American cars are lemons that don't provide good value. If you buy a Japanese or European car, you will be able to drive your car for many hundreds of thousands of miles. If you buy American your car will start to experience MAJOR problems around 70,000 miles. American car companies are inferior in every single war to foreign manufacturers. They have ALWAYS BEEN inferior and ALWAYS WILL BE inferior.
Take a look at this video, written and sung by Darwin Haack. It really tells the story of the birth of a truck. He sang it 20 years ago when he worked at Flint Truck and Bus in Flint, Michigan. My son found the song and produced the video. Everytime I see a truck commercial, I think this should be the theme song playing in the background. Search "Top of the Line" by Darwin Haack in youtube to view it.
I don't mean to be offensive to anyone, but I love how he's all like, Chevrolet is so great, Chevrolet is so great in so many countries including the US. Now it's almost gone....
Chevrolet, just a few years ago used to be the best anywhere, especially in America. I own a 2000 Blazer with 100,000 miles on it and is still going strong . But I recently purchased a 2007 HHR, and has 33k and is falling to pieces and the warranty wont cover half of it. It is sad to see such a good automobile company fall in just a few short years to what it is now.
I had a 97 Firebird V6 and the build quality was just atrocious. The alternator went at 30k miles. The headlight motor at 36k miles. The differential started leaking soon after. Just bad quality.
This guy should save his breath. Too little, too late. Buy one of these pieces of junk to have it rattle apart in 30K. The big 3 should be left to fail like any other sub-par business who have greedy employees. Fuck the UAW...Fucking socialist union. Fuck all unions as far as I'm concerned. Anti American socialism.
"Unions are strong in Italy and France, and at the moment Citroen, Renault, Peugeot, and FIAT are not doing nearly as badly as the US car industry."
This may be because the unions in Italy and France are focused on maintaining a symbiotic relationship with their employers. The union leadership there likely understand that their duty is to represent the members of their union to ensure fair treatment and fair pay.
The UAW, OTOH, is corrupt, trying to take more than is fairly due to them.
It is a two way street.The US car manufacturers were costcutting at a time when they were very profitable.
This cost cutting in order to secure higher short term profits resulted in the underfunding of pension and health plans,along with R&D,engineering,quality control and so forth.Result:GM cars stopped developing, and the Europeans and Japanese and South Koreans took over in terms of fuel economy,quality, and styling.
Meanwhile, paying for the underfunded pension plans madde it worse.
Of course; the relationship between labor and employer is symbiotic.
I never claimed that GM was in the clear, but the UAW is every bit as responsible by being uncompromising to the point where GM is unable to competitively act to the changes in the marketplace.
The UAW treats GM as their adversary instead of treating them as their partner.
That, along with inept leadership at the top and no long term goal and strategy are factors.
Another which I think you've missed: bad customer support.
Bad customer support is part and parcel of the cost cutting that boosted short term profit at the cost of long term viability.
It has happened in so many of the corporations that have collapsed. Cost cutting, sending the call centres to Bangalore, scrimping on quality control, and on and on and on.
But, sacrificing customer support is one of those seemingly little things that'll cost you in the long run.
In the movie business, there's a thing called "legs," which is word of mouth. That's a powerful element that can totally undo your advertising and PR for the simple fact that people will listen to their friends and relatives more than they would a car company.
Further, if a customer has a good experience, he might tell a few. But, if a customer has a bad experience, he WILL tell MANY.
There is nothing wrong with cost cutting so long as you know what you must cut, and if there's a good reason for it. Usually, a positive way to cut costs is to make processes more efficient and reduce waste; that's one of the important things that "The Toyota Way" advocates.
Of course, short term profitability doesn't count as a good reason because short term actions are usually done at the expense of long term viability.
That's essentially what it is; the problem starts at the top and blame must be placed on leadership.
My biggest gripe about the automakers are executives who aren't working there for the company.
It's happened before with RCA and that was a great American company that many felt was too big to fail ... until it actually did in 1986. And RCA's failure started the moment David Sarnoff retired, who was the individual responsible for leading RCA to its success.
When Mr. Sarnoff left, no one who took the reigns was capable of leading RCA and things deteriorated starting with inappropriate diversification from electronics (greeting cards, frozen foods, auto rentals, and so on), showing a company that lost focus.
We're seeing the same thing from GM, even after the bailout; no long term goal, no focus. If anything, the bailout has only preserved the status quo; real change would be GM being held to answer for its failure to their stockholders and debtors.
The problem with RCA was they could not adapt to the changing marketplace. During the 1950s, they were almost (but not quite) a monopoly. They became fat and bloated, reliant more on their own size than on innovation.For example,electronics stores were forced to buy up unwanted RCA 45pm-only gramophones if they wanted to sell sought after RCA Televisions.
Once cheaper Japanese TVs came in, they could not compete.
RCA could adapt if given leadership that would lead, even enough to be competitive against the Japanese.
But, they lost leadership after David Sarnoff left. What ended up being there was revolving door management, some of which involved some serious scandals. Check the history of the company from the early 1970s onwards.
You can't develop and stick with a single long term strategy if you keep changing leadership like that.
... and with boardmembers who do not care about long term viability, there is absolutely no incentive.
It is so hard to find good executives. So what do they do? They decide to pay executives obscene amounts of money in order to attract the best, but only the greediest get in.
G.M. got to go away for good, you know what we should open the Toyota Factory in the United State, because G.M. are suck, they ask for money from the government and ask for more and more, and then they don't use it wisely
What the United States needs is a new significant American automaker that operates outside of the Detroit establishment, out of the reach of Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors.
Some independent automakers, such as Tesla Motors, could help pave the way, but they make products for a niche and not necessarily for the mainstream.
What the HELLLL. Now how the heck am I suppose to see out the back window on that first van. At the begining. I don't like that split window idea at all.
Guys you should have followed the market , nobody wants those big huge fuel wasting ugly SUV's or big block v8's that's history. You follow or you go down. I mean they weren't famous for their quality don't they?
noody what ??????????????? EVERY BODY LOVE THEM ! GO TO THE GULF AND SEE WHAT THEY DRIVE ! GO TO KUWAIT AND SE ALSO WHAT DO THEY DRIVE ! AMERICA SHOULD BE ALL ABOUT BIG V8'S ! if they didnt make big v8's then what is the point of the american car industry ?
True true they all drive ferraris and lamborghinis dude over there. Big v8's are boring people... no new inovations nothing that's why they will go down because they build old fashion v8 crap nobody wants that anymore.
EXUSE ME BUT I DO LIKE THAT OLD CRAPPY FASHION YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT ... I AM NOT SAYING THAT THEY ONLY SHOULD MAKE BIG v8s ! .. WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT THEY SHOULD MAKE BOTH NOT OLNY ONE KIND OF A CAR
I love GM don't listen to these idiots, just look at their new cars, and if you think their quality might be a not up to european standards go buy a Lada and enjoy your time at the garage :)
@honestrunescaper Whenever GM talks about their products you should take a hold on your wallet and if you are smart enough, hold on to your mind as well. And one thing: Never "love" a corporation. No company is worth the dirt from under your fingernails. By the way, Lada is better than all GM models ever developed alltogether. By all means.
Just fucking die already GM. I was A big fan for years.....Bought an import, and it didn't need any servicing, other than brakes, oil and that stuff.....I was brainwashed into thinking, ball joints, transmissions....you name it was normal wear.....FUCKING DIE....GO AWAY. FUCKING JUNK. That's where they all are....the junk yard.
GM recently signed it's own death knell. It is building plants in Asia. It is these terrorist policies that has caused GM to deteroriate. It wants Americans' money but it does not want to give money to Americans via jobs.
Americans are fed up & thus GM will eventually dissolve. Americans will not buy from terrorist companies like GM and Ford.
I ask you, what can be more terroristic than to take Americans money and then put them into the unemployment lines?
stop selling crap gm. you need to produce vehicles with zero emissions. iam not buying another car until you do so. i might go ahead and convert my excisting car into hydrogen if you dont hurry your damn asses up. time is running short for car compamies unless you get off your asses.
I know u hate GM , but Gm Korea is different , in my country all Chevy are made in Korea , 3 years ago all chevy cars are made in US.....the quality is different , my old chevy was made in USA n it always has problems then I bought another Chevy that is made in Korea , the quality is very different !!! my old chevy has bad quality n my new one is not !this proofs that Korean CHevy is better than american chevy..
True. Either way its General Motors Europe that makes all their new cars and technology. Their FlexFuel, Hybrid, BioFuel, and Fuel Cell technology. All tested and produced in Europe. Also their 4-Cylinder Shut Off in their Silverado, that was made there also.
I want a car with a huge screen tv in the dash board, with a desktop on it to access the internet with a built in tv tuner. Also, a dvd rw with radio and gps navagation system built in the big screen tv. Under neath the tv where the radio is etc i want a button on it to open up a huge tray for a wireless keyboard and mouse to go on there. Id live in my car then :).
Otherwise known as the manufactors and inventors of FlexFuel & Hydrogen attempts. Everything is invented and tested here in Europe by General Motors Europe because of its resources, facilities, and the people.
Why don't you learn how to speak English before you start trying to comment on things you know nothing about. GM is the number 1 car company in the world, they out sold Toyota by 3000 vehicles. I would gladly take my '92 Bonneville over any brand new Japanese car.
You must of forgot about Pearl Harbor? American cars are better in initial quality. Go buy a Honda I for my part drive my Cadillac and about gas I really don't care
fuck gm-fuck its management-fuck its labor-fuck its dealerships-fuck its ripoff lemon cars
avaltvali 6 months ago
American cars are lemons that don't provide good value. If you buy a Japanese or European car, you will be able to drive your car for many hundreds of thousands of miles. If you buy American your car will start to experience MAJOR problems around 70,000 miles. American car companies are inferior in every single war to foreign manufacturers. They have ALWAYS BEEN inferior and ALWAYS WILL BE inferior.
Ninoortah 6 months ago
Take a look at this video, written and sung by Darwin Haack. It really tells the story of the birth of a truck. He sang it 20 years ago when he worked at Flint Truck and Bus in Flint, Michigan. My son found the song and produced the video. Everytime I see a truck commercial, I think this should be the theme song playing in the background. Search "Top of the Line" by Darwin Haack in youtube to view it.
TheMamabear23 1 year ago
we want small, well made, fuel efficent cars.
NO GAS Guzzlers please, we wont buy them no more.
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FloridaBiker 2 years ago
The UAW is the parasite that killed General Motors!
kittycatback 2 years ago
A day late and a dollar short
caganb 2 years ago
Ha
I don't mean to be offensive to anyone, but I love how he's all like, Chevrolet is so great, Chevrolet is so great in so many countries including the US. Now it's almost gone....
catsaregreat99 2 years ago
Chevrolet, just a few years ago used to be the best anywhere, especially in America. I own a 2000 Blazer with 100,000 miles on it and is still going strong . But I recently purchased a 2007 HHR, and has 33k and is falling to pieces and the warranty wont cover half of it. It is sad to see such a good automobile company fall in just a few short years to what it is now.
ChickenC0re 2 years ago
I had a 97 Firebird V6 and the build quality was just atrocious. The alternator went at 30k miles. The headlight motor at 36k miles. The differential started leaking soon after. Just bad quality.
piancu 2 years ago
they all look the f***** same,like pumped up matchboxes.Tasteless without personality.
pomatmarc 2 years ago
The best thing GM did in recent years is to make the SAAB not look utterly ridiculous.
Sadly, they have made SAAB look anonymous. And what the heck is the attraction in Europe for ugly, tiny wagons. A Cadillac wagon, no less.
nhprman 2 years ago
This guy should save his breath. Too little, too late. Buy one of these pieces of junk to have it rattle apart in 30K. The big 3 should be left to fail like any other sub-par business who have greedy employees. Fuck the UAW...Fucking socialist union. Fuck all unions as far as I'm concerned. Anti American socialism.
marceads 3 years ago
Unions are strong in Italy and France, and at the moment Citroen, Renault, Peugeot and FIAT are not doing nearly as badly as the US car industry.
dangerouslytalented 2 years ago
"Unions are strong in Italy and France, and at the moment Citroen, Renault, Peugeot, and FIAT are not doing nearly as badly as the US car industry."
This may be because the unions in Italy and France are focused on maintaining a symbiotic relationship with their employers. The union leadership there likely understand that their duty is to represent the members of their union to ensure fair treatment and fair pay.
The UAW, OTOH, is corrupt, trying to take more than is fairly due to them.
Watcher3223 2 years ago
It is a two way street.The US car manufacturers were costcutting at a time when they were very profitable.
This cost cutting in order to secure higher short term profits resulted in the underfunding of pension and health plans,along with R&D,engineering,quality control and so forth.Result:GM cars stopped developing, and the Europeans and Japanese and South Koreans took over in terms of fuel economy,quality, and styling.
Meanwhile, paying for the underfunded pension plans madde it worse.
dangerouslytalented 2 years ago
Of course; the relationship between labor and employer is symbiotic.
I never claimed that GM was in the clear, but the UAW is every bit as responsible by being uncompromising to the point where GM is unable to competitively act to the changes in the marketplace.
The UAW treats GM as their adversary instead of treating them as their partner.
That, along with inept leadership at the top and no long term goal and strategy are factors.
Another which I think you've missed: bad customer support.
Watcher3223 2 years ago
Bad customer support is part and parcel of the cost cutting that boosted short term profit at the cost of long term viability.
It has happened in so many of the corporations that have collapsed. Cost cutting, sending the call centres to Bangalore, scrimping on quality control, and on and on and on.
dangerouslytalented 2 years ago
But, sacrificing customer support is one of those seemingly little things that'll cost you in the long run.
In the movie business, there's a thing called "legs," which is word of mouth. That's a powerful element that can totally undo your advertising and PR for the simple fact that people will listen to their friends and relatives more than they would a car company.
Further, if a customer has a good experience, he might tell a few. But, if a customer has a bad experience, he WILL tell MANY.
Watcher3223 2 years ago
There is nothing wrong with cost cutting so long as you know what you must cut, and if there's a good reason for it. Usually, a positive way to cut costs is to make processes more efficient and reduce waste; that's one of the important things that "The Toyota Way" advocates.
Of course, short term profitability doesn't count as a good reason because short term actions are usually done at the expense of long term viability.
Watcher3223 2 years ago
That is the whole problem. Short term profitability is NOT a good reason for cutting costs, but for the executives, it is a VERY good reason.
The only ones who won out are the very executives involved, along with short term shareholders.
Everybody else lost out - workers, shareholders, customers, everyone.
dangerouslytalented 2 years ago
That's essentially what it is; the problem starts at the top and blame must be placed on leadership.
My biggest gripe about the automakers are executives who aren't working there for the company.
It's happened before with RCA and that was a great American company that many felt was too big to fail ... until it actually did in 1986. And RCA's failure started the moment David Sarnoff retired, who was the individual responsible for leading RCA to its success.
Watcher3223 2 years ago
When Mr. Sarnoff left, no one who took the reigns was capable of leading RCA and things deteriorated starting with inappropriate diversification from electronics (greeting cards, frozen foods, auto rentals, and so on), showing a company that lost focus.
We're seeing the same thing from GM, even after the bailout; no long term goal, no focus. If anything, the bailout has only preserved the status quo; real change would be GM being held to answer for its failure to their stockholders and debtors.
Watcher3223 2 years ago
The problem with RCA was they could not adapt to the changing marketplace. During the 1950s, they were almost (but not quite) a monopoly. They became fat and bloated, reliant more on their own size than on innovation.For example,electronics stores were forced to buy up unwanted RCA 45pm-only gramophones if they wanted to sell sought after RCA Televisions.
Once cheaper Japanese TVs came in, they could not compete.
dangerouslytalented 2 years ago
RCA could adapt if given leadership that would lead, even enough to be competitive against the Japanese.
But, they lost leadership after David Sarnoff left. What ended up being there was revolving door management, some of which involved some serious scandals. Check the history of the company from the early 1970s onwards.
You can't develop and stick with a single long term strategy if you keep changing leadership like that.
Watcher3223 2 years ago
... and with boardmembers who do not care about long term viability, there is absolutely no incentive.
It is so hard to find good executives. So what do they do? They decide to pay executives obscene amounts of money in order to attract the best, but only the greediest get in.
dangerouslytalented 2 years ago
Unfortunately, this is true.
Watcher3223 2 years ago
G.M. got to go away for good, you know what we should open the Toyota Factory in the United State, because G.M. are suck, they ask for money from the government and ask for more and more, and then they don't use it wisely
sideslide23 2 years ago
What the United States needs is a new significant American automaker that operates outside of the Detroit establishment, out of the reach of Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors.
Some independent automakers, such as Tesla Motors, could help pave the way, but they make products for a niche and not necessarily for the mainstream.
Watcher3223 2 years ago
coandcaiv my dad has an gm al old ppl do lol
why000000000 3 years ago
i was truly embarassed when i had to drive a GM car lol...they are so dogshit
coandcaiv 3 years ago
What the hell was that little yellow thing? Somebody step on it and put it out of its misery.
ponster888 3 years ago
What the HELLLL. Now how the heck am I suppose to see out the back window on that first van. At the begining. I don't like that split window idea at all.
hickss89 3 years ago
Guys you should have followed the market , nobody wants those big huge fuel wasting ugly SUV's or big block v8's that's history. You follow or you go down. I mean they weren't famous for their quality don't they?
3L3CTR0static 3 years ago
noody what ??????????????? EVERY BODY LOVE THEM ! GO TO THE GULF AND SEE WHAT THEY DRIVE ! GO TO KUWAIT AND SE ALSO WHAT DO THEY DRIVE ! AMERICA SHOULD BE ALL ABOUT BIG V8'S ! if they didnt make big v8's then what is the point of the american car industry ?
ds2500s 3 years ago
True true they all drive ferraris and lamborghinis dude over there. Big v8's are boring people... no new inovations nothing that's why they will go down because they build old fashion v8 crap nobody wants that anymore.
3L3CTR0static 3 years ago
EXUSE ME BUT I DO LIKE THAT OLD CRAPPY FASHION YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT ... I AM NOT SAYING THAT THEY ONLY SHOULD MAKE BIG v8s ! .. WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT THEY SHOULD MAKE BOTH NOT OLNY ONE KIND OF A CAR
ds2500s 3 years ago
Driving an GM Car = Being Stupid.
Driving an Honda = Being CooL.
usery1z 3 years ago
honda = cool? WTF? LMAO!!!
E3ramirez 3 years ago
big2 bankruptcy=NOT COOL
emforty2 3 years ago
LOL very well said, usery1z :)
porscheforthewin 3 years ago
hONDA=FAG GM=cool.
slopmaster1 2 years ago
Interesting!!
Clebovov 3 years ago
too late for fuel economy ur falling flat on ur face soon
emforty2 3 years ago
yeah the PONTIAC VIBE and CHEVY AVEO is an american car
and so are all the GEOs
emforty2 3 years ago
I love GM . .I love my Chevy Cobalt . .Fuck Foreign Cars . . have fun fixing those shit boxes !
baberuthistheman 3 years ago
hahah! your such a newb! cobalt is a shit box
coandcaiv 3 years ago
This video is hard to understand, but GM is an amazing company, people just need to check out their new cars. Ford is great too.
kithp 3 years ago
I love GM don't listen to these idiots, just look at their new cars, and if you think their quality might be a not up to european standards go buy a Lada and enjoy your time at the garage :)
honestrunescaper 3 years ago 2
@honestrunescaper Whenever GM talks about their products you should take a hold on your wallet and if you are smart enough, hold on to your mind as well. And one thing: Never "love" a corporation. No company is worth the dirt from under your fingernails. By the way, Lada is better than all GM models ever developed alltogether. By all means.
MillyVanillification 1 year ago
@honestrunescaper And one final thing: This car is developed by Opel, not by GM.
MillyVanillification 1 year ago
Just fucking die already GM. I was A big fan for years.....Bought an import, and it didn't need any servicing, other than brakes, oil and that stuff.....I was brainwashed into thinking, ball joints, transmissions....you name it was normal wear.....FUCKING DIE....GO AWAY. FUCKING JUNK. That's where they all are....the junk yard.
bigboy45454545 3 years ago
Go to hell!
honestrunescaper 3 years ago
GM recently signed it's own death knell. It is building plants in Asia. It is these terrorist policies that has caused GM to deteroriate. It wants Americans' money but it does not want to give money to Americans via jobs.
Americans are fed up & thus GM will eventually dissolve. Americans will not buy from terrorist companies like GM and Ford.
I ask you, what can be more terroristic than to take Americans money and then put them into the unemployment lines?
njattack 3 years ago
GM makes some of the worst possible cars to this day
horrorfreak889 3 years ago
stop selling crap gm. you need to produce vehicles with zero emissions. iam not buying another car until you do so. i might go ahead and convert my excisting car into hydrogen if you dont hurry your damn asses up. time is running short for car compamies unless you get off your asses.
diogenesny 3 years ago
Long live GM my friends!
Lucas10w30 3 years ago
GM has to STOP building Jap cars !! . Fuck already . .GM was built on affordable muscle cars ! .. GO BACK to what works !
baberuthistheman 3 years ago
I know u hate GM , but Gm Korea is different , in my country all Chevy are made in Korea , 3 years ago all chevy cars are made in US.....the quality is different , my old chevy was made in USA n it always has problems then I bought another Chevy that is made in Korea , the quality is very different !!! my old chevy has bad quality n my new one is not !this proofs that Korean CHevy is better than american chevy..
KPKonliner 3 years ago
True. Either way its General Motors Europe that makes all their new cars and technology. Their FlexFuel, Hybrid, BioFuel, and Fuel Cell technology. All tested and produced in Europe. Also their 4-Cylinder Shut Off in their Silverado, that was made there also.
EuroSport2006 3 years ago
I want a car with a huge screen tv in the dash board, with a desktop on it to access the internet with a built in tv tuner. Also, a dvd rw with radio and gps navagation system built in the big screen tv. Under neath the tv where the radio is etc i want a button on it to open up a huge tray for a wireless keyboard and mouse to go on there. Id live in my car then :).
theycutheyknowu 3 years ago
cars and gas are so fkn expensive today its not even worth it to buy a car thats more than 2000$
what a total loss of money cars and gas are today just 2 get from a to b! bring back fkn crank cars.
Hollander909 3 years ago
Otherwise known as the manufactors and inventors of FlexFuel & Hydrogen attempts. Everything is invented and tested here in Europe by General Motors Europe because of its resources, facilities, and the people.
EuroSport2006 4 years ago
But the quality is bad , If only GM has better quality more people will buy the cars......
KPKonliner 3 years ago
get ur english right "a person who buys a cheap usa car is a fool"
"japanese cars are sold excessively..."
"japanese car are fast and very efficient"
lilemotom 4 years ago
Why don't you learn how to speak English before you start trying to comment on things you know nothing about. GM is the number 1 car company in the world, they out sold Toyota by 3000 vehicles. I would gladly take my '92 Bonneville over any brand new Japanese car.
wnielsenis 4 years ago
uhh in case you didnt know toyota is now made in the USA.
eaglespsu07 4 years ago
Assembled and Built are 2 different things. Support your country or move back to Japan.
WeepyD 4 years ago
It depends on the country , in my country , some are made in Indonesia , some r made in Thailand , n some r made in Japan.....
KPKonliner 3 years ago
You must of forgot about Pearl Harbor? American cars are better in initial quality. Go buy a Honda I for my part drive my Cadillac and about gas I really don't care
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bubbles2911817 4 years ago
lol cameramen on segways
peekaboo1551 4 years ago
hurry up and make these cars before I graduate.
jjsaturn93 4 years ago
GM cars are starting to look japanese..americans cars sucks!
ed69805 4 years ago
None of these cars were designed in America...
LovePontiac 4 years ago
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gm sucks, ford ftw! just me though :(
qwertymac93 4 years ago
Trax baby, that looks pretty american to me...
KiNgToNgAIII 4 years ago
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Ah, so its the Russians and other ex-Soviets who are buying Chevys. I was wondering, because I'm sure we're not buying them much in western Europe.
Group51 4 years ago
i would kill to be there :(
cainorox 4 years ago
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yay first comment i give you a 5 star cus i like your movies
BigBasttarrd 4 years ago
wow
prt1667 4 years ago