Backbone
Nice to see GM growing a little backbone here -- GM,
threatened by Toyota, vows to 'fight for every sale'. And not a bad
quote here -- "We're going to fight to keep the position, and if
we lose, we're going to fight to get it back." Most quotes like this
fall into the category of embarrassingly silly spin, but sometimes
someone has to stand up and say they are going to fight back. I doubt
GM will win this particular round with Toyota, and I doubt Toyota
executives even noticed the quote. Those guys seem a tad more focused
on the customer, to be honest. But if there's ever a time for GM to
totally reinvent itself, it's now -- while the attention is shifting to
Toyota. And what if ... just what if GM backs up the rhetoric with a
little performance for a change? What if GM actually builds a better, cheaper,
more efficient car? A car that people love to drive, while at the same
time sends a very clear message that era of gas stations (and the
wars over them) is over.
Posted by William R. Walling on January 11, 2007 at 01:50 AM JST #
Posted by Tim on January 11, 2007 at 03:45 AM JST #