MrBluGruv
11-10-2009, 10:09 PM
Even got to ask him a question or two when the floor was opened. :D
He came by my campus this evening, pretty major event as this was supposed to be his first public address in Texas since becoming the head of GM in July.
Seems like a funny and interesting fellow, kinda a "silver fox" to put it simply I guess. Had some interesting things to say about the economy and turning around GM. By no means am I a GM fan, I'm a Ford guy and that's been in the blood for a few generations now, but still it's nice to see that a major economic power could be getting their act together and hopefully creating an economic boost in the near future.
My questions to him though? Asked him if he ever saw, given the forecasted growth of GM, that fallen divisions like Pontiac would ever see the light of day again, and if GM had any plans for performance beyond the Corvette and the new Camaro. He said highly unlikely to the first question, as even though there may be a decent niche for some of those legacy divisions, there isn't enough real demand to make it happen at this point. He did, however, say that there are definately big plans for performance R&D at GM coming up. As a Ford guy, I don't know whether to be happy or afraid. :( Best part: immediately after I told him I was an "automotive enthusiast" while stating my name and field of study and before I could ask him my two questions, he interrupted and said "ahh, you're the type of candidate we're looking for, huh? Would you be interested in a ZR-1?" I laughed and said "sure thing" with a huge grin on my face. :D
Overall, I think that even though this whole hooplah about the government running GM, with this guy at the helm it may turn around into a pretty decent company when all is said and done. Here's keeping my fingers crossed...
He came by my campus this evening, pretty major event as this was supposed to be his first public address in Texas since becoming the head of GM in July.
Seems like a funny and interesting fellow, kinda a "silver fox" to put it simply I guess. Had some interesting things to say about the economy and turning around GM. By no means am I a GM fan, I'm a Ford guy and that's been in the blood for a few generations now, but still it's nice to see that a major economic power could be getting their act together and hopefully creating an economic boost in the near future.
My questions to him though? Asked him if he ever saw, given the forecasted growth of GM, that fallen divisions like Pontiac would ever see the light of day again, and if GM had any plans for performance beyond the Corvette and the new Camaro. He said highly unlikely to the first question, as even though there may be a decent niche for some of those legacy divisions, there isn't enough real demand to make it happen at this point. He did, however, say that there are definately big plans for performance R&D at GM coming up. As a Ford guy, I don't know whether to be happy or afraid. :( Best part: immediately after I told him I was an "automotive enthusiast" while stating my name and field of study and before I could ask him my two questions, he interrupted and said "ahh, you're the type of candidate we're looking for, huh? Would you be interested in a ZR-1?" I laughed and said "sure thing" with a huge grin on my face. :D
Overall, I think that even though this whole hooplah about the government running GM, with this guy at the helm it may turn around into a pretty decent company when all is said and done. Here's keeping my fingers crossed...