GM dominates first day of car show - Detroit Auto Show 2007 »

Posted by: lovelytxwoman 1 year, 8 months ago

6.3

Scale of 1 to 10

Read: 10

Propped: 46

Comments: 12

Archived

DETROIT - After an impressive first day at the auto industry's biggest trade show, General Motors Chief Executive Rick Wagoner can afford a little bravado. Speaking with reporters here in Detroit Sunday, Wagoner said that this year he expects the world's largest automaker to sell more vehicles this year domestically than the 3 million it sold in

Read Full Story at msnbc.msn.com »

Story Tags What are Tags?

This Story is Archived and Commenting is Closed

Comments: 17

Avg rating: (+1/-0 1)
Dascoop
Jan. 8, 2007, 9:17 a.m.
GM, my kind of car.
Avg rating: (+16/-0 16)
jonmaverick
Jan. 8, 2007, 10:31 a.m.
GM dominated day one of the show with a concept vehicle? One that will go almost 40 miles without running out of fuel or breaking down? How stupid is that?
GM and Ford should re-tool their factories so they can build Hondas, Toyotas, and Subarus. We lost the auto wars almost three decades ago, when the oil companies bought the US auto industry and the politicians that regulate it.

1 Reply
- Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)
  Mtilley
  Jan. 8, 2007, 1:01 p.m.
  GM won honors with its Silverado truck and Aura sedan. Both vehicles are in production...
Avg rating: (+8/-0 8)
flyrod
Jan. 8, 2007, 11:39 a.m.
Once GM starts using the same imagination on the vehicles they actually put on the road they will start their comeback. Not before.
Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)
jonmaverick
Jan. 8, 2007, 2:26 p.m.
You are right and wrong. Toyota will take over number one this year, 2007. But not because people love boring cars, but because we love cars that start in the morning. Every morning. Because we love cars that don't rattle and begin to fall apart before the first payment is made. We love cars that are designed to be efficient and reliable. If calling triple A to come tow your 'vette off the side of the road again is your kind of excitement, don't worry, you will always be able to buy a german or other european car.
Avg rating: (+4/-0 4)
flyrod
Jan. 8, 2007, 3:01 p.m.
Toyota probably will be #1 eventually. Big deal. But I guess boring is only a perception. GM has a long way to go in the imagination department.

1 Reply
- Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)
  protoham
  Jan. 8, 2007, 4:17 p.m.
  Toyota makes a decent car, of course they are made in America. Just look at the sticker on the door. I am not crazy about their plastic pickup trucks.
Avg rating: (+6/-1 5)
protoham
Jan. 8, 2007, 4:12 p.m.
I want my flying car, the one they told me in 1960 we would have at the turn of the century.
Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)
RightDaisy
Jan. 8, 2007, 6:44 p.m.
yay for domestic cars. I love the new mustang, charger and challenger (as well as the old ones!) Japanese cars are boring. I've been driving my american car for 6 years and i haven't had a major problem knock on wood
Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)
Harbeas
Jan. 8, 2007, 7:59 p.m.
I am happy that the American auto industry is starting to get it right. Their cars are as good as the foreign and in some cases even better. However, changing the perception that many people have regarding foreign cars won't be easy. They must be careful not to get caught up in the gadget war and forget about the things that really matter, such as quality, rideabliity, reliability and great looking vehicles.It doesn't matter what electronic crap you put in a vehicle, if it's not what the carbuyer wants it won't sell. GM, don't lose sight of that like you have for the past 30 years.
Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)
questionseverything
Jan. 8, 2007, 8:01 p.m.
our gmc all wheel drive cargo vans r working monsters...and gmc has a credit card program so u can earn ur down payment.....of course to really make money on it u have to pay off balance every month but the first brand new vehichles i ever bought were gmcs and i didnt have to put a nickle of cash down and i like the fact they were made in the good ole usa
Avg rating: (+16/-1 15)
nsrjsr
May 15, 2008, 10:59 a.m.
~ Car Insurance ~ Save up to 10% ~
Welcome To Our Site ~ http://tnij.org/car-insurance ~
Our site is easy to use and our goal is to show you how much you can save with our services. Not only will you save your money, but you will save your time too. Our online car insurance quote takes just a few minutes and then we provide rates from companies that suit your needs. You can finish online or our professional call center is available to help you purchase car insurance.
Click on a reference to view more information ~ http://tnij.org/car-insurance ~