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Yes!

You're the first person on this thread to realize that GM makes quality cr@p.

The interiors are well made... well-made, cheap, hard, hollow plastic.

And GM automobile suspensions... softer and mushier than goose-down pillow. GM actually thinks people want a car that out of touch with the road.

Not to mention that GM mandated 4-speed automatic transmissions for nearly all of it's models while it's competitors are installing 5-speed, 6-speed, and CVT transmissions.

GM can factually say that it builds reliable cars... Reliable cars that are CR@P! Who in their right mind would buy a low fuel economy, 4-speed automatic transmission, soft suspension, no-feel-for-the-road vehicle for $25-28,000 when they could spend $21-25,000 for one that has a higher fuel economy, 5 or 6-speed automatic transmission, taut suspension, and a real 'feel for the road' vehicle?

There's no competition at all. GM is too blind to even see what the problem is. They think that a 'redesign' is all that's necessary (plus some layoffs and plant closings). Bull-cr@p!

GM's core design philosophy needs to be thrown into the dustbin of history. Add to it the adversarial relationship between management and workers. Throw the unions onto the pyre as well. Then, GM needs to relocate it's vehicle plants to 'right-to-work' states (and take any of it's workers willing to scrap his/her union membership as well as be willing to move). Have management actually come down to the assembly line and learn how to actually build a car and then really build one (that should help ease the worker-management adversarial relations).

This is only a beginning. Far more will need to still be done, but I don't see ANYONE at GM (management or worker) even remotely thinking about these ideas.