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I’d have to dig around for the reason, but they stopped selling rebadged Daewoos (by then called GM Korea) in the US around 2006 or shortly there after which was also around the time that GM divested their […]

Suzuki US had (has, they are still for sale with a warranty) a small four door car called the SX4, a hatch back version of same called the SX4 SportBack, a AWD version called the SX4 AWD Crossover, a mid size […]

I just read a big article about Ford and on the topic of Lincoln they discussed the two ideas that big blue is currently kicking around. One is to spend billions to revive the brand and the second is that they […]

I’d check out V40, but since Volvo has already stated that they have no intention of bringing it, or any variation of it, to North America I’m not sure that I can. Volvo claims Americans and Canadians are not […]

Those old Civics from the 70′s were tiny air cooled little two door hatchbacks. Saw one on the road the other day.

I’m certainly not offended about Twilight. I saw the first one of those movies and that was […]

The Twilight comment is interesting because I saw the first one and the Volvo C30 does have a supporting roll in that movie. Clearly the C30 is going after the youthful hatch market. It’s a big market and Volvo […]

If you’re really interested you can Google what common emissions from traditional cars are. Depending on where you look, the information you research will almost certainly be more specific and scientific that […]

Electric cars are cleaner than combustion or compression powered cars because a electric power plant is more efficient in the production of energy than those type of engines. It doesn’t matter the means by which […]

You want to split hairs to try and rewrite your inaccurate statement. I doth quote Angelo V. “George Bush was responsible for the bank bailouts (TARP), but not the car company bailouts.” That statement is […]

The truth is often shocking yet I have no delusion that you’ll listen to me. The truth is also rarely black or white and lives in the grays. Most people cherry picked basic facts about any situation, including the […]

The Bush administration absolutely bailed out GM first.

It is undeniable fact and history. Period.

The Obama administration gave them an additional bridge loan. It informed both GM and Chrysler it would […]

The financial downfall of GM was a complicated web. Besides the political aspects of saving jobs, one issue that gets left out of a liquidation that is oft forgotten in the post analysis is the GM’s pension fund. […]

I think you comment illustrates the point perfectly. In order to best understand the information being provided, one must also know the source of it.

Saab’s inability to be profitable predates GM’s turn at parenting. Using parent/child allusions for corporation/subsidiary? The emotional bond you are assigning doesn’t really exist.

You realize of course that Scania’s veto over the continued use of the Griffen logo due to the Chinese investments in (the entity formally known as) Saab Automobiles is the same fears that GM had with the Chinese […]

Well…yes and no. Rover as in the marque or brands that fell under that British Leyland banner that would later become Austin Rover then Rover and then Rover MG Group & Land Rover? Certainly if you are of a […]

I always thought that BMW could use a turbo charged sport hatchback with front wheel drive in three and five door variations for its portfolio. Is there a better maker of such an automobile than Saab?

Really? That’s a good article? You have the entire internet at your finger tips and you put up some link to some partisan blog that no one has ever heard of with a Glen Beck ad on the top selling gold through that […]

How did GM not go through bankruptcy? How was Saab not sold off? It wasn’t? They didn’t try to sell Saturn too? They tried to sell that to Penske, but Penske back out at the last minute because of Nissan […]

What are YOUR sources? You can look at any news source in the world and find something as common knowledge as President George W. Bush authorizing the initial bailout, excuse me, handouts to GM. Were you not […]