[Spridgets] Hope...for GM?

George leavcast at gmail.com
Wed Oct 29 14:21:13 MST 2008


I guess we could just let GM die and watch tens of thousands of people lose 
their retirement move into their cars.

George Castleberry
59 BE

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman at gmail.com>
Cc: "Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Hope...for GM?


> I've been saying the same for nearly a decade, John. I was living in 
> England
> at the
> time of the change from BMC to British Leyland. The Brits tried to put a
> brave smile
> on - still referring to their identiboxes as MG, Morris, Austin, Riley,
> Wooseley, etc.
> but it was pretty clear that the British auto industry under government
> control was
> on the slow slide into the $hitter due mainly to bureaucratic 
> incompetence.
>
> Since those in this country seem to be singularly blind to the history of
> government
> control through social democracy I guess we are doomed to repeat the 
> debacle
> while a few of us stand sobbing on the sidelines for want of what might 
> have
> been.
>
> Cheers!!
> Jim
>
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 2:26 PM, Deikis, John G <John.Deikis at va.gov> 
> wrote:
>
>> It all has such a familiar ring....
>> The government steps in, builds a singular automotive conglomerate which
>> has all of the ills and none of the strengths of the constituent
>> companies.
>>
>> Britsh-Leyland > Rover Group > BMW > the new MINI  (to shorten the sad
>> progression)
>>
>> General-Chrysler > Chevrolet-Dodge Group > Chop Suey Motors > the new
>> Jeep (ahh, so!)
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dean Hedin [mailto:dlh2001 at comcast.net]
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:28 PM
>> To: soavero at yahoo.com; Spridgets
>> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Hope...
>>
>> Will find out in 2010 when GM cancels the Volt....IF GM is still around
>> by then.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ron Soave" <soavero at yahoo.com>
>> I'm losing hope for a resurgence of micro cars, but maybe the general
>> populace has a longer memory than I give credit for.
>> >
>> > Ron
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> -- 
> Cheers!!
> Jim
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