GM Buyouts Announced

wages rnt y gm's sales are so low. it's the stuff they are trying to sell off as cars. I feel there is another strike coming up and some more plants closing.

Clearly in the recent past GMs products were weak in comparison to other auto makers but they have been in the right track with their recent vehicles that can be denied. Wages, retirement and all that crap aren't the only reason GM is struggling but is is a very big problem and it needs to be fixed if GM is to become profitable again. The problems run deeper than just product which they are doin a damn good job of fixing.

What are you talking about, for mid range cars and trucks, GM lies on top for many North American's. I like many people would prefer a new Grand Prix over a new Corolla or Altima. Same goes for smaller car's in the GM line up.

The problem lies in the fact that 10 years ago and going back 80 years GM and Ford were doing fabulous and they expanded their companies too much in my opinion, they were doing stuff inefficiently both financially and labour wise, they simply didn't care because they were making such huge profits and could afford to offer amazing benefits and wages to 400,000 employees. Now they simply don't move enough product to support their huge infrastructure. Wages are not the problem and that is something they still wont be able to change because they are on par with any other manufacturer and the union will strike over it. The biggest portion and cash drain of GM is scattered throughout NA where as their profit producers are across the ocean in europe and asia. They need to start selling product and downsizing, move to more advanced methods of production and more outsourcing for manufacturing and replacing less of their retiring work force. What we need to see is more cars like the saturn/opel Astra. My question is why did it take GM so long to bring that car over when it has been a success in europe for so long?? Why does Ford not bring some of their european models over the ocean?

Gas IS NOT running out in the world, there's plenty to go around for quite a while. That's just being said so the Middle East Sheiks and the US government can make more money!!!!!!!!!