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elSicomoro · 11-18-2008, 05:57 PM

Some of what I might do If I were in charge of this entire mess:

--GM cuts down to Chevy, Pontiac and Cadillac. Maybe keep the Buick name in China or change it to Cadillac or Opel. Sell Saab & Hummer. Get rid of Buick and GMC. GM makes all their dealers Chevy, Pontiac & Cadillac while paring down a bunch of dealers.

--Ford gets rid of Mercury and makes all their dealers Ford and Lincoln dealers, while paring down a bunch of dealers. Sell Volvo.

--GM buys Chrysler with an assist from the Feds. Goodbye Dodge and Chrysler brands...integrate any viable products into what GM currently has. Jeep stays.

--Wagoner and the guy that run Chrysler have to go. Mulally seems to know what the fuck he's doing at Ford...he stays.

--$$$ from the Feds to the auto industry. An initial lump sum with stringent conditions attached. More money may be obtained if certain benchmarks are reached.

Based on what I've seen and read, I think the Big 3 will get help. The Republicans don't want to become completely insignificant, and the effects of either GM or Ford tanking could hurt the entire auto industry around the world and possibly send the US into a depression. They make good cars...now we just need to convince people to start buying them once we pull out of this economic mess.

11-18-2008, 05:57 PM	#96
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Some of what I might do If I were in charge of this entire mess: --GM cuts down to Chevy, Pontiac and Cadillac. Maybe keep the Buick name in China or change it to Cadillac or Opel. Sell Saab & Hummer. Get rid of Buick and GMC. GM makes all their dealers Chevy, Pontiac & Cadillac while paring down a bunch of dealers. --Ford gets rid of Mercury and makes all their dealers Ford and Lincoln dealers, while paring down a bunch of dealers. Sell Volvo. --GM buys Chrysler with an assist from the Feds. Goodbye Dodge and Chrysler brands...integrate any viable products into what GM currently has. Jeep stays. --Wagoner and the guy that run Chrysler have to go. Mulally seems to know what the fuck he's doing at Ford...he stays. --$$$ from the Feds to the auto industry. An initial lump sum with stringent conditions attached. More money may be obtained if certain benchmarks are reached. Based on what I've seen and read, I think the Big 3 will get help. The Republicans don't want to become completely insignificant, and the effects of either GM or Ford tanking could hurt the entire auto industry around the world and possibly send the US into a depression. They make good cars...now we just need to convince people to start buying them once we pull out of this economic mess.