Your Chance To Tell GM's New CEO What You Think
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Your Chance To Tell GM's New CEO What You Think
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Yes, a golden opportunity never before offered to us simple people, a direct line to the top of General Motors.
That's right, you can now "Tell Fritz" what's on your mind through a link on GM's website.He may be the head of one of the world's largest corporations, but Fritz Henderson wants to hear what's on your mind, or at least have his minions assemble easily digestible summaries of what on your mind.
So what will you tell him?
That's right, you can now "Tell Fritz" what's on your mind through a link on GM's website.He may be the head of one of the world's largest corporations, but Fritz Henderson wants to hear what's on your mind, or at least have his minions assemble easily digestible summaries of what on your mind.
So what will you tell him?
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So they can continue to not listen?
It's like writing the president.
Do you really think he reads it.
255 word limit-can't give them any useful info in that space.
Only thing people can do there is go "don't kill pontiac" or "make cars people want" or something equally as useless while providing no reasoning or solutions behind it or how you achieve it.
After the 3489334r89adjasdl;rujl;dr~!! submittle like that I doubt they are going to keep reading the worthless 'feedback' they will be getting.
Let me run GM NA I'll do it for free. There I already saved them more money then fritz
day 1 pontiac stays, the g8(or some holden) stays because it's sales followed the crappy market decline not the sales incentive graph they claim,
Holden is going to build them one way or another.
The soltice gets an AWD platform to compete with the WRX, EVO segment. You can compete the cobalt with the neon if you want but no one cross shops a colbat/neon with an Sti/Evo
The firebird comes back as a modern 5thgen based nothing like it camaro counter part. Being EVERYONE is retro a modern looking budget sports car will seem new and have no competitors since everyone is retro.
Start now and you'd actually have it out about the time the camaro needs to be a 6thgen anyway. Not to mention the current camaro platform doesn't share with anything else.
Heck just call it a 6thgen. We'll worry about the exact name in 2 years.
Next we are going to nit pick all entry level cars and make the thing better then any yaris. It WILL come with usb ports, internal HD audio input for mp3, on screen navigation and all these other little cool gadgets that don't cost crap and can really put you ahead of the rest. Most of the other 34 cars will get the same treatment standard. No more of this lets do a $2500 package upgrade on an option that costs us $27 to implement.
Same goes for power windows, locks etc where the wiring is already right behind the panel and all it needs is a switch. Upgrade packages won't be done for free but no more commercials with the new GM ______ with leather, power seats and mirrors. Starting at $14995 (as shown $37493)
The buying public doesn't want manual windows and cloth seats, most get it because it's much cheaper. If two cars were the same price most would pick the optioned out one.
Quit selling bare bones cars, it only adds to the cheap crappy interior, low resale bandwagon.
Get the broke kids out of college with a beginner car loaded with all the audio, mp3 nav, power windows, locks, leather for only $16788 vs the pos nothing for $15470.
Next on to the malibu and impala. One of these cars is going to be a toyota killer. It will beat the camry in EVERY category or people will be fired period.
If toyota has 150hp the malibu will have 160hp.
If toyota has 100,000/5yr warranty you'll have 100,000/6yr
It toyota gets 28mpg you'll get 30mpg.
And you will go on TV and call them out by name!
No more stupid boring commericals no one remembers.
If you've watched jack in the box commercials you remember them because they are funny and they go after burger king by name even showing their stuff and saying if jack is saying something that's not true just bring it.
GM finally got a funny one with the honda lawn mower.
KEEP IT UP and get agressive.
Studies show people have to watch a commercial 20+ times to act on it or remember it.
No more 1 and done commercials You will tell people your car is the best, you will compare it to the toyota or whoever, you will run down the stats over and over and over again until the car buying lemmings believe whatever you damn well tell them.
Now why do we have the 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.9, 4.8, 5.3, 5.7, 6.0, 6.2 then half those have aluminum or iron block versions, then half those have DOD, then half those have VVT.
WTF some of those engine get worse mpg AND worse HP. Why are we building 20 varieties? Might as well go back to the old days of BOP vs GM engines we'd have LESS different ones.
And why does my 4wd jeep cherokee SUV weight 3090lbs but you can't build a car under 3500lbs? God forbid a 4wd SUV under 3935lbs. mpg goes up if weight goes down
I have to go to lunch now. I think I'm over my 255 word limit and I still have like 30 more cars to cover.
It's like writing the president.
Do you really think he reads it.
255 word limit-can't give them any useful info in that space.
Only thing people can do there is go "don't kill pontiac" or "make cars people want" or something equally as useless while providing no reasoning or solutions behind it or how you achieve it.
After the 3489334r89adjasdl;rujl;dr~!! submittle like that I doubt they are going to keep reading the worthless 'feedback' they will be getting.
Let me run GM NA I'll do it for free. There I already saved them more money then fritz
day 1 pontiac stays, the g8(or some holden) stays because it's sales followed the crappy market decline not the sales incentive graph they claim,
Holden is going to build them one way or another.
The soltice gets an AWD platform to compete with the WRX, EVO segment. You can compete the cobalt with the neon if you want but no one cross shops a colbat/neon with an Sti/Evo
The firebird comes back as a modern 5thgen based nothing like it camaro counter part. Being EVERYONE is retro a modern looking budget sports car will seem new and have no competitors since everyone is retro.
Start now and you'd actually have it out about the time the camaro needs to be a 6thgen anyway. Not to mention the current camaro platform doesn't share with anything else.
Heck just call it a 6thgen. We'll worry about the exact name in 2 years.
Next we are going to nit pick all entry level cars and make the thing better then any yaris. It WILL come with usb ports, internal HD audio input for mp3, on screen navigation and all these other little cool gadgets that don't cost crap and can really put you ahead of the rest. Most of the other 34 cars will get the same treatment standard. No more of this lets do a $2500 package upgrade on an option that costs us $27 to implement.
Same goes for power windows, locks etc where the wiring is already right behind the panel and all it needs is a switch. Upgrade packages won't be done for free but no more commercials with the new GM ______ with leather, power seats and mirrors. Starting at $14995 (as shown $37493)
The buying public doesn't want manual windows and cloth seats, most get it because it's much cheaper. If two cars were the same price most would pick the optioned out one.
Quit selling bare bones cars, it only adds to the cheap crappy interior, low resale bandwagon.
Get the broke kids out of college with a beginner car loaded with all the audio, mp3 nav, power windows, locks, leather for only $16788 vs the pos nothing for $15470.
Next on to the malibu and impala. One of these cars is going to be a toyota killer. It will beat the camry in EVERY category or people will be fired period.
If toyota has 150hp the malibu will have 160hp.
If toyota has 100,000/5yr warranty you'll have 100,000/6yr
It toyota gets 28mpg you'll get 30mpg.
And you will go on TV and call them out by name!
No more stupid boring commericals no one remembers.
If you've watched jack in the box commercials you remember them because they are funny and they go after burger king by name even showing their stuff and saying if jack is saying something that's not true just bring it.
GM finally got a funny one with the honda lawn mower.
KEEP IT UP and get agressive.
Studies show people have to watch a commercial 20+ times to act on it or remember it.
No more 1 and done commercials You will tell people your car is the best, you will compare it to the toyota or whoever, you will run down the stats over and over and over again until the car buying lemmings believe whatever you damn well tell them.
Now why do we have the 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.9, 4.8, 5.3, 5.7, 6.0, 6.2 then half those have aluminum or iron block versions, then half those have DOD, then half those have VVT.
WTF some of those engine get worse mpg AND worse HP. Why are we building 20 varieties? Might as well go back to the old days of BOP vs GM engines we'd have LESS different ones.
And why does my 4wd jeep cherokee SUV weight 3090lbs but you can't build a car under 3500lbs? God forbid a 4wd SUV under 3935lbs. mpg goes up if weight goes down
I have to go to lunch now. I think I'm over my 255 word limit and I still have like 30 more cars to cover.
Last edited by Aaron91RS; Jul 22, 2009 at 12:58 PM.
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So they can continue to not listen?
It's like writing the president.
Do you really think he reads it.
255 word limit-can't give them any useful info in that space.
Only thing people can do there is go "don't kill pontiac" or "make cars people want" or something equally as useless while providing no reasoning or solutions behind it or how you achieve it.
After the 3489334r89adjasdl;rujl;dr~!! submittle like that I doubt they are going to keep reading the worthless 'feedback' they will be getting.
Let me run GM NA I'll do it for free. There I already saved them more money then fritz
day 1 pontiac stays, the g8(or some holden) stays because it's sales followed the crappy market decline not the sales incentive graph they claim, the soltice gets an AWD platform to compete with the WRX, EVO segment. The firebird comes back as a modern 5thgen based nothing like it camaro counter part. Being EVERYONE is retro a modern looking budget sports car will seem new and have no competitors since everyone is retro.
That's it for pontiac and probably the biggest expense.
Next we are going to nit pick all entry level cars and make the thing better then any yaris. It WILL come with usb ports, internal HD audio input for mp3, on screen navigation and all these other little cool gadgets that don't cost crap and can really put you ahead of the rest. Most of the other 34 cars will get the same treatment standard. No more of this lets do a $2500 package upgrade on an option that costs us $27 to implement.
Same goes for power windows, locks etc where the wiring is already right behind the panel and all it needs is a switch. Upgrade packages won't be done for free but no more commercials with the new GM ______ with leather, power seats and mirrors. Starting at $14995 (as shown $37493)
The buying public doesn't want manual windows and cloth seats, most get it because it's much cheaper. If two cars were the same price most would pick the optioned out one.
Quit selling bare bones cars, it only adds to the cheap crappy interior bandwagon.
Get the broke kids out of college with a beginner car loaded with all the audio, mp3 nav, power windows, locks, leather for only $16788 vs the pos nothing for $15470.
Next on to the malibu and impala. One of these cars is going to be a toyota killer. It will beat the camry in EVERY category or people will be fired period.
If toyota has 150hp the malibu will have 160hp.
If toyota has 100,000/5yr warranty you'll have 100,000/6yr
It toyota gets 28mpg you'll get 30mpg.
And you will go on TV and call them out by name!
No more stupid boring commericals no one remembers.
If you've watched jack in the box commercials you remember them because they are funny and they go after burger king by name even showing their stuff and saying if jack is saying something that's not true just bring it.
GM finally got a funny one with the honda lawn mower.
KEEP IT UP and get agressive.
Studies show people have to watch a commercial 20+ times to act on it or remember it.
No more 1 and done commercials You will tell people your car is the best, you will compare it to the toyota or whoever, you will run down the stats over and over and over again until the car buying lemmings believe whatever you damn well tell them.
I have to go to lunch now. I think I'm over my 255 word limit and I still have like 30 more cars to cover.
It's like writing the president.
Do you really think he reads it.
255 word limit-can't give them any useful info in that space.
Only thing people can do there is go "don't kill pontiac" or "make cars people want" or something equally as useless while providing no reasoning or solutions behind it or how you achieve it.
After the 3489334r89adjasdl;rujl;dr~!! submittle like that I doubt they are going to keep reading the worthless 'feedback' they will be getting.
Let me run GM NA I'll do it for free. There I already saved them more money then fritz
day 1 pontiac stays, the g8(or some holden) stays because it's sales followed the crappy market decline not the sales incentive graph they claim, the soltice gets an AWD platform to compete with the WRX, EVO segment. The firebird comes back as a modern 5thgen based nothing like it camaro counter part. Being EVERYONE is retro a modern looking budget sports car will seem new and have no competitors since everyone is retro.
That's it for pontiac and probably the biggest expense.
Next we are going to nit pick all entry level cars and make the thing better then any yaris. It WILL come with usb ports, internal HD audio input for mp3, on screen navigation and all these other little cool gadgets that don't cost crap and can really put you ahead of the rest. Most of the other 34 cars will get the same treatment standard. No more of this lets do a $2500 package upgrade on an option that costs us $27 to implement.
Same goes for power windows, locks etc where the wiring is already right behind the panel and all it needs is a switch. Upgrade packages won't be done for free but no more commercials with the new GM ______ with leather, power seats and mirrors. Starting at $14995 (as shown $37493)
The buying public doesn't want manual windows and cloth seats, most get it because it's much cheaper. If two cars were the same price most would pick the optioned out one.
Quit selling bare bones cars, it only adds to the cheap crappy interior bandwagon.
Get the broke kids out of college with a beginner car loaded with all the audio, mp3 nav, power windows, locks, leather for only $16788 vs the pos nothing for $15470.
Next on to the malibu and impala. One of these cars is going to be a toyota killer. It will beat the camry in EVERY category or people will be fired period.
If toyota has 150hp the malibu will have 160hp.
If toyota has 100,000/5yr warranty you'll have 100,000/6yr
It toyota gets 28mpg you'll get 30mpg.
And you will go on TV and call them out by name!
No more stupid boring commericals no one remembers.
If you've watched jack in the box commercials you remember them because they are funny and they go after burger king by name even showing their stuff and saying if jack is saying something that's not true just bring it.
GM finally got a funny one with the honda lawn mower.
KEEP IT UP and get agressive.
Studies show people have to watch a commercial 20+ times to act on it or remember it.
No more 1 and done commercials You will tell people your car is the best, you will compare it to the toyota or whoever, you will run down the stats over and over and over again until the car buying lemmings believe whatever you damn well tell them.
I have to go to lunch now. I think I'm over my 255 word limit and I still have like 30 more cars to cover.
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