the managers who over see the work force. They consider themselves semi white coller and like the image of the Professional Grade Trucks GMC puts out over the average trucks Chevy or Dodge produce for the worker bee's. This is all about successful Brand management and that white coller will pay a few thousand more for the GMC Professional Grade over the Chevy. In regards to your SAAB, they might sell a few thousand in Europe compared to the 50 or so Cadillacs, but here in the US, they barely sell at all compared to Cadillac. Over all SAAB LOST their Premium status long ago and became also Rans next to Lincoln and Cadillac. Cadillac is picking itself up and moving in the right direction, SAAB starved of proper product is best just killing it off. Even the country GOV see's it as best left to a history lesson.

Mental

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Happy B Day !!!

This is your Depression you can tell your grand kids about. Other wise if you still continue to feel like " I don't give a $h!" Then maybe moving to another country then. Change can always be good if done right. I know my parents, grand parents etc all complain about times when they were younger and now that they have even gotten older they now talk about it in a gold age type history of the good ol times. You will have a change of heart also as time goes on.

Why I love to Live in Seattle. I love to visit California for the amusement parks and beachs, but prefer to live in the Suburbs of Seattle and enjoy all that is Green. Seattle you either come in from over the Cascade mountains or over the Puget sound water. Awesome flights into SeaTac airport.

49 Mercury Bellair 63 Stingray 49 Mercury El Camino GTO Past and Present Custom Super Car

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This is stupid, I only look at Chevy for the Corvette and the returning Camero. In regards to trucks, I only drive and buy GMC trucks, I like the looks and style inside and out way better than Chevy. Plus as others have stated here, Chevy is just your basic entry brand like Toyota and while I am in the upper middle income bracket, I prefer to drive an american brand that has a higher luxury level than plane Jane Chevy or Ford or Dodge. Pretty much my auto's speak for me. 1991 GMC Suburban 1999 GMC 1500 2004 CTS 2005 SRX 2006 Escalade ESV Platinum 2006 Hummer H2 With Hummer up in the air and if they kill Profitable GMC, then that leaves me with Cadillac as my only Luxury choice and they will have to add other options of truck styles then as Chevy will not be able to sell or gain the mid level luxury that GMC has. Key is focus on the Chevy - BPG - Cadillac 3 step approach and maximize the name brands.

Hot Rodding

Thanks for the post, very intersting info.

:sign0200: Way to goo, I hope it all works out for you, that would be an awesome engine in your car.

Considering this pic is almost 10 years old, they all were luxury cars back then when new. FYI that is a Jeep Grand Cherokee not a GMC/Chevy.

Fruit

So you see them in Bankruptcy proceedings by next month?

Water, Weird not sure how it posted twice as I pushed the mouse button once. Weird.

QUOTE (Northstar @ Apr 15 2009, 01:04 PM) Why not just make Pontiac GM's Porsche? Not in price, but product. Solstice, Solstice coupe vs. Cayman and Boxster. GTO/whatever vs. 911. G8 vs. Panamera Screw volume products, that's Chevy's job. +100 I would totally agree with this as being the part of BPG in the mid level of car sales.

Intelligence

The auto task force would be STUPID if they did not Approve this. Anyone with a business sense and commen sense can tell this would sell well and help revive the fortunes of this company.

My first Post of a Pic of me, very rare as I usually am the one taking the pics. I was at a very nice Winery in Virgina last year when I was out there on Business.

I still feel that people would be safer in my 1994 Suburban than in many 2009 Model cars. Here is a perfect reason why I will never leave big vehicles. This poor person, yes that is his foot is dead after being hit by this GM Kodiak.

Why waste time talking about an auto that is just plain WRONG for this Auto Line. The word has more EXCITEMENT!!! than the car!

Interesting theory, but would never work as all other counteries would retaliate in same and you end up with protectionism that will lead to world wide economic decline. Better to keep free trade and force the American companies to start thinking long term with quality products and then you gain market growth.