GM hasn't screwed Subarus up that badly yet, and if GM wanted to sell a good small SUV under the Chevy brand, they should have rebadged a Forester or a RAV4. They used to do it all the time, the entire GEO line was rebadged japanese cars, and the Chevy Prizm was an outright Corolla. They even designed a special Chevy bage for that car that was in the shape of the oval Toyota badge just so they didn't have to make a different grill for the Chevy. The sad thing was that they didcontinued the Prizm and kept that POS Sunfire and Cavalier line.
I also agree that GM has too much overlap and that their branding is disgusting. That new Saab 9-7x is a Trailblazer for God's sake. What is with these Opels that they're trying to sell as Caddys. They need to ditch Saab, Subaru, Saturn (although they'll never get rid of this, the spent way too much on it), Buick, and they might as well kill Pontiac while they're at it.
They screwed Pontiac up worst of all IMHO. They're supposed to be the Youth and Excitement division of GM, and they don't have anything exciting after this model year. With no Bonneville, Firebird, GTO, Grand Prix coupe, or a two door small car (Sunfire or Grand-Am), all they have to sell is a Minivan (SV6), the Aztek, and the Vibe, oh and let's not forget the G6. GM is "going" to give Pontiac some new two door cars, but I'm thinking Pontiac will be gone long before they get around to it.
Basically, GM needs to undergo massive restructuring of their entire line. They should divest themselves of the brands that don't fit into their best interests, and focus on the cars that they can sell here. Most of all, they should stop making such asenine decisions and build a quality car that the American public actually wants to buy. They need to make cars that people would buy without rebates.
Last edited by red99sesport; 04/25/05 08:00 PM.
