Posted on 08/19/2009 1:47:13 PM PDT by Zakeet
Can't post an excerpt due to copyright restrictions from Bloomberg, but the gist of the story is that Government Motors announced a new Buick SUV and then pulled it off the market within the week because, to quote a similar article from AP:
"The Buick crossover we showed received consistent feedback from large parts of all the audiences that it didn't fit the premium characteristics that customers have come to expect from Buick," Stephens wrote. "We were all struck by the consistency of the criticism of the compact crossover."
In other words, it was a dog.
You can read the Bloomberg article HERE and the AP article HERE.
I'll do just as good a job managing your health care.
OK, this is a good move on their part.
The Bambi administration decided that they would be hard to sell once they trash the rest of the economy.
Teaser photo of the "Buick Baby Enclave"
‘I thought they might have pulled it because the White House doesn’t want them building SUVs.’
I think they pulled it because no one is buying GM cars, so why bother?
“Oops. Forgot that we needed approval from Washington before announcing anything....”
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They need another beauty like the Pontiac Aztek...
a plug in hybrid
What’s the green thing on the side?
Ick. Looks like a malformed Volkswagen Beetle.
Which was nothing more than a rebadged Pontiac Torrent ...
The VUE was it's own kind until they decided to combine the two.
Buick already had one ... the Buick Rendezvous ...
It actually did fairly well in the market.
Looks like a side marker. But it is the wrong color.
Maybe this is the hybrid version, and that is just badging.
My sister has an Aztek. She loves that car. She can pull all of the seats out of it and wash out the interior with a hose.
And, yes. It is true what they say...
We have one and have found it to be a real handy car. I basically moved my household furnishings in it
That of course proudly states that you are saving the planet by wheeling this gub-mint motors ride about town.
Throw the Chevy Equinox in there. The Pontiac comes with a bigger engine standard. Otherwise, not much different.
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