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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 11:37 AM
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GM logo going.....GREEN?

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/09/t...y-pondering-c/


General Motors has certainly been pumping out a greener message for the last few years, but, on the eve of its likely emergence from bankruptcy, it looks like it might be ridiculously difficult to miss the company's shift to a new and very public eco-mindset: The General's traditional blue square logo could become green. No, really.

While no official decision has not yet been made, insiders are saying that the background color change is being considered, "in an effort to show consumers that it is leaner and greener, more focused on fuel efficiency and better able to make quick decisions," says MSNBC.

The fuel efficiency meaning of a possible new green logo is easy to understand and the "quick decisions" part reflects a new GM that will likely have 35 percent fewer executives to go along with fewer employees overall. More announcements on these issues and the fate of the Spark minicar could come tomorrow, when GM is expected to emerge from bankruptcy.

The real color change that GM needs to make, of course, is a shift from red to black – but that's significantly harder than swapping pixels in a logo.
Old Jul 9, 2009 | 11:47 AM
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Oh brother. Or should I say, Oh (big) brother?
Old Jul 9, 2009 | 11:48 AM
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BLASPHEMY!!!
Old Jul 9, 2009 | 12:05 PM
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All of the above seem to fit.
Old Jul 9, 2009 | 12:11 PM
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They need to do something to distinguish between the old and new GM.

I would have rather seen this be the name and logo:

Old Jul 9, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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It should be placed in the middle of this too...

Old Jul 9, 2009 | 12:20 PM
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All I can do is laugh. Will the little GM labels on the side of all GM cars now be green also? Would look mighty spiffy on a 3500 dualie!

Sad.
Old Jul 9, 2009 | 12:24 PM
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Breaking news!

GM has hired a few new Corporate Spokespersons:





Old Jul 9, 2009 | 12:32 PM
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It should be placed in the middle of this too...

I'd much rather have that than the alternative.



I know not everyone agrees, but I'm glad we kept GM American
Old Jul 9, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Darth Xed
Breaking news!

GM has hired a few new Corporate Spokespersons:





you forgot about Shrek
Old Jul 9, 2009 | 01:28 PM
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I really hope this is a joke
Old Jul 9, 2009 | 01:33 PM
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It's not easy... being green...











But then again, money is "green".
Old Jul 9, 2009 | 01:34 PM
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I think this is more fitting...

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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 01:41 PM
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 01:42 PM
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Changing consumer perception isn't going to be fixed by doing cute little subliminal crap like this.



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