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Old 06-10-2009, 08:58 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28 View Post
Neither did Allan Mullaly. He came from a company that makes planes.
I cannot discredit Mullaly. He has definitely brought Ford a long way. Granted, they still have a long way to go, but they are finally on the right track with the new Fusion and Taurus. But GM has been relying on MBA's with no car knowledge for too long and look where it has gotten them. Case in point:

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Lynn Myers was a Pontiac "lifer" who - by never taking a risk - woke up one morning to learn she had been appointed marketing general manager. She continued to miss the evolution of the "computer tuners," who had by now become the next generation of real Pontiac enthusiasts. They had learned how to combine a laptop and a few "bolt-on" parts to really make the [Grand Prix] GTP fly! To this generation - in image- the GTP was indeed the closest thing to come out of Pontiac since the first GTO. And on the subject of the GTO, Myers and her team completely missed the magnificent heritage opportunity. She missed a market full of real Pontiac "lovers" who were pleading for a new rear-drive perfomrance coupe. She had no idea what it meant for a car to be called a "GTO." In fact, she told me once that the new '04 GTO was never meant to be an "M-Car." When I asked, "what is an 'M-Car'?" she replied, "A 'muscle car,' and we are not going to ever drag race it. We're going to use it in sports car road racing." I said "Oh my God" and walked away with my head shaking.
Taken from Jim Wangers op-ed in the current issue of Pontiac Enthusiast. I wish I could post the entire article but there's no electronic version online and it's too long to type out. He goes into a lot of detail about who is really to blame for the failure of Pontiac. And I'm sure a lot of the same can be said for the rest of GM.
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