whats the status of GM these days

[Iroczlover]

Originally Posted by coolman

I would say pretty darn good. I just watched the news ,and they are make money; and improving sales even in a bad economy.

Good Job GM!

Do you know that this thread was started BEFORE YOU joined this site?????? 2006

[coolman]

Originally Posted by Iroczlover

Do you know that this thread was started BEFORE YOU joined this site?????? 2006

And your point is? I thought it was fitting after seeing the news tonight. Is there a rule against not posting in threads that where started before your joint date?

[jmaryt]

Originally Posted by LouT

Well its been about 10 years since i've owned a GM product (an SS), and all I been hearing recently is about bankruptcy this and delphia that. Is GM just having trouble on the business side, or are there cars really downhill these days?? I'm just wondering if GM can put this car out with some quality. Obviously they got the styling part of things down and with the vettes they got the engines down. Quality is the question to me...

in my view,the "jury" is still out!.check back in five years or so,and ask me again!..just sayin!

Originally Posted by The_Blur

The cars are great. There's no reason to worry about quality.

The business is disputed. On one side, you've got critics saying that the product is good but the consumer base is bad. On another side, you've got critics saying that GM has invested too much in performance and quality, all the while failing to invest in fuel economy, which is the primary motivator these days. Yet another side says that GM is a victim of the market, which is not very protectionist in the US. Customers who drove crappy American cars a generation ago are still complaining about the products they drove, and that isn't helping.

Basically, it is hard to pin GM's predicament on one singular problem. GM has a lot of politicking to do to get in the favor of the US government and its former buyers. GM also has a lot of work to do to stay ahead of expectations because failure to do so will give critics the chance to point out that last year's model was better, reinforcing former drivers who said that Japan and Germany do a better job of making cars. Until Americans really believe the facts about GM's products, those products won't sell. GM really does make some of the best cars in the world.

i so want to believe this with all my heart,but a "long" history of building junk
i want to take a 'wait and see" attitude!..if after the warranty period is done,the car still is "tight" with few ,if any problems,then i will "agree" with the "last" sentence of your post!

[Fraxum]

GM quality has improved over the last few years. Still not up to Toyota or Honda standards but still improving. Stay away from the stock though.

[DGthe3]

closing thread so it can't be necro'd again