Comments on: GM boss ‘defects’ to Russia

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:10:04 +0000

Bo was instrumental in saving 2 Billion a year at GM. How , not by being clever or anything, just by playing one supplier against another, and screwing them down, until they were all on the verge of bankruptcy. Innovative suppliers in the USA were dropped because parts could be hand made in China cheaper for the time being. A great deal of manufacturing technology for parts has been lost in the process, and China won’t stay cheap.
I doubt he has the skills to turn GAZ into a decent company.

By: Reckless1

Reckless1 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:58:21 +0000

Haha, we would be stuck with pommie and yankee cars…can’t buy jap, korean, german, russian, ….. don’t mention the war(s) but remember the Aussie gov’t supported Pol Pot while he was harvesting people…

No, my point was merely to refute the stupid comment by Tim

By: eh179driver

eh179driver — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:30:20 +0000

Reckless1 so we should stop buying BMW’s, Mercedes, Audis and Porches because the German’s slaughtered a few million people 60 something years ago? I don’t think so. As somebody said above, its not the people, its the idiots up the top controlling the people. Germany is now a very peacfull nation largely made up of people who are total apposed to anything to do with war.
I have spent a bit of time in Russia and yes it is largely dirt poor, yes it does have a lot of problems but at least they are trying hard to recover from 80 years of communist rule.
A Russian told me a good joke a few years ago. Why do the build Lada’s with heated rear windows? So comrade has warm hands while pushing Lada. When it is minus 45 and you are in 9 foot of snow you will laugh at anything!

By: Tomas79

Tomas79 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:46:46 +0000

Reckless1,
Please don’t talk about things you don’t understand!!
Besides Stalin was a single man, who was not Russian, but georgian!!

By: Reckless1

Reckless1 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:24:37 +0000

Yes, Russia should not have offensive comments directed at it.

How many did Stalin kill? 20 million? 30, 40 ?
They’re still at it in Chechnya.

Russia, the place to be……..

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:09:41 +0000

Love the immature and downright offensive comments on Russia here.

F*uckheads.

By: DGS

DGS — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:49:31 +0000

It is easy to knock Russian cars, most of them are pretty much reskined 1970′s tech. This in itself is actually one of their strengths (build and matirials quality on the other hand isn’t)

Cars like the Volga pictuerd maybe just a facelifted 30 year old model, but any backyard mechanic can tune or fix them. The rear wheel drive set up with 1960′s sedan ground clearance make this sort of car well suited to a country where the country roads are a bit rough (to put it mildly)

For the same concept to be exicuted with the Quality and a bit of tech of Opel would give Russian cars a boost of relevence in Russia and developing countries (export markets) where conditions are simular.

By: Tomas79

Tomas79 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:56:52 +0000

I mean, a crank handle is a better alternative to freezing to death with your thumb stuck up your @rse!!

Too bad most western 4wds don’t have the feature anymore!!

By: Tomas79

Tomas79 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:52:19 +0000

Yes DGS,
The name plate says VOLGA, an old name plate for GAZ.

Crank Handle is a good back, when your on your own, and found out that your battery have gone flat!!

By: Troppa

Troppa — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:49:32 +0000

WE are talking the second pic right???