GM Pondering Korean-Built Minicars For North America?

Andy August 1st, 2007 12:44 AM Link

I’d consider one…

klarens August 1st, 2007 4:02 AM Link

if gm use the koreans and europeans to build or engineer their vehicules, they may survive here in us. everyone can see ,that besides caddy cts and the last corvette nothing else build here has style or quality. i think if they use daewoo and opel for some brands and models such as chevy and saturn this will be helpfull.
i would byu one if i know is not heavy with bad handling or the interior sucks from design and quality.

Paul In Jersey August 1st, 2007 8:49 AM Link

Uh, how long did it take GM to figure this out? How many years now has GM held stakes in both Daewoo and Suzuki?

Alexander López August 1st, 2007 10:17 AM Link

I do agree with Paul: GM has been busy buying car manufacturers all over the world, but it seems those resources are not being employed to improve their own products.

Nowadays, Saturn vehicles are just Opels with a new badge, and the Pontiac GTO was an Australian Holden Monaro. If American R&D teams doesn’t know how to design and build economy cars, all they need is to ask for some help from their overseas colleages. How difficult can that be? Is GM’s management so proud that they prefer to go bankrupt instead?

bil August 1st, 2007 10:21 AM Link

Honda has sold 2 million FIT/ JAZZ. What is GM waiting for. They took 10 years to react to the Prius. They don’t have 10 years left to react to the B car segment.

mo August 1st, 2007 11:10 AM Link

hey guys com’on, G.M had korean and jap minicars but they were not sold in N.A but instead where the market really needed at that time (Japan, mid east europe). they were sold under suzuki, and daewoo brands. now since even in N.A gas prices are getting ski high, g.m needs to put them in play, and that’s what they are doing.

Steve August 1st, 2007 12:05 PM Link

mmm…. I love that little green one. Love it!

Aaron August 1st, 2007 12:51 PM Link

GM has actually been utilizing Korean and Japanese design for their small cars for decades, that’s what the whole “Geo” lineup was. GM didn’t design any of those cars, but the metro, prism, and tracker all sold pretty well back in the late-’80s and ’90s. Presently, my wife has been driving a rented chevy Aveo (Daewoo, i believe) and has found it to work geat and the gas mileage is fantastic.

fantasyfreddy August 1st, 2007 1:52 PM Link

obviously they will sell if as well designed and manufactured as Honda Fit, but they should make it here in USA!! And sell for same price as competition. And run on veggie oil too, converted from diesel engine!! (GM should then lobby EPA to classify veggie burners as getting infinite MPG, because they don’t burn petroleum!!)!!– now are you listening guys+gals at gm???? i hope so, for our nation’s well-being!!

Don August 1st, 2007 4:19 PM Link

Let’s hope $6 billion gets us something better than the Aveo!

dtrennin@supernerdio.com August 6th, 2007 4:32 PM Link

ok

dtrennin@supernerdio.com August 6th, 2007 4:58 PM Link

sounds good.

dtrennin@supernerdio.com August 6th, 2007 5:28 PM Link

Thanks, I’ll lresearch the Aveo.

dtrennin@supernerdio.com August 6th, 2007 5:30 PM Link

good point