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CANCELLED: The Five Auto Brands Lost to the Great Recession
Car Dealer Review ^
| 10/4/2010
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Posted on 10/04/2010 10:57:11 AM PDT by wrrock
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posted on
10/04/2010 10:57:18 AM PDT
by
wrrock
To: wrrock
Rick Wagoner, then CEO of GM, was asked to step down at the behest of the Obama administration I'd have told the commie mack daddy to pound sand, and sent GM into bankruptcy where it belongs.
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posted on
10/04/2010 10:59:27 AM PDT
by
RingerSIX
To: wrrock
Interesting that 4 out of the 5 canceled car brands are canceled to avoid bankruptcy, while Mercury is being phased out because of Ford’s popularity.
To: RingerSIX
The whole GM episode was Stalin/Mugabe/Chavez to a T. Totally disgusting.
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posted on
10/04/2010 11:03:21 AM PDT
by
Frantzie
(Imam Ob*m* & Democrats support the VICTORY MOSQUE & TV supports Imam)
To: wrrock
This is AT LEAST a year old, as it speaks of GM “avoiding” bankruptcy.
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posted on
10/04/2010 11:04:15 AM PDT
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: wrrock
I miss AMC
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posted on
10/04/2010 11:04:53 AM PDT
by
TruthHound
("He who does not punish evil commands it to be done." --Leonardo da Vinci)
To: wrrock
"Come Ride with me in my Obamamobile!"
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Late_model_Ford_Model_T.jpg/250px-Late_model_Ford_Model_T.jpg)
Notice the color! It's not a racer!
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posted on
10/04/2010 11:05:04 AM PDT
by
Young Werther
("Quae cum ita sunt" Since these things are so!)
To: wrrock
GM shutting down its Swedish SAAB operations. Gee, I wonder if that will affect the Swedish economy.
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posted on
10/04/2010 11:10:55 AM PDT
by
RobRoy
(The US Today: Revelation 18:4)
To: TruthHound
I saw a Pacer on the road this weekend! Looked like it was doing pretty well all things considering.
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posted on
10/04/2010 11:12:44 AM PDT
by
Roos_Girl
(The world is full of educated derelicts. - Calvin Coolidge)
To: RobRoy
SAAB got bought by Dutch company Spyker. SAAB is NOT dead.
New models are being built in Trollhatten as we speak.
This article is quite old.
To: wrrock
GM doesn’t have brands, they have BADGES.
And that’s part of their problem.
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posted on
10/04/2010 11:16:01 AM PDT
by
SJSAMPLE
To: wrrock
Mercurys are basically Fords anyhow. Like GMC trucks are rebadged Chevys. The marques lost all differences decades ago. The ends of Hummer and Saab are no loss to the world. Saturn has been in trouble saleswise for a long time.
I’m not sure why GM can’t just shut down the duplicative GMC line like Ford is shutting down Mercury.
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posted on
10/04/2010 11:17:55 AM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(If you agree with the French raise your hand - If you are French raise both hands.)
To: Bartholomew Roberts
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posted on
10/04/2010 11:18:20 AM PDT
by
RobRoy
(The US Today: Revelation 18:4)
To: wrrock
![](http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/21/xin_3020106220722703318543.jpg)
..on the bright side, no waiting, idling, on gas lines with the new Obamamobile,(donkey not included)
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posted on
10/04/2010 11:18:43 AM PDT
by
Doogle
((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: wrrock
If anything, I blame the 0bama regime for hastening the inevitable fall of GM and Chrysler by continuing to use our money to keep these companies running.
They both should have been allowed to crash and burn like any other company that insists on selling things that few people want to buy at a price that people are willing to pay.
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posted on
10/04/2010 11:20:12 AM PDT
by
pnh102
(Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
To: TruthHound
Me too.... the Javelin was an awesome looking car, and could give quite a few cars a run for the money. Friend of mine had one in High School, did a little back-yard tinkering and had a line smoker!
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posted on
10/04/2010 11:24:38 AM PDT
by
shredderman
(Living in a Blue State, with a Blue Wife, But I'm Red to the bone.....)
To: wrrock
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posted on
10/04/2010 11:33:21 AM PDT
by
traumer
To: wrrock
I have purchased 26 brand new GM vehicles in my life... paid for every one of them... I will NEVER buy another GM vehicle as long as I live... NEVER!
LLS
To: wrrock
Wasn’t there something different about Saturn’s union structure - did they even have a union shop?
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posted on
10/04/2010 12:11:23 PM PDT
by
jonno
(Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
To: TruthHound
I miss AMCI don't. The Javelin was a great car, and the AMX absolutely awsome. But the rest of the AMC lineup deserved to go. The only line worth saving was saved: Jeep.
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posted on
10/04/2010 12:12:21 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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