[TulsaVic]

Not that very long ago, universities came up with an idea to get people to go back to school and contribute to the school's bottom line. It was called an MBA. And MBA taught that hardware and inventory and manufacturing capability were dirty words that negatively affected profit. And so it became very fashionable--socially acceptable as it were--to outsource everything that would soil your hands. So the obvious solution for GM is to oursource the design of cars, maybe to some of the Japanese design studios in California, then outsource the manufacturing to China. Before distributing these vehicles for sale, have someone stop by a rented office space in Detroit where a very elite group of MBA's will charge $1000.00 to put a "Cadillac" or "Buick" name on them, then sell these Cadillacs and Buicks to independent "car mart" for sale to the public. Voila the new GM.

Sad what we've done to our capabilities in this country. If WW2 had happened today, we'd have to surrender cause we could never produce the war machines to win.....

Maybe GM should do what Lexus did when they first entered the market: Not charge what the market would bear, but concentrate on quality, both in manufacturing and in service, and offer their products at a very reasonable price. I didn't have too much of a problem seeing a DTS at $50K list. But I was surprised to see a loaded CTS for even more. And a STS for $65k? I don't think so, especially when you read their site here and see all the technical issues. And not when your have the Genesis out there at half the price and lookin' good. The resale value of a car is a pretty good indication of its real worth, and we all know what GM cars look like after a couple years....