[Jay H]

GM and Ford (and the US economy) are going to be in a world of hurt when the Chinese bring in these cars they are building that have been reported to have initial high build quality.

Imagine in 10 years what GM and Ford (and probably the Germans) will be scrambling to do if you can buy a 4 door sedan that has the quality of a Camry or Accord that costs about 40% less than a comparable domestic sedan?

I do feel the executives that are running GM are out of touch with what the buying public is wanting in cars. They might be so sheltered from the lifestyle that the majority of us live in and don't have a clue as to what we want out of a minivan, family sedan or small car. These new Pontiac, Buick and Chevy sedans/minivans/small cars just never seem to have all aspects of the vehicle well executed and are ALWAYS behind the Camry and Accord in at least 1 or 2 major aspects.

What's up with these vehicles?

SSR = overweight, overpriced, no manual at first, limited capabilities, dismissed as a truck, dismissed as a sports car = no sales and cancelled for next year.

GTO = overweight, way overpriced, no styling = no sales and cancelled next year.

How much R&D did these two cars cost GM and I'd love to see how much in the red those two product lines ran.

Solstice = looks exceptional in person verses pics, seems to handle well, but: crap 4 cylinder, misleading pricing, delayed introduction for awhile, limited production and you couldn't even get one if you wanted one for awhile.