True or false: Before GM would build a small, fuel efficient, quality car, they would rather go bankrupt.?

Question

American do not only drive large SUV's , and gas guzzlers, That is all GM builds. Many years ago they suppressed the Rotary Engine after buying the rights.
Prediction: Don't wait for them to come out with a competitive electric car.
Too bad American don't have good choices in buying an American car.

Answer 1

no gm is incapable of building anything worthwhile, however we in the america's do have choices, there are alot of decent imports available and plenty of domesticaly produced import brands.

Answer 2

The most fuel efficient cars that GM makes (except the hybrid's) are marketed (as far as accounting is concerned) at a loss. This has several reasons, one is to get buyers into a GM product and have them move up to better models as income and needs (children) press the consumer into a bigger car. It is much the same for Ford.
The problem is not the makers of the cars, but the consumer. If no one wants it, who will buy it?
If no one will buy it, why build it.
So stop picking on the makers of the cars!
If you are worried about this so much, just park your car and walk.

Answer 3

GM will do whatever helps their bottom line. They have no interest in going bankrupt. The reason they have not made more ecofriendly cars is because Americans have not shown a tremendous urge to buy them. Now that the Honda and Toyota hybrids and electrics are taking off, GM is beginning to build small, efficient cars. If Americans don't buy them, they'll stop again.

Answer 4

They have the Chevy Aveo, which competes with teh Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit, and Nissan Versa.
GM also has the Chevy Cobalt, Saturn Ion, Pontiac G5 and G6, Saab 9-3, Saturn Astra. All except the Saab get at least 35mpg highway.

Answer 5

there isn't any unmarried reason, and you will seem on the solutions here and discover lot of motives that each physique follow. a million. human beings in different international places have been used to procuring comparable automobiles by utilising community automobile makers so which you may desire to be aggressive they had to make what human beings have been paying for. there are a number of motives for his additionally, roads are actually not as extensive, they are greater gas effectual etc. 2. Its no longer interior of your means, retooling, hard paintings, etc. 3. the human beings in u . s . of america have been conditioned to think of that extensive flash automobiles are what's cool. Why in the international make and hybrid escalade or navigator or comparable automobile that gets 20 mpg as a hybrid, and expenditures 10,000 to 20,000 or greater for it being a hybrid? flow purchase a scion or mini that gets 30+ mpg and expenditures under $30,000 loaded. 4. in international places in europe and different places there are very strict guidlines on mpg or mpl and emmisions that automobiles might desire to fulfill to be bought there. you ought to purchase automobiles that don't meet the standards yet you may desire to pay a extensive tax, so in basic terms the very prosperouschronic hummers and escalades.

Answer 6

SUVs are much more profitable than little econoboxes, so it makes sense for the company to put a lot of its focus on these.

Mazda made rotary cars - still does I think - so that part (at least) of your question seems to be wrong.

Answer 7

False. GM is producing these cars now with their overseas products. In the US, GM Chevrolet calls the car, the AVEO.

Answer 8

Better hope it's better engineered than the Citation was....seems they can't decide to make a bold move like Ford.

Answer 9

ok look, YOU ARE CRAZY STUPID! just GET OVER IT!!!!!!stupid tree huggers