[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cube', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mos6507', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('strider3700', 'y')ou want to see a jump in GM's stock? declare that the ev1 molds are being dragged out of whatever factory they are sitting in and that one of the truck factories will be changed over with expected production to begin in 1-2 years. It can and probably would be a flat out lie but it would probably jump the stock a few bucks.

[mobil1]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mos6507', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cube', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mos6507', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('strider3700', 'y')ou want to see a jump in GM's stock? declare that the ev1 molds are being dragged out of whatever factory they are sitting in and that one of the truck factories will be changed over with expected production to begin in 1-2 years. It can and probably would be a flat out lie but it would probably jump the stock a few bucks.

[Peleg]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mobil1', '
')
Well by attempting to compress 10 years of engineering into 2 years, they've created a temporal anomaly that has reversed the flow of time and caused the Volt project to be over before it began.

Here lies the "Late Chevrolet Volt 2010-2006" (may she RIP).

[dunewalker]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AlCzervik', '[')url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=asXjYQuEUW4Q&refer=worldwide]GM, Ford 'On the Verge of Bankruptcy,' Altman Says.[/url]

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mobil1', '
')compress 10 years of engineering into 2 years

[idiom]

The 1985 Landrover Discovery 110 was a V8 that got ~35 mpg and was enormous.

I recently owned one converted to LPG and it cost AUS$30 to fill up.

HOW HARD CAN IT BE?!?! The things are enormous too:

[timmac]

idiom wrote :
The 1985 Landrover Discovery 110 was a V8 that got ~35 mpg and was enormous.


How did that big suv with a v8 get 35 mpg,, [at what speed 20 mph], some one has there calculations way off.

My wifes 2001 rav4 with a 2.0 4 cly that is half that size gets only 29-30 mpg highway..

[TheDude]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AlCzervik', '[')url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=asXjYQuEUW4Q&refer=worldwide]GM, Ford 'On the Verge of Bankruptcy,' Altman Says.[/url]

[idiom]

oh....

Whole thing is made of aluminium... Really thin aluminium cept for the chassis.

No AC, stero....dvd players...or leather couches.

did have 10 dodgy seat though.

[timmac]

Still can't see how it would get 35 mpg with it still pushing a lot of wind at how tall it is, maybe 25-28 mpg with aluminium body,, is that American mpg or that funney metric mpg ??.

[smallpoxgirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('timmac', ' ')is that American mpg or that funney metric mpg ??.

[eastbay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('timmac', ' ')is that American mpg or that funney metric mpg ??.

[idiom]

Dunno. It made my wee Suzuki Vitara look pretty shabby though.

[Cabrone]

GM in talks to mass produce electric hybrids in the UK (according to one of the rags here in the UK)......

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1037317/Britain-set-electric-car-capital-Europe-Brown-seals-deal-General-Motors.html

[TheDude]

It was Ford's Worst Quarter Ever (Business Week).

[timmac]

smallpoxgirl wrote :
Yeah 35 km/gal would make a lot more sense wouldn't it?



I am not sure how that metric/imperial works out in American mpg but would he have really mean is that it only gets 20 mpg American,, if so that is not so great after all but not to bad for most of our big suv's over here..........

[mos6507]

GM and Chrysler can't lease cars anymore!

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/gmac-l ... oom-large/

[eXpat]

G.M. reports loses of $15.5 Billion last quarter link
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'D')ETROIT — The General Motors Corporation reported a stunning second-quarter loss of $15.5 billion on Friday because of a dramatic decline in United States sales and charges for job cuts, plant closings and the falling value of trucks and sport utility vehicles.

G.M., the largest American automaker, said it lost $6.3 billion on operations in the quarter that ended June 30, and its worldwide revenues fell 18 percent.

But the company’s overall loss was inflated by $9.1 billion in special charges that included $3.3 billion for buyouts of hourly workers and $2.8 billion related to the bankruptcy filing of its former parts unit, the Delphi Corporation.

The dismal earnings reflected the impact of steadily falling vehicles sales in the overall United States market, and a huge shift by consumers away from the trucks and S.U.V.s that were once G.M.’s most profitable vehicles.
...
Last month, as investors speculated openly about the possibility of G.M. filing for bankruptcy protection, the automaker announced broad plans for further cost cuts, asset sales and debt offerings to improve its liquidity by $15 billion.
...
With G.M.’s stock dropping to $10 a share and analysts suggesting G.M. might file for bankruptcy protection, the company announced another round of cost cuts in mid-July.

G.M. said it would bolster its liquidity by $15 billion through a combination of cutbacks, asset sales, and debt offerings.

On July 15, Mr. Wagoner outlined a plan that included a 20-percent reduction in salaried personnel costs, the elimination of health-care coverage for white-collar retirees past the age of 65, and cuts in advertising and marketing budgets and capital expenditures.