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In Context: 2010 Buick LaCrosse CXS

by Chris Sawyer on January 27, 2010

Buick suffered from neglect while GM attempted to put its Cadillac franchise in order, and tried to support more brands than it could handle. However, by moving Cadillac up and giving it a more sporting edge, product planners gave Buick a niche closer to the lower reaches of Lexus. This placement is much closer to [...]

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In Context: North American International Auto Show

by Chris Sawyer on January 16, 2010

For a number of years, the combination of a January time slot, official “International Auto Show” status, and good economic times made Detroit one of the “must see” auto shows. Automakers both domestic and foreign came to Detroit’s aging Cobo Center to hawk their latest wares. That was especially true when the Los Angeles Auto [...]

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GM: What To Do After The Bankruptcy

by Chris Sawyer on April 7, 2009

The word is that new Obama-appointed GM CEO Fritz Henderson has the lawyers working overtime on a bankruptcy plan for GM. And while I’ve said before (and will say again) that this is the road the company should have followed in the first place, it’s nice to see that Henderson isn’t wasting any time.
Unwinding all [...]

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Wagoner Had To Go

by Chris Sawyer on March 31, 2009

No matter where you come down on President Obama “firing” Rick Wagoner (I think it sets a terrible precedent), the sad fact is that Wagoner had to go. A tall and very polite man, Wagoner could not – would not – face the problems facing General Motors in the U.S. head-on. In this, however, he [...]

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