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Old 11-03-2009, 04:17 AM   #6 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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The more secret prototypes of GM's I see, the worse I feel for its engineers. They produced some amazing designs and prototypes. They had all the technology and engineering know-how to be a world leader in many different markets, but the leadership has always held it back. It's a shame.
GM and Ford have large European divisions that have been putting out quite efficient cars that the US doesn't get to see. GM and Opel/Vauxhall are supposedly the same company, but with totally different politics. I guess the European part had to go with efficiency to stay in the market, while in the US it was the Big 3 that kept the brakes on for years. Now they're so far behind that it's hard to catch up, let alone be ahead.
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