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Not immediately jettisoned, but you do have to properly product plan more than a few months out. Ignoring all product planning and only focusing on developing what will sell in the next month is not the way to run a massive car company.
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The problem is that GM cannot make a small car in the US that will turn a profit. They are inherently locked out of that market by the reality of their structure. Their only hope would be a rebadge.
Also, I am quite confident that SUVs are still the best (financially) performing platforms they make, I know they were even in the beginning of the year when I was getting the rags. Their price point and shared platform model allowed the big three to compete in SUVs even though they are handicapped, the lower price point models and even the midgrade sedans do not. In cars GM has to produce the same sweater with less wool.....it just can't be done.
After the BK this whole story changes (assuming Obama doesn't get his hands in that and protect UAW contracts).