If You're Going To Steal a Car, Make It A Good One!

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NoOption5L@aol.com - 24 Feb 2007 16:19 GMT

If you're going to steal a car and take it for a joy ride, you might
as well pick a memorable ride. And this guy certainly did that!!!

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070224/AUTO01/702240360/1148

Patrick

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elaich - 24 Feb 2007 22:54 GMT

NoOption5L@aol.com wrote in news:1172333958.301065.32890
@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:

> If you're going to steal a car and take it for a joy ride, you might
> as well pick a memorable ride. And this guy certainly did that!!!

OK, so GM is almost bankrupt, sales are falling across the board, and a 600
HP Corvette is their pride and joy. They need to reinvent the Chevette
instead. And Ford needs to reinvent the Escort.

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NoOption5L@aol.com - 25 Feb 2007 01:47 GMT

> NoOptio...@aol.com wrote in news:1172333958.301065.32890
> @v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:

> > If you're going to steal a car and take it for a joy ride, you might
> > as well pick a memorable ride. And this guy certainly did that!!!

> OK, so GM is almost bankrupt, sales are falling across the board, and a
> 600 HP Corvette is their pride and joy.

Think about it... wouldn't it be yours if it was your company?

Besides, you don't inspire/motivate/reward your top engineers by
[only] building mainstream/mundane products. While I agree they need
more/better mainstream products, they also need a little balance with
some top-end stuff to instill/keep some company pride. After all,
just think if the Corvette wasn't as good/successful about how many
"generic motors" jokes we'd hear.

> They need to reinvent the Chevette instead. And Ford needs to reinvent the > Escort.

GM is slowly getting their act together. The Vette is top-notch, the
Caddys are sweet, Hummer is successful, Saturn is getting much better
and a whole fleet of mid-level RWD sedans are on the way. GM's
biggest problem now is a generation of buyers who will not consider a
new GM product no matter how good it is. It's going to take some
time...

Patrick

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Brent P - 25 Feb 2007 05:01 GMT

> Besides, you don't inspire/motivate/reward your top engineers by
> [only] building mainstream/mundane products.

I'll wager they don't care about inspiring, motivating, or rewarding
engineers. Engineers in such companies are seen as replacable cogs. The
system started at GE that has spread from one big US corporation to next
was one designed to eliminate the engineers with experience and higher
salaries and replace them with engineers fresh out of college who cost a
lot less. They didn't think for one moment the downsides to this scheme,
because as far as they were concerned a trained monkey could the job.
Maybe GM is different, but I would be surprised. Companies that are run by
finance and marketing generally do not value engineers.

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