GM really clutching at straws....

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Originally Posted by TLyttle

Man I'm with you there, Saildesign! It is actually fairly easy to design and build a prototype vehicle, hit the media with it, and disappear; history can supply thousands of examples.

But to build reliable, long-lasting, economical, environmentally-friendly vehicles is another task altogether. Had GM concentrated on this instead of campus cruisers, they, and maybe the rest of the world, would be better off.

If GM died off tomorrow, I really don't think the impact would last long at all. That would simply generate avoid that would be quickly filled by others: does anyone really think that Ford, Chrysler, Volvo, Toyota etc would not be able to ramp up production in a few months, if not weeks? It's the old trick of sticking one's finger in a goldfish bowl: pull it back out and see the hole it leaves...

If GM fails it's parts suppliers would also fail. These suppliers also supply Ford and Chrysler. So now that eliminates all of the Big 3. Maybe Toyota could somehow build that many more cars so I guess it would be no big loss. Only downside I can see would be....

the MILLIONS of jobs lost by fellow Americans, the huge economic hit, and a complete loss of automotive independence. BUT, I guess Japan's economy would sky rocket so no big loss

/sarcasm