I don't see it ever working, either. Although I've never been a fan of GM because of their quality issues, Obamalamadingdong has ensured with absolute certainty that I will never, ever buy or rent a GM car ever, regardless of whether or not GM returns to profitability. I've run into a bunch of folks recently who've said the same thing and some of them were die hard GM fans. I've read estimates that the gubmint will have to throw in something north of $100 billion of our tax money to "save" GM and that still might not be enough.
I think that the UAW is just trying to keep GM and Chrysler viable long enough to try to unionize the forgein maker plants in the US-Toyota, BMW, Mercedes, Honda etc. If they can persuade those workers to unionize “their problems will be over”. The govt will try to grease the skids by passing “card check”. The UAW won’t be able to sell the workers on hourly pay or benfits-but will try to persuade those workers that by unionizing their retirment will be much better. I don’t think that the UAW can sway them with current pay and benefits-I would be suprised if the guy on the line in Detroit makes a much as the guy on the line at the BMW plant in Greenville SC. BUT the UAW will try to convince them that by being in the UAW their retirment will be much better. The only way GM, Chrysler and Ford survive is NOT by making better vehicles, and doing so cost competitively-its to drag the competition down to their level of “quality”.
what kind of a person will buy a GM anything?
when that 60% becomes zero (along with the canadian gov share becomes zero) THEN perhaps one would look at them.
But NOT these idiot micro cars that can’t hold a second thought.
I think your sentiments are correct.