The Story That Won't Go Away

Campfire Time wrote:

dodge guy wrote:
It's just a matter of time before GM will realize they can't wait for anyone else to help them out.

Eventually GM will be crawling back to FCA and begging for help. And then it will probably be at half of the original offer!

Why? What does GM need them for? GM is doing well. Just look at the sales numbers. Drive one or two of their cars and trucks. The sole reason it's stock is where it is has to do with trust, which a large segment of the public doesn't, your post illustrates that well. GM isn't the same company it was 20 years ago. Heck it isn't the same company it was 5 years ago. Not too long ago a Cadillac would not be mentioned in the same article as BMW or Mercedes. Now they are making better cars than BMW (read up on the ATS). But the general public just doesn't get that yet. Most BMW owners are afraid to admit in public that their favorite brand is often bested by what used to be known as "The standard of the world".

Unfortunately perception is reality, and I don't care who owns or partners with them, it's going to take years for GM to regain the reputation they once enjoyed in their heyday.

Right about the general public does not get that, as the sales numbers for Cadillac and Ford 's Lincoln are pretty ordinary