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Get Me a 2010 Pontiac Trans Am

May 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment

General Motors thinks it has killed off the Pontiac. And what a brilliant move that is. Let’s see, you need to sell MORE cars cause your company is broke, and you cut out yet one more product line? And then cut out even more dealers?
Thankfully, though, the brand will hang on with collector clubs. We […]

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Tags: News

A Blueprint for General Motors

April 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

DETROIT - No brand is safe now and General Motors (NYSE: GM)  is indeed in a mess. All the brands are damaged. It should not be this way. All of them lost sight of what their mission was in GM. You cannot have multiple platforms which cost you money and then give every car to […]

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Tags: Automotive Brands

Buick and Tiger Divorce Exposes Legacy Cost Issue

November 30th, 2008 · No Comments

You read it here first. Not that we had that much to do with it. On our November 1, 2008 story What’s Wrong With Buick, we suggested that it was time that General Motors get rid of Tiger Woods as spokesman. General Motors and Woods came to a decision to end the partnership just a […]

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Tags: Advice · Automotive Brands · Brand History · Brandicide

GM’s Unpopular Models

September 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Some GM cars aren’t selling. Why that’s a news flash!
The Wall Street Journal reported today that General Motors has a large number of slow selling cars, including the Pontiac G5, Pontiac G8, Saab 9-7, Saab 9-5 and Saturn Astra. Apparently, they are pretty good cars, and get decent mileage. But GM can’t sell them.
But the […]

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Tags: Automotive Brands

Auto Message Boards Discuss Future of Oldsmobile

August 8th, 2008 · 4 Comments

The petitions to bring back Oldsmobile are growing. It has been one of the top searches on BrandlandUSA. We wanted to bring to our readers’ attention a few of the sites that are beginning to catch on to the value of Oldsmobile to General Motors. They are listed below.
In fact, looking back on the decision, […]

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Tags: Automotive Brands

 

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