GM sales: sort of up, sort of down

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Scroll down to the tables:

http://media.gm.com/servlet/Ga...13554

I hate still seeing Olds listed there. Its a sad reminder.


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Jesda wrote:I hate still seeing Olds listed there. Its a sad reminder.
That is EXACTLY what I was going to type.WHY won't it just DIE?

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how longs it been since they ceased production now?

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I got Googley...

The last Olds Alero rolled off the line April 2004.

A few of many Oldsmobile accomplishments:First assembly line-produced carsFirst advertising jingleFirst song for a carFirst patent for gasoline engine(Factoid: In 1900, nearly 40% of all cars on the road were electric.)First exported vehicleFirst speedometerFirst automatic chokeFirst chrome trimFirst front-wheel-drive American carFirst airbagFirst automatic transmissionFirst factory FM radioFirst distributorless ignitionFirst modern electronic fuel injectionFirst high-compression V8First hydraulic brakesFirst factory muscle carFirst Daytona 500 victoryFirst GPS navigation

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...and Bob Lutz is out, sort of:http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=102117

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I'm sure I read in an article somewhere, maybe wardsauto.com, that in an US dealer vehicle survey 8 out of 10 vehicles expected to fail where GM introductions. Their G6, Allure/Lacrosse and Cobalt have been duds so far even with incentives and their SUV/truck sales are totally flat.


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