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    GM Planning to Hold an I.P.O. Next July

    Bob Lutz on CNBC

    GM Partners With EBay To Auction New Cars

    New "General Motors Company" Logo May Go Green?

    GM CEO Bankruptcy Update Press Conference At 9 AM

    GM’s Bob Lutz Reverses Retirement Decision, May Lead Global Marketing

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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    07/10/09

    In reply to GM Partners With EBay To Auction New Cars
    Honestly, I could see this working and actually revolutionizing the way we buy cars.


    They list up the car starting at cost (with the R&D costs, labor budget, servicing / warranty, etc. all figured in) and the market determines how much profit they make on it. At the very worst they break even... which is better than they're doing right now.
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    Image of philibuster philibuster
    07/10/09

    @something_unique_and_descriptive: Insertion fees will be the death of new GM.
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    07/10/09

    @philibuster: They'd have to work something out with eBay that waives the insertion fees in exchange for a cut of the profit. But I really do think this could work and it would give GM further incentive to lock the bean counters in a cage and keep them the hell away from the cars. As the perceived value of their vehicles went up, so would their profit margin.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    07/10/09

    In reply to GM Partners With EBay To Auction New Cars
    Here's an honest ad they can use as a model:
    (and I can also find out how to do an image on 2.0!
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    07/10/09

    @Novaload Misses Murilee: FFS! It says

    1967 Mustang - transmission in trunk. Assembly required. Buy now and get a free bowl of soup. It's good soup.
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    Image of philibuster philibuster
    07/10/09

    @Novaload Misses Murilee: That is the most amazing ad I have ever seen. It must be fake.
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    07/10/09

    In reply to GM’s Bob Lutz Reverses Retirement Decision, May Lead Global Marketing
    I always think of this when I see that picture of Lutz.
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    Image of SeanKHotay SeanKHotay
    07/10/09

    In reply to GM’s Bob Lutz Reverses Retirement Decision, May Lead Global Marketing
    Just a thought: If the Obama/US Government pushes GM in a direction not based on a sound business/marketing case (e.g., a ubergreen car 'nobody wants'), do you think Lutz will push back? I do...to the point of resignation. Could be the proverbial canary-in-the-coalmine.
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    Image of bzr bzr
    07/10/09

    In reply to New "General Motors Company" Logo May Go Green?
    I think they really wanted to go with this:
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    Edited by bzr at 07/10/09 11:18 AM bzr was starred bzr was unstarred
    Image of nollid51 nollid51
    07/10/09

    @bzr: SO is GM going ahead with the plan to run cars on Unicorn poop?
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    Image of Motor_Yakuza Motor_Yakuza
    07/10/09

    @bzr: Yep, that's what I had in mind.
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    Image of FormerlyPreferredCustomer FormerlyPreferredCustomer
    07/10/09

    @bzr: I think that's good, but something like this would be even better:



    GM Logo
    Myspace Glitter Graphics
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    07/10/09

    @FormerlyPreferredCustomer: That's the Cadillac version.
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    07/10/09

    In reply to GM Partners With EBay To Auction New Cars
    Hasn't eBay been losing ground to places like Craigslist due to sellers getting screwed by higher fees and buyers getting screwed by unscrupulous sellers? Does it make sense, then, if you're a failing automaker to link up with a failing auction site? No? Well, I guess that's why GM is doing this.
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    Image of philibuster philibuster
    07/10/09

    @engineerd: Add to that Paypal's blatant disregard for their users, and you've got a recipe for disaster.
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    Image of B1663R B1663R
    07/10/09

    In reply to GM Partners With EBay To Auction New Cars
    what are they going to do when after a few weeks they realize that no one is bidding on their cars?


    Current auction price: $0.00
    Buy it now! $22,876.98
    6 months till auction closes
    Number of Bids: 0



    a big bite of the reality burger might be good for them. I won't even mention some poor Nigerian Prince who has all his money locked up and he needing your help to retrieve it but you can kept 10% and send the reast to me
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    Image of SeanKHotay SeanKHotay
    07/10/09

    In reply to GM’s Bob Lutz Reverses Retirement Decision, May Lead Global Marketing
    Isn't "Global" just "Asia & America" for most intents and purposes? They're getting rid of Opel, Vauxhall, & Saab, right? Do the 1000 CTSs they sell in Europe after decades of marketing Cadillacs count?
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    Edited by SeanKHotay at 07/10/09 10:03 AM SeanKHotay was starred SeanKHotay was unstarred
    Image of .357 .357
    07/10/09

    In reply to GM Partners With EBay To Auction New Cars
    If the GM eBay ads are going to be like the other ones I have seen, they will go like this:
    JUST L@@K!!
    Amazing car, slight transmission problem, slight engine problem, no reverse gear, but still driveable! Slight body damage, but it will buff right out. I have installed new cupholders and a custom spoiler. You will not find a better deal. The title is salvage, but we fixed it. Thanks for looking!!!
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    Edited by .357 at 07/10/09 9:58 AM .357 was starred .357 was unstarred
    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    07/10/09

    @.357: RAN BEFORE PARKED IN FACOTRY
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    Image of POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION
    07/10/09

    @.357: Reminds me of one of my favorite ebay ads...http://jalopnik.com/325728/heads-up-mid+engined-vegamino-alert

    I AM ISTING THIS FOR A FRIEND.

    -Hmm, because you're a better ister than him.


    HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT THE CAR.

    -Hopefully he owns it too!


    THERE ARE A SMALL CHIP IN THE PAINT (CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM).

    -Is that a one or a many?


    SEATS HAS BEEN REDONE.

    -I can has redone seats?


    69 CORVAIR SPIDER RAR END.

    -Is that better than the Grrr end?


    THERE ARE A RESERVE OF $15,000 ON THE CAR.

    -Can one have multiple reserves?


    PERFESSIONAL BUILD!

    -Perfessional.... yeah, I'm sold!


    BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PICK UP OF THE CAR, AND FOR ALL THE SHIPPING ARRIANGMENTS.

    -Hopefully that's not supposed to be arraignment!


    MUST BE PICKED UP AT HIS RESIDENCES.

    -Can he pick the one closest to where the buyer lives?
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    Image of DoctorNine's D9 Cat DoctorNine's D9 Cat
    07/10/09

    @POLAЯ 0.02: Is your real name 'Earl'?
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    Image of POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION
    07/10/09

    @DoctorNine's D9 Cat: Yes, and I are a perfessional at isting.
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    Image of Jagvar Jagvar
    07/10/09

    In reply to GM Partners With EBay To Auction New Cars
    The online auction seems like a venue more suited to used cars than new ones.

    Has anyone here ever bought a car on eBay Motors? I mean, I've been tempted, but I'd probably just use eBay to find the car, then go look at it and buy it in person.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    07/10/09

    @Jagvar: I've been tempted, too, but I just can't bring myself to buy something that I haven't actually seen in person. To me, that's just asking for trouble, be it a new or used car.
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    Image of TheCamaroKid TheCamaroKid
    07/10/09

    @Jagvar: I've been tempted, as well, but a car is something I can't buy without seeing it in person first. Pictures can be taken in a way that hide undisclosed problems.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    07/10/09

    @TheCamaroKid: Yeah, the pictures never tell the real story. That's why I never buy cars or hookers off of ebay.
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    Edited by pauljones at 07/10/09 10:33 AM pauljones was starred pauljones was unstarred
    Image of bzr bzr
    07/10/09

    @Jagvar: I bought my Honda CB550F motorcycle on eBay. Drove 10 hours to Ohio to get it in another story of adventurous automotive hilarity. Since I was planning to rebuild the entire thing anyway, I can't exactly compare it to buying a car to actually use every day.

    But in eBay's defense they have a few safeguards and buyer protection programs in case you get shafted by an unscrupulous seller, which can even include involving law enforcement.
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    Image of Franzouse Franzouse
    07/10/09

    In reply to GM Partners With EBay To Auction New Cars
    I wonder what the General's seller rating will be. Customer feedback can be a bitch.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    07/10/09

    In reply to GM Partners With EBay To Auction New Cars
    Wow. That's just retarded.

    Fritz, you're fired.

    What they need to do is expand the current "build and price" feature and allow customers to build the car online, order it from the factory online, and then purchase it through the dealer of their choice.

    By doing that, it keeps both dealers and customers happy. Which, you know, is a good thing to do if you're an automaker.
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    07/10/09

    @pauljones: Somehow, my comments are being systematically demoted, and I'm not entirely sure why.

    I'm going to give the benefit of the doubt and attribute it to a system glitch, as my comments are generally very much on topic, particularly my first one.
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    Image of Ray Wert Ray Wert
    07/10/09

    @pauljones: I don't like the word "retarded" very much.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    07/10/09

    @Ray Wert: Fair enough, I apologize. I will refrain from using that word from this point on.

    Also, I did not intentionally promote the post again. I just replied to your comment, and it seems that that promoted all of the comments in the chain.

    Please check your private messages.
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    Image of POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION
    07/10/09

    In reply to GM Partners With EBay To Auction New Cars
    Well there goes my big idea of opening up a big Greeneral Motors dealership next to a dying HUMMER one.
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    Image of Miscellanea Miscellanea
    07/10/09

    In reply to New "General Motors Company" Logo May Go Green?
    I was really hoping for something more like this GM.

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    Image of .357 .357
    07/10/09

    @Miscellanea's brakes are squealing: That is incredibly badass.
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    Image of Miscellanea Miscellanea
    07/10/09

    @Miscellanea's brakes are squealing: And for special edition vehicles... you can thank me later GM.
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    Image of POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION
    07/10/09

    @Miscellanea's brakes are squealing: I however, will thank you right now!
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    Image of POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION
    07/10/09

    @Miscellanea's brakes are squealing: THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
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    Image of Motor_Yakuza Motor_Yakuza
    07/10/09

    @Miscellanea's brakes are squealing: Maybe a black GM logo will be nice
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    Image of Miscellanea Miscellanea
    07/10/09

    @Motor_Yakuza: You're right! A black GM logo can work.

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    Image of POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION
    07/10/09

    @Miscellanea's brakes are squealing: Maybe we can videotape her washing the green off of the logo?
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    Image of POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION
    07/10/09

    In reply to New "General Motors Company" Logo May Go Green?
    If you're a little Yellow after being Blue for so long, you might wind up looking Green
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    Image of .357 .357
    07/10/09

    @POLAЯ 0.02: Jeez, POLAR, you didn't have to tell everyone about my drug habits!
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    Image of POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION
    07/10/09

    @POLAЯ 0.02: Or is this a case where Red and Blue make Green?!?!
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    Image of POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION
    07/10/09

    @.357: Shhh! Be quiet, I'm watching ^Megan!^
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