Oscar Finkleheimer wrote:
> In article <o3l0k4lh1qe5ucvnn4i1p1kp93tq5p94ga@4ax.com>,
> me <noemail@nothere.com> wrote:
>
>> For all you GM defenders who refuse to admit that GM screwed
>> themselves by refusing to recognize vehicle trends and build less
>> SUV's and trucks and invest in other production; by building low
>> quality cars; by building cars no one wants; and by generally
>> mismanaging the company - here is it from the horse's mouth (or more
>> accurately, horse's ass in the case of GM):
>>
>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081208/us_nm/us_gm_ad
>>
>> "... we acknowledge we have disappointed you," the ad said. "At times
>> we violated your trust by letting our quality fall below industry
>> standards and our designs became lackluster."
>>
>> The unsigned open letter, entitled "GM's Commitment to the American
>> People" ran in the trade journal Automotive News, which is widely read
>> by industry executives, lobbyists and other insiders.
>>
>> In the ad, GM admits to other strategic missteps analysts and critics
>> have said hastened its recent decline.
>>
>> "We have proliferated our brands and dealer network to the point where
>> we lost adequate focus on the core U.S. market," the ad said. "We also
>> biased our product mix toward pick-up trucks and SUVs."
>
> "unsigned open letter". Maybe from the autoworkers union?

I heard on the radio today that Wagoner himself had apologized before
Congress for not investing more in electric/hybrid technologies. That
pisses me off... as much as I've been disappointed in GM they have done
more than any other company (possible exceptions Honda and Toyota, but
I'd still give the edge to GM) to try to make electric cars practical.
What a spineless wanker. Don't apologize for s**t you didn't do, that
just makes you look like you're begging (of course, he probably is at
the "begging" point now...)

unfortunately I can't find a news link yet, but I bet it will show up
shortly.

nate

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