Comments on: Wagoner: “Our minds are completely open”

By: Lorraine Hudson

Lorraine Hudson — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:00:50 +0000

To Whom It May Concern:

I have had a Chrysler 300 Touring for 2 years this September 2006. Each time I had maintenance service on the vehicle, I had to take leave off on my job because of the hours of operations for this department. I haven’t been able to get an alignment from Chrysler, because of the rims on my car in which Chrysler ordered for me during time of purchase. And I was informed the company in which put the rims on my give me the alignment. I’ve had 2 tires to go bad within the warrantly period of 48 months, and was informed there was no warranty on this particular brand of tires. Which is not what Chrysler told me at the time of purchase. Since I’ve had this car, I can truely say, Chrysler does not live up to customer satification. I have given Chrysler feedback on each survey after servicing my car, and none of this information was taken seriously, because the same things keep occuring.

Unsatified customer

By: penyiar

penyiar — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:26:51 +0000

GM’s current state reminds me of the mid-80s to mid-90s when the consumers (meaning: us!) waited in vain for GM (or any US manufacturer) to come up with a decent domestic product.

With the news of GM’s planned alliance and their boring product line-up, nothing can surprise me anymore. At least this news shows that they know they need help.

By: bingethinker

bingethinker — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:26:52 +0000

The way I heard it, Nissan wants to use GM’s mothballed car plants to produce their own cars. Way cheaper than having to build new factories. That will help GM’s bottom line, but it won’t improve their product, unless they’re going to badge engineer the Altima and sell it as a Malibu.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:42:16 +0000

Don’t worry guys. Nanjing Automotive will help once it takes over GM
Heck, they’re going to start setting up shop here anyway.

By: ss

ss — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:49:01 +0000

“Our minds are completely open”…because our pockets are empty and our new ideas are rooted in what’s popular at Barrett-Jackson auctions.

j i m

By: ss

ss — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:58:40 +0000

“Our minds are completely open” Translations- if the price is right we will do it

By: Jim in LA

Jim in LA — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:39:54 +0000

The big gripe for most of the wacky GM bashers here is just because they think every car should be a BMW.

absolutely true. america needs buick sedans. take a trip to nebraska and see what 50 year olds there buy. it is certainly not BMW.

that said, many of the low-end products do not match up well with their japanese counterparts – i strongly believe GM can dominate this category, if they choose. it’s all about leadership.

By: GMrules

GMrules — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:20:40 +0000

GM has always been about building the best products on the market. Just some of you don’t realize it.

Bingo!

The resurgence has begun and GM will wipe the competition off the map and soon out of business. Cna’t wait. Rick you’re doing fine, don’t let some japcrap brand ride drag you or the success of General Motors down. Dump’em. They don’t belong in America

By: ss

ss — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:17:41 +0000

“They have always chosen the cheaper, higher profit margin route.” BINGO!

By: Renton

Renton — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:02:14 +0000

GM can be as great as they want to be. They have always chosen the cheaper, higher profit margin route.

Say what you want my ears are deaf to you.

By: Fatstrat

Fatstrat — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:13:19 +0000

GM is on the right track in so many ways but the ledger has yet to catch up. I think that may be a reason why others are interested. I don’t think Nissan would want to jump in if they though GM was really going in the tank. If that was the case they would be better off picking up GM holdings for pennies on the dollar if they had to start liquidating them.
On the other hand, I agree, GM could do so much better, they are underachieving to new levels under the current leadership.
But, Cadillac is just blowing up with great rides, the Corvette has never been better and is now real comp for Euro makes…
The big gripe for most of the wacky GM bashers here is just because they think every car should be a BMW.
The Buick Lucerne is a perfectly competent car for point A to point B people on a budget as is the Cobalt.
GM can and I believe will be great again. Selling off would be a mistake I think, and would be disappointing to many here in the US.

By: Jon'O

Jon'O — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 06:12:24 +0000

Al in Chicago complains of Jim in LA,“You state a rather blatant opinion but back it up with little or no fact.�? Al then concludes his entry with, “…you just wouldn’t get it.�? Rather hypocritical Al.

By: Jane in LA

Jane in LA — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:07:06 +0000

Get Mark Fields Hair in to run GM

By: Jim in LA

Jim in LA — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:15 +0000

Al – it’s very clear. GM has suffered greatly, GREATLY under rick wagoner’s stewardship. i’d rather see Roger Smith at the helm than this guy. he’s a peter principle promotion, to me – but, of course, it’s just my opinion.

i’m a GM and american car fan, so don’t take this the wrong way – i want GM to remain INDEPENDENT and feel this whole kerkorian-inspired boondoggle is about nothing more than filling kirk’s pockets with cash while he destroys yet another company. did you take my comment to mean something else? please be advised that’s exactly what i meant, and mean.

our national corporate culture right now suffers from too many nepotistically placed people at the top of important companies, and not enough foresighted leadership by the boards of directors. kind of like how our country is – just trust the leader and all will be taken care of. except it’s not. things are a mess nationally, and GM is a microcosm of that.

thanks for the nice “LA is a fantasyland” comment. (it may be many things, but fantasyland it’s not; that’s in anaheim.) as for not having a clue as to what is happening at GM, i have numerous close acquaintances who work as execs at DC and GM (no one at ford, though). i try to stay up to speed as to what’s happening, as these companies are very important to me personally and to us as americans.

yes, i know GM is building many fantastic products. also, a lot of dogshit. they’re just emerging from a bad trough – i expect gains to continue. but wagoner has precious little to do with this – it’s all about the program managers and their teams that are making it happen (or not) – and certainly not Rick Wagoner.

and i’ll say it one more time, for effect: this is ALL ABOUT KERKORIAN, nothing more. yet another mega-merger that results in a few oligarchs lining their pockets while 10s of 1000s get laid off – no thanks.

we as a country and populace should be smarter than that by now.

By: Al in Chicago

Al in Chicago — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:08:32 +0000

Why Jim ? You state a rather blatant opion but back it up with little or no fact. What do you want him to say ? “Oh yeah, I’d love to sell GM to Nissan-Renault and just retire like Bob Eaton did.” What do you want from the guy ?? GM is building very competitive, world class products. GM basher’s don’t like to recognize this at all. L.A. is a fantasy land, I wouldn’t expect anyone from California to have a clue as to what is happening at GM right now, you just wouldn’t get it.

By: Jim in LA

Jim in LA — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:44:10 +0000

“Our minds are completely open,”

if by “open” you mean “completely blank,” then yes, i absolutely agree with wagoner.

god, he may be the worst example of promotion-through-in-boy-network this generation has to offer. worse than ebbers, lay and even winnick.