Oracle of Delphi

My condolences and prayers.

Patrone - Italian

Them claiming to be working on the Diesel Technology made me laugh outloud. Here is the truth. GM Powertrain Europe has global responsibility for small diesel engines, diesel control systems, small gasoline engines and manual transmissions. Its footprint encompasses 15 facilities in 7 European countries, employing 9,000 people and producing on average more than 17,000 engines and transmissions per day. Here is the link: http://www.gmeurope.info/social_media_news...nsmissions.html

It's already a done deal. I wouldn't worry to much. Cadillac needs the economies scale that Chevy offers for Alpha.

Mid-East perhaps, they love them (AKA: Chevy) there. But gasoline is cheap there.

Satan, PLEASE get behind me!!!!!! :rotflmao:

Kung Pao chicken

I'm in until the Volt comes out, then I expect GM stock to go up 10 - 20 fold.

Kill it before it grows!

Was there ever any doubt? Now expect to see a Buick and Chevy Alpha soon.

:rotflmao: Now remember, PA Dutch is just an ancient form of German, so I can understand them when they speak or for that matter when they write, I can read it.

It looks like a guy I knew at the Linden, NJ Assembly plant, it just so happens that plant made the Blazer. Maybe he married a Blazer before they shut that plant down.

Of course most of the cuts will come from the US. God forbid HP/EDS shut down their IPC in India, or Argentina, etc. Well I will take my blood money and buy HP stock with it, and become the biggest God damned Pain In The Ass they have ever met. It's part of my charm.

That's my point.

Who you calling Effeminate? :rotflmao:

Was thinking of you today. Thought this would relieve some of your stress since you live in Lancaster, PA. http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=GsfVw9xxoNY&...feature=related

It sounds like Germany, in 1939.

How could you forget the 1998 Pontiac Montana Thunder?

FOG, did you expect any different? I mean really?

Yawnnnnnnnn, I'm bored, where is SixtyEight to liven up this thread and preach about the evils of B pillars?

But he was a Democrat at the time, it's expected. But it's never expected of the Blue Blood Republicans. The religious right of the Republican party will have a stroke when they find out. :rotflmao:

Wrong car for the wrong time. (visions of 2004 - 2006 GTO, dancing in my head) This car should have been built on the Alpha platform. Sales will be moderate initially, then they will sink like a rock.

By The Associated Press September 14, 2008 In its 100 years in business, General Motors Corp. has sold nearly a half-billion vehicles across the globe. The top sellers as GM approaches its 100th birthday Tuesday: Vehicle Sales 1. Chevrolet Impala 14 million plus 2. Opel/Vauxhall Corsa 12 million plus 3. Opel/Vauxhall Astra/Kadett 12 million plus 4. Oldsmobile Cutlass 11.9 million 5. Opel/Vauxhall Vectra 6.5 million 6. Chevrolet Cavalier 6.2 million 7. Buick LeSabre 6.0 million 8. Chevrolet Camaro 4.8 million 9. OpelAscona/Vauxhall Vectra 4.4 million 10. Pontiac Grand Am 4.0 million Link: http://www.boston.com/business/articles/20...me_top_sellers/

By The Associated Press 12:04 AM CDT, September 15, 2008 As General Motors Corp. prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary, some key events in the giant automaker's history: Sept. 16, 1908 - General Motors Company founded by William C. Durant. 1909 - GM sells 25,000 cars and trucks. 1910 - Durant brings the Buick, Olds, Pontiac, Cadillac, Champion ignition, AC spark plug and other companies into GM. Sales rise 60 percent, but earnings lag. Durant is ousted by bankers as company sinks into debt. 1911 - Electric self-starter first appears on a Cadillac. 1916 - GM incorporated as General Motors Corp. Durant, after founding company that builds Chevrolets, regains control. 1917-19 - GM shifts most truck production to war effort. 1920 - Durant resigns, later files personal bankruptcy and dies running bowling alleys. 1920s - GM creates product policy aiming Buick, Pontiac, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and Cadillac at five different groups of buyers. 1921 - GM accounts for 12 percent of U.S. car market. 1923 - Alfred P. Sloan named president and chief executive. 1925 - GM acquires Vauxhall Motors Ltd. of Great Britain. 1929 - GM acquires Adam Opel AG of Germany. 1937 - Violent sit-down strikes by GM hourly workers in Flint, Mich., shake company, lead to United Auto Workers representation. 1941 - GM market share grows to 41 percent. 1942 - Civilian auto production halted and plants turned to war effort. 1945-46 - Workers strike for 113 days. 1948 - First automobile fins unveiled, on a Cadillac. 1949 - After purchase of National City Lines of Los Angeles, GM accused of buying streetcar companies since 1920s and replacing them with bus systems. GM is convicted just once, of conspiracy in the Los Angeles case. 1953 - Air conditioning first offered, on a Cadillac. 1954 - GM's U.S. market share reaches 54 percent. Company makes 50 millionth car. 1955 - GM introduces Chevrolet V-8 engine. 1956 - Sloan retires as chairman. 1960 - Reacting to invasion of small European cars, GM introduces Chevrolet Corvair. Car later attacked by Ralph Nader, who wrote book "Unsafe at Any Speed" that led to congressional auto safety hearings. Gap here, don't know why! 1979 - GM's U.S. employment peaks at 618,365, making it the largest private employer in the country. Worldwide employment is 853,000. Decade features sales decline, recession, Arab oil embargo and gains by Japanese automakers. 1980 - Roger B. Smith named chairman. GM loses more than $750 million as car and truck sales plunge 26 percent. 1981 - GM consolidates truck, bus and van operations. Auto workers bash Japanese cars with sledge hammers. Company earns $333.4 million on $62.7 billion in revenue. 1983 - GM and Toyota Motor Corp. of Japan form joint venture to build cars at a GM-owned plant in Fremont, Calif. Smith announces Saturn project to fight Japanese cars. GM makes $3.7 billion. 1984 - GM overhauls North American organization; acquires Electronic Data Systems Corp., owned by Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot, for $2.5 billion. Earnings rise to $4.5 billion on revenue of $84.9 billion. 1985 - Company forms new Saturn Corp. subsidiary. GM acquires Hughes Aircraft Co. for $5 billion. GM makes $4 billion. 1986 - GM announces plans to close 11 U.S. plants. Employment grows to 877,000 as earnings fall to $3.9 billion. After infighting, Perot resigns from board and gets $700 million in severance. 1987 - GM and UAW reach contract prohibiting closure of a plant unless its product sales fall. Earnings rise to $3.6 billion. 1988 - Earnings rise to $4.6 billion and revenue hits $123.6 billion. Employment drops to 766,000. 1989 - GM complies with federal regulations and equips about 15 percent of fleet with driver's air bags, blames devices for boosting car prices. Profits fall to $4.2 billion. 1990 - GM and Saab-Scania AB of Sweden form joint venture to make cars in Europe. Smith retires as chairman, succeeded by President Robert Stempel. GM launches Saturn, takes $2.1 billion charge for four plant closings, and profits fall to $102 million as auto sales plummet. 1991 - Company loses industry record $4.45 billion. Stempel announces GM will close 21 plants over the next few years and eliminate 9,000 salaried and 15,000 hourly jobs in 1992, in addition to layoffs at shuttered plants. 1992 - Board strips some of Stempel's authority. Stempel later resigns, saying rumors about his future compromised his ability to lead. Jack Smith gets title of chief executive officer and outside director John Smale is named chairman. 1996 - GM spins off Electronic Data Systems as a separate company. 1997 - GM sells defense electronics business of Hughes Electronics to Raytheon and merges Hughes' auto parts business with Delphi Automotive Systems (now Delphi Corp.). 1998 - Strikes at two Michigan parts plants shut down almost all North American production. 1999 - Delphi is spun off as a separate company. GM purchases rights to the Hummer brand from AM General. 2000 - President Rick Wagoner replaces Smith as CEO. GM cuts 10 percent of white-collar employment. 2002 - GM spends $251 million on 42 percent stake in South Korea's bankrupt Daewoo Motor and names it GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. Stake later increased to 51 percent. 2003 - GM sells defense unit to General Dynamics Corp. for $1.1 billion and sells 20 percent stake in Hughes Electronics to News Corp. for $3.1 billion. 2004 - Last model year for Oldsmobile. 2006 - About 47,600 GM and Delphi hourly workers take buyout or early retirement offers. GM investor Kirk Kerkorian suggests alliance with Nissan and Renault, which GM's board examines and rejects; Kerkorian sells much of his stake. GM sells 51 percent stake in GMAC Financial Services to group led by Cerberus Capital Management LP for $14 billion. 2007 - GM loses $38.7 billion, including $39 billion third-quarter charge for unused tax credits. It's the largest annual loss in auto industry history. GM reaches historic contract with United Auto Workers that shifts billions in retiree health care expenses to union-administered trust. Company agrees to pay $33.7 billion into trust. Contract also lets company to pay some new hires $14 per hour. U.S. market share is 23.7 percent. GM sells Allison Transmission to The Carlyle Group and Onex Corp. for $5.6 billion. 2008 - Gas prices hit $4 per gallon and truck sales plummet. GM announces plan to close four pickup and sport utility vehicle factories, plans to shed 8,350 jobs. GM announces new small car, plans for $15 billion in savings, with $10 billion in cost-cutting and $5 billion from asset sales and borrowing. Hummer brand put up for sale. Worldwide employment stands at about 266,000. Link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-...50.story?page=1

By The Associated Press 12:04 AM CDT, September 15, 2008 During General Motors Corp.'s 100 years in business, its models have touched the lives of millions. Here is the company's list of its top 10 most important production vehicles: 1. EV1 1996 First modern electric production vehicle 2. Pontiac GTO 1964 First muscle car 3. Chevrolet Bel Air 1955 Icon of new style era 4. Chevrolet Corvette 1953 First Fiberglas-body sports car 5. Saab 9-2 1950 Functional and aerodynamic 6. Opel Olympia 1936 Body and frame were single unit 7. Cadillac V-16 1930 Powerful engine established Cadillac brand 8. LaSalle 1927 First production car by professional designer 9. Cadillac (7 models) 1912 First cars with electric self-starters 10. Cadillac Model 30 1910 First mass-produced closed-body car Link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-...0,1313340.story