Resurgance of GM?

[Ken448 10+ year member]

one of my plants is the GM Lake Orion plant. They build the G6 and Malibu there. I was there on Monday and was lookin at the Malibu.. pretty nice looking car I must say. Also, they are one of the few plants left in Detroit that is still running good.... 3 shifts, and at least 6 days a week. My other plant (GM Hamtramck) builds Cadillacs and Buicks by this time next year, they will be building only the volt. Currently, they have 200 days inventory built, so the caddys and biucks arent selling as well as they like..

 

[Ken448 10+ year member]

The union isn't bleeding them dry. The union has given up a lot.

LOL you ever worked in an automotive plant? (as a NON UAW member?)

 

[konechiwa 10+ year member]

No.
Its another ill designed car that bases its styling from the windshield forward on their SUV's and trucks.

The grille is a shrunken clone of any recent Silverado.

I like cars, if I wanted to buy a truck I wouldnt be buying a car.

well I like it.

 

[Lugnutzk 10+ year member]

LOL you ever worked in an automotive plant? (as a NON UAW member?)

Not as a Non-UAW member. They've cut back all the retirees benefits and are bringing in new hires at $14 an hour who won't see benefits for 5 years.

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

I got a lot of hope for that Camaro.

I wish detroit made a nice minivan,

cause my next 30k is going to a

Honda Odyssey.

 

[Rmsanger 10+ year member]

Chryslers kick arse

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

Chryslers kick arse

That new T&C van has some nice features. I hope

they trickle into other mini vans, but I'm not feeling

the looks or the interior trim.

 

[Lugnutzk 10+ year member]

I like Ford's even though I work at GM //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

 

[chaunb3400 10+ year member]

No.
Its another ill designed car that bases its styling from the windshield forward on their SUV's and trucks.

The grille is a shrunken clone of any recent Silverado.

I like cars, if I wanted to buy a truck I wouldnt be buying a car.

I mean this car is winning all these awards, great gas mileage, etc...Plus I like the way it looks, what more could you ask for??

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

The acadia is pretty nice.

fixed ^^^

 

[mackin 10+ year member]

acadia**

 

[bw_audio 10+ year member]

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[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

I mean this car is winning all these awards, great gas mileage, etc...Plus I like the way it looks, what more could you ask for??

Something that doesnt have to follow the crowd and have a bulbous nose that is more truck than car?

I mean, its nothing new, every Chrysler made the last couple of years has styling based on their Ram trucks (look at the grille).

But Chrysler isnt one of the top selling brands, so GM should have looked at what Toyota and Honda are doing and copied them instead of following the Chrysler model.

Neither Toyota or Honda makes cars that try to look like trucks.

And their sales arent suffering much compared to the US carmakers who have designs that no longer look like cars.

 

[Zakerid 10+ year member]

The acadia is pretty nice.fixed ^^^

yes but the real gas mileage BLOWS (avg about 12 mpg)

 

[Lingerfelt 10+ year member]

The grille is a shrunken clone of any recent Silverado.

Come again? The current Silverado has a very rectangular grill, while the new Malibu does not.

The only similarity would be the cross bar and the bow tie, which, oh yeah, it's a Chevrolet.

And LOL at people thinking drivers of $40-50K SUV's are honestly bothered about $4/gal gas. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif