Autoextremists GM restructuring plan

[MikeMike]

How would the "DeLorenzo GM" play in the market? I'll give you a rough idea...

Passenger Cars

Entry: Chevrolet Aveo

Compact: Chevrolet Cobalt

Mid-Size: Saturn Aura

Full-Size: Chevrolet Impala (RWD)

Full-Size: Buick Electra 225 (RWD)

People Carriers/SUVs/Trucks

Entry: Chevrolet HHR

Minivan: Saturn

Larger Crossover: Saturn

Luxury Crossover: Buick Enclave

Work Vans, etc.: Chevrolet

Mid-Size SUV: Chevrolet Equinox

Large SUV: Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban

Pickups/Work Trucks, etc.: Chevrolet

High-Performance/Luxury Cars (RWD unless indicated)

Entry Performance: Pontiac Solstice

High-Performance: Chevrolet Corvette

Luxury High-Performance: Cadillac XLR-V

Ultra High-Performance: Chevrolet Corvette ZO6, ZO6 Supercharged

High-Performance (2+2): Chevrolet Camaro

High-Performance (2+2): Pontiac Grand Prix

High-Performance Sedan: Pontiac Bonneville

Luxury High-Performance Sedan: Cadillac STS/STS-L/STS-V (RWD or AWD)

Ultra Luxury High-Performance Sedan: Cadillac DTS/DTS-V (RWD or AWD)

Luxury/Performance SUVs

Compact: Hummer H4

Mid-Size: Hummer H3

Mid-Size Luxury: Cadillac SRX

Full-Size Luxury: Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV

Full-Size: Hummer H2

There you have it - the DeLorenzo General Motors. Wait a minute, where's the rest of the company? Where are all the cars? What the hell? Well, would you miss them? My GM is not based on blanketing the market for the benefit of the existing divisional structure, or the dealer body that exists today. My GM is based on the premise of producing vehicles that are either equal to or exceed the best-in-class vehicles in whatever segment we choose to compete in.

http://www.autoextremist.com/page2.shtml#Rant

basic breakdown of just divisions:
Cadillac (RWD/AWD): CTS/CTS-V STS/STS-L/STS-V DTS/DTS-V SRX Escalade/ESV, XLR-V
Chevy (some RWD some FWD): Aveo, CObalt, Imapla (r), HHR, Work Vans, Equinox, Tahoe/Suburban, WorkTrucks, Corvette, Z06/SC Z06
Pontiac (RWD): Grand Prix, Bonneville, Solstice
Saturn: Aura, Minivan, Large Xover
Buick: Electra 225 (R), Enclave
Hummer (sold with caddy): H2, H3, H4


basically while i loooked at this leist it makes very very good sense, GMC can be rolled into Chevy, just have to maybe make like a denali version of chevy trucks. also, buick and pontiac are only select name plates, not whole divisions.

very good ideas, and he is well respected.

 

[Rogeee]

My GM is based on the premise of producing vehicles that are either equal to or exceed the best-in-class vehicles in whatever segment we choose to compete in.

Quality

That's all I have to say about that.

 

[Ryan]

YAY - another thread ripped from TCL.

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: Ryan
YAY - another thread ripped from TCL.

it doesnt have to be ripped from tcl, what if i browse his site?

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: Ryan
YAY - another thread ripped from TCL.

it doesnt have to be ripped from tcl, what if i browse his site?

Oh please - half of your auto threads are shamelessly ripped from TCL - at least give them credit

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: Ryan

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: Ryan
YAY - another thread ripped from TCL.

it doesnt have to be ripped from tcl, what if i browse his site?

Oh please - half of your auto threads are shamelessly ripped from TCL - at least give them credit

i gave credit to the original source, which i read and made my own analysis on...

 

[state 08]

He's forgetting the Envoy/Trailblazer - my favorite.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Without GMC where will all the rednecks run to buy trucks when Chevy pisses them off?

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: state 08
He's forgetting the Envoy/Trailblazer - my favorite.

the Equinox takes its place.

 

[state 08]

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: state 08
He's forgetting the Envoy/Trailblazer - my favorite.

the Equinox takes its place.

That makes no sense. That's like replacing the BMW X5 with the BMW X3, or like replacing the Jeep Cherokee with the Jeep Liberty.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Without GMC where will all the rednecks run to buy trucks when Chevy pisses them off?

 

[Theguynextdoor]

Sweet. AWD STS.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Without GMC where will all the rednecks run to buy trucks when Chevy pisses them off?

Keeping GMC alive is no problem, let the dealers change out the badging themselves, dealer-installed option style.

 

[EatSpam]

Originally posted by: state 08
He's forgetting the Envoy/Trailblazer - my favorite.

I'm sorry, but those have to be some of the ugliest vehicles made today. They're just so big and nasty... they remind me of people who are 500lbs overweight.

 

[SampSon]

Still way too many brands.

 

[EatSpam]

Originally posted by: SampSon
Still way too many brands.

True that...they only need two...maybe three

Chevy on the low/mid end, selling cars, trucks, vans, etc.
Cadillac on the high end, selling luxury cars.
Maybe GMC could remain as a brand, selling commercial grade trucks and vans.

That's it. That would eliminate the "two dozen" rebadges problem that GM has.

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: EatSpam

Originally posted by: SampSon
Still way too many brands.

True that...they only need two...maybe three

Chevy on the low/mid end, selling cars, trucks, vans, etc.
Cadillac on the high end, selling luxury cars.
Maybe GMC could remain as a brand, selling commercial grade trucks and vans.

That's it. That would eliminate the "two dozen" rebadges problem that GM has.

you know how much it cost to shutdown Oldsmobile?

A TON OF MONEY.





if you guys read what this man has to say, and then call him foolish/stupid etc you might like to know that GM mgmt respects his opinion so highly they hired him to help with restructuring Buick and Saturn, as well as what to sell at the same dealerships.. DCX has hired him, many have hired him or tried to.