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Originally Posted by OrangeFury
I hate to break it to you, but just because you didn't hear about something does not mean it isn't so. I do market research for GM. We were contacted in 2005/2006 to find what the costs associated with moving Buick out of everything we do would be, just as we did when Oldsmobile went away and more recently with Saturn/Saab/Hummer (Pontiac has not been removed as of yet).
They don't do this unless it is basically a done-deal and we were shocked when the plan was scrapped. Trust me, it got much further down the line than a simple rumor.
I'm sorry but I don't see a dressed up Aveo sucking up the void that is left...not by a longshot. I have high hopes for the Cruze, as that will be built in the Lordstown, OH plant where my father works and obviously my financial interests are tied to the sucess of GM, but I have my doubts about that one, too.
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Pontiac was not a global brand. Buick is. That is what it boils down to.
So, because GM asked a market research company for a cost analysis you're saying eliminating Buick was a "Done deal"....even with the growth (and profits) for GM in China back in 05/06 and their history with Buick.
Are you calling the Cruze a dressed up Aveo? Have you sat in one yet? Trust me not a dressed up Aveo...And you're right that vehicle is critical to the success of GM.