Unlike most people here I use my real name. Anybody who knows me will tell you I am pro buying US built cars and blast every magazine for being Japanese biased. I will never own a Japanese car simply as I feel they are engineered to last a specific amount of time and that is it. Nobody can look at a Japanese part and tell me it wasn't engineered to just do its job and get by at it. US mfg's on the hand were building alternator brackets that have lasted 40 years and can support the weight of the car itself. Cars should be bought on what you want not what some biased magazine tells you and the field would be even.
I totally agree with the perception concept. Where are all these 300k mile Japanese cars??? Were are all the 10 year old Lexus and Infiniti's??? Try and kill a Chevy Cavalier? You can't but the problem is it is ugly as hell and the cosmetics fall apart and that is what consumers see.
GM has refused to use quality interior parts heck they still insist on throwing the same knobs from a $10k car into a $65k car. Consumers notice this. You can't hide quality of leather in a Caddy compared to a BMW.
I want nothing more to see the big three pull through but after watching the hearings I sadly have to say they just still do not have a plan for a change. Where is the presentation of the REAL new cars that will appear to the public. They wasted their time and money on the Vettes, Camaro, and Challangers. These are not what will pull them out, the next Ford Taurus will.
Perception is also their fault. They do not advertise that GM produces so many fuel effecient cars. Can anybody here name the cars that Ford makes besides the Mustang? Besides the Malibu what is GM other cars???
We are car guys in the Industry who can't answer this let alone the 18year old who is next in line to make these purchases.
It does not look good and hope all will take action as I did. Look at all the posts today, this should be the top post and everybody should be sending off emails. Problem is people do not care. They only care about themselves and that means they can but a car somewhere else. Sorry state of affairs.
I am on your side but again it does not look good!!
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