Editorial: The Chevy Corvette Must Die

[Rob]

I'm not even sure what to say about this piece of....

Editorial: General Motors Death Watch 232: The Chevy Corvette Must Die

By Robert Farago
February 14, 2009

A mainstream carmaker has no business building niche products. Literally. For one thing, they’re hardly ever profitable. For another, even when they are, their profits are relatively insignificant. And most importantly, “halo cars” are four-wheeled glass and steel versions of Dumbo’s magic feather. They lead manufacturers to mistake cause with effect: if we build this, we must be good. In fact, any automaker that focuses its creative, financial and corporate resources on a halo car risks forgetting how to do what it did to get those resources in the first place—and an eventual plummet towards the circus floor. The Chevrolet Corvette may be only one of GM’s magic feathers, but it’s the most famous and, therefore, visible. GM should kill it, STAT.

Full Article: Editorial: General Motors Death Watch 232: The Chevy Corvette Must Die | The Truth About Cars

 

[BigJimZ16]

OK, Now I've found a use for the green smiley... Where can we find this moron?? For a six pack and a couple of shots we can get him taken care of.

 

[killain]

I don't know if this jerk needs to talk to an economist or a psychiatrist, either way he needs a bout of psychoanalysis with a shock charge back to reality. Otherwise anyone, and everyone who ever bought a corvette or any sports car is an insane idiot. And that would take in quite a crowd of rather wealthy and multi background and experienced individuals.

 

[reoch999]

After reading the full article and about half of the replies (don't have four more hours to finish reading them all), it seems to me like the logical conclusion based on all the evidence presented on that site being factual is to turn over control of General Motors to the team responsible for the success of Corvette.