No more GM cars?

[60103]

There is a thread on the Model Railroader forum saying that General Motors is revoking all licences to make model cars in scales smaller than 1:64 (S scale).
The discussion following it makes me take it seriously.

 

[Matthyro]

It will be their loss more than ours because I will never buy/lease a GM car again. I have had a Chevy, a Pontiac or two and a Buick. No more thank you. We have many more options out there.

 

[emt49]

yea i saw that too if its true we should all wright GM letters tell them how unhappy we are about there stupid choice :curse:

 

[Russ Bellinis]

At the rate their going, there won't be a G.M. to license anything in a couple of years!

 

[Badyin Macfadyi]

Considerable discussion in 1/87 Vehicles & Equipment forum.

I can't see Opel being very happy with the idea

 

[Lighthorseman]

I'm Not Worried...

Heh. Only Mopars on my layout.

 

[jim currie]

At the rate their going, there won't be a G.M. to license anything in a couple of years!

think i will take that long Russ

 

[Russ Bellinis]

I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt. I don't see much evidence of G.M. having any idea what is wrong. Now they are loosing over $1 Billion per quarter, and they are canceling new platforms. When you are leaking profits like G.M. is you need new product, not a rehash of the same old money loosers that no one wants anyway!

 

[XavierJ123]

GMs problem is a 1980s contract with the UAW that provides excellant health care and pension benefits for its employee. This contract was agreed upon when GM enjoyed 50% of the market. Now GM only has 25% of the market thanks to the free trade agreement and all the foreign competition and cannot afford these employee benefits. I am glad Asia is buying the USA so we can have jobs and drive foreign cars---but I hear----for example---Toyota doesn't offer the same excellant employee benefits.