what the hell were GM thinking?

Sleeker GT Phwoar · 2005-03-02T15:35:05+00:00

First, they buy Saab and turn a qaulity car maker into just a brand, and plan to use it's factory to make "Small European" cadillacs in Sweden.The it suggests that it might make Saabs in the Opel factory in Russelheim because all the Saab engineers will be building Cadillacs.Then it badges a Subaru as a Saab to get the youth market, and makes at the Subaru plant too, because they own a stake and because they can.So it ruins Saab by making Cadillacs that are really Saabs, and Saabs that are really Opels/Subarus (and not the best of either), when Cadillacs have never sold well in europe even when they were avialable.And they bought Daewoo, because Daewoo have always licensed Opel/Vauxhall european GM designs 2 generations out of date anyway, and the company was having trouble.But look what they have done now. first ever official Chevy presence in the UK, and look what cars they choose to put the badge on. It is sick.

Mar 02, 2005 20 Replies

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John Horner 21 years ago

I guess you went to the Bill Clinton school of language use.

What exactly is a "Cadillac design". The Euro Caddy is widely reported to be a reskin of the Saab 9-3 design.

I suppose that back in the day you might have defended the Cimarron as a "Cadillac design" and scoffed at suggestions that it was just a tarted up Chevy Cavalier.

John

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