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I drove by one of the newer, more modern Pontiac dealerships in the Detroit area recently and was surprised that it was no longer a Pontiac store. It had become a Toyota dealership, with a prime location and a modern facility. Score one run for Toyota, one error for Cadillac. When the Asian imports arrived in the United States, they set up shop on the West Coast, then expanded up and down the West Coast, along the Gulf Coast and up the ...
[SUB] 12:01 am U.S. ET | June29 |
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Just because Chrysler has marched out of Chapter 11, doesn't mean the restructured automaker can keep from slipping back into the Big Muddy. Three recent revelations hammered home just how challenging the next several months will be for Chrysler. 1. Chrysler canceled its annual June ride-and-drive session, which traditionally gives reporters a glimpse of the next model year's exciting new products. It was supposed to have been ...
[SUB] 12:01 am U.S. ET | June29 |
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The bleak landscape where my Oldsmobile-Saab dealership stood, a half-mile from my house, awaits the reawakening of the economy so a strip mall can go in. Nobody, including me (Olds) and my wife (Saab), buys General Motors cars there anymore. I used to buy Dodges at the Dodge dealership a mile away. I liked being able to walk home from a service visit. After the dealership was sold to the Chrysler-Jeep dealer in the next town, the store was ...
[SUB] 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 11 |
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Running down the list, it seems that we still will have three U.S. automakers: the New General Motors, the New Chrysler Corp. and the Old Ford Motor Co. But the new Old Ford Motor Co. is a lot different from the old Old Ford Motor Co.So much for the names. How about the product? It is product that will determine the viability of those three new old companies.Let's start at the bottom, with small cars. All automakers want them and are ...
[SUB] 11:06 am U.S. ET | June9 |
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When Bob Lutz announced his impending retirement this year, a lot of people questioned whether General Motors' new product chief, Tom Stephens, could play the role of the company's top car guy. I'm here to defend Tom, for one simple character trait: He's a tinkerer. He has devoted his entire life to making things a little bit faster, a little bit more durable, a little bit more reliable. He can't help himself. I came to that conclusion ...
[SUB] 12:01 am U.S. ET | June21 |
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Much, and I mean much, has been written about the General Motors crisis. Some claim the situation is hopeless. Others say there's a chance that things will work out in time. No one writes about the fact that success or failure will not revolve around the GM brand. No one walks into a car dealership and asks for a GM car.GM's future depends on how well the remaining brands are positioned and how well each strategy is executed. In some ways it ...
[SUB] 3:02 pm U.S. ET | June29 |
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