GM to cut powertrain warranty to 60,000 miles

ScottG wrote:

In some ways a shorter warranty is actually a good indicator of a companies success and evolution.
It absolutely DOES NOT mean the company has less faith in their product - it's quite the contrary.

So "AS IS NO WARRANTY" is a selling point to you? While I agree with others that the extra 40,000 miles of warranty on the powertrain is of dubious value, I don't see any way that shortening a warranty can be seen as an endorsement of quality. There are probably many reasons to shorten the warranty period. Maybe they feel it will shorten the trade cycle, maybe it is very expensive, maybe they feel the customer service hits they take telling people certain components are not covered are greater than benefits of offering the warranty. But I see no way they are doing because they feel it is an endorsement of quality.