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Originally posted by kach22i
Someone at GM still has the heart of a dreamer and true car guy, but with little ablity in that organization to follow though and get it to us.
I think you hit the nail on the head.

One of the writers for Automobile Magazine used to work at GM (David E. Davis?). I remember him once saying something like: "The GM system is so obtuse that if they had Stradivarius making violins for them, they could only reward him by making him a plant manager."

I still think they should have made 100 Cadillac Sixteens and sold them for $1 million apiece. That would have done wonders for the Cadillac brand. Mind, you, Cadillacs have quietly gotten better by leaps and bounds in the last few years--the other necessary part for this to work.

I hate to start this debate again, but the UAW helps to enforce a very rigid structure inside of GM--but so does GM's management. The way I see it, is this rigid structure served GM very well through the 50's, 60's, and 70's. It hurt GM in subsequent decades, but not enough to be considered their biggest problem. Both management and the UAW have gotten very used to how GM works. Even though other automakers have figured out how to do things better, both of these entrenched camps are very resistant to change.
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