BTW a Coupe is also very likely… cabriolet not so

The thing is compared to Lutz Waggoner isn’t what you would call a car enthusiast – he is an “academic” who graduated from business college with several degrees etc but doesn’t have any real passion or interest in the industry. He thinks that everyone else thinks the same way as he does and wants what he wants

“I drive a big SUV [which is paid for by the company] therefore the rest of America wants big SUVs too”

Whereas Lutzy has spent virtually his whole life around cars and the automotive industry.. he is passionate about everything he does and keeps in touch with whats going on with other car companies.

Lutz realises that there are other GM companies that are better at building RWD FWD and AWD cars than they do in the USA and therefore decided to take advantage of their international resources and import cars from Australia and Europe – whereas Waggoner tends to think no-one can ddo it better than us Americans.

So really the best solution for GM is to get riod of P-Rick Waggoner.
In the same way Ford have to get rid of either Ford Jr Snr Jr or Mullaly

Given that the USA is in the middle of a recession; GM could sack half [if not all] of its factory workers and close half [if not all] of its factories

Because most of the US factories are operating at less than 70% whereas Holden for example are currently at 90% with plans to expand…. and pull out of the USA.

They oculd make RWD cars including in Canada; FWD cars in Europe with Australia making up any shortfall.

Bob Lutz illuded to the possibiility of this happening but P-rick Waggoner has denied it on several occassions which impliess that he too is thinking about it.

Inorder to be successful in business you should focus on your strengths.. and compared to the quality of GM cars form Canada Europe and Oz the American cars are the weakest link – a fact which the American motorists themselves are starting to realise as they are buying more and more imported compact cars.

Interesting read, i guess we will have to see what happens.
Have you read GM death watch?
Google it and come back to me

I mean the Turbo charged FPV Typhoon produces just 7Kw less than its bigger V8 brothers…. and the DITTO V6 that will be in the “Torana” is likely to produce around 300Kw – and that’s before HSV get their hands on it.

Could it be that the only reason you say that Dingo is because despite its supposed F1 inspired engine.. in terms of popularity and sales the Aurion – particularly the TRD version has become a bigger Lemon than a Leyland P76?

As today I saw a TRD Aurion which was reduced by almost $25k.

The Torana is more of a certainty than a small car because why would Holden bother making a small front wheel drive car like a Barina when its cheaper and easier not to mention more cost effective to import it from Opel who have more experience with FWD than Holden – you focus on your strengths.

I mean one of the reasons GM ended up in the trouble they are in is because they had 2 factories less than 1000Kms apart both operating at less than 70% capacity and both building exactly the same cars

Which is why its more likely that Holden will build the RWD Torana [which will also become the new Pontiac G6 sedan]

Agila, right?

Wheelnut,

GM is in a desperate situation, the V6 market has dried up quicker than the Murry River.
They have to build a small car because that is where the market is going.
The Torana I doubt.
Re introduce the very successful crewman Ute?. You know what they say. Desperate times call for desperate measures…..

Add those % together. Camry and Aurion where split into different markets..

Holden Commodore 4,462 47.2%

So add cam/aurion together (for the sake of argument) and their maket share is greater than commodore. Maybe not outright volume but in penetration.

all figures from POLK Sept 2008.
Does that answer your statement John?

Anyway this vehicle above looks like a blend of every design cue shown at a motorshow in the last year..

Lexus exhausts? WTF.