Saturday, July 01, 2006
General Motors
To give you an idea of how old I am , I can remember :
General Motors did buisness with Nazi Germany.
When GM had a 90 day warranty on their cars. After 91 days , the body would show rust.
GM had a better idea of converting a V-8 gas engine into a diesel without thinking about it. That idea cost GM over a BILLION dollars in warranty repairs and thousands of customers
GM put some really stupid ideas into their Cadillac line and lost even more customers after the diesel idea , tooo many to mention here
GM spent over a half BILLION dollars to create a research facility to design features into cars that the local automotive mechanic would be unable to repair.
GM supported the UAW to descriminate against hiring local people ( aka Americans ) , when moving into a new town.
GM supported the UAW in many ways and still got screwed in quality performance and production. Did anyone get a new car that had a mysterious metal knocking noise in the trunk ? The dealerships were finding a bolt hanging on a string , with a note saying " Fuck You " The back seat and insulation had to be removed to find it.
There really was a time GM could put their name on an empty tuna can and people would buy it. Today , GM smells like that empty tuna can.
GM really did advertise " with help from the Japanese , we can build a better quality car. " How many people remember those ads for Toyota/GM
Today , is it any wonder why GM is in trouble ? In years past , GM did have some pretty good features on their cars. NISSAN studied them , and copied them into their product. Of course , one of NISSAN's secrets in building a better car , was to take all the good ideas of other companies and incorporate them into their products. That's not being innovative or original , butt , it did give NISSAN a better selling product. Remember the Zs ? Remember that little truck ? That gave NISSAN the toe hold it needed to invade America. And now , they are ready to conquer GM. Why am I not surprised ?
General Motors did buisness with Nazi Germany.
When GM had a 90 day warranty on their cars. After 91 days , the body would show rust.
GM had a better idea of converting a V-8 gas engine into a diesel without thinking about it. That idea cost GM over a BILLION dollars in warranty repairs and thousands of customers
GM put some really stupid ideas into their Cadillac line and lost even more customers after the diesel idea , tooo many to mention here
GM spent over a half BILLION dollars to create a research facility to design features into cars that the local automotive mechanic would be unable to repair.
GM supported the UAW to descriminate against hiring local people ( aka Americans ) , when moving into a new town.
GM supported the UAW in many ways and still got screwed in quality performance and production. Did anyone get a new car that had a mysterious metal knocking noise in the trunk ? The dealerships were finding a bolt hanging on a string , with a note saying " Fuck You " The back seat and insulation had to be removed to find it.
There really was a time GM could put their name on an empty tuna can and people would buy it. Today , GM smells like that empty tuna can.
GM really did advertise " with help from the Japanese , we can build a better quality car. " How many people remember those ads for Toyota/GM
Today , is it any wonder why GM is in trouble ? In years past , GM did have some pretty good features on their cars. NISSAN studied them , and copied them into their product. Of course , one of NISSAN's secrets in building a better car , was to take all the good ideas of other companies and incorporate them into their products. That's not being innovative or original , butt , it did give NISSAN a better selling product. Remember the Zs ? Remember that little truck ? That gave NISSAN the toe hold it needed to invade America. And now , they are ready to conquer GM. Why am I not surprised ?
