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- From: bqueiser@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Brian J Queiser)
- Subject: Re: saturn/OLDs speculation
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- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 14:13:53 GMT
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- jitloke@tekig5.pen.tek.com (Jit-Loke Lim) writes:
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- >rjwade@rainbow.ecn.purdue.edu (Robert J. Wade) writes:
-
- >>saturn to learn the saturn way of doing business...OLDs sales have
- >>plumeted from over a million in 1986 to roughly 435k last year...
- >>anyone care to comment on this???
-
- >Someone also needs to figure out what Olds stands for. For a while there, they
- >were the "not your father's Olds" company which pissed of older buyers. Now,
- >I see full page ads touting Achieva SCX racing successes. I think GM should
- >leave the "sport" with Pontiac, which has done well with that image. I'm not
- >quite sure what Olds should be, maybe the "not quite the image of Cadillac,
- >but better than Chevrolet, and not quite as sporty as Pontiac division." And
- >of course, they had to do the Bravada which makes no sense whatsoever to Olds,
- >maybe perhaps die-hard Olds buyers who need a sport-ute.
-
- You know, this may not be the most spectacular observation, but what's
- the difference these days (or in days past) between Olds and Buick??
- Except for the Bravada, which can't be selling that well 'cause I hardly
- *ever* see one, the divisions are very similar. It's probably a
- styling thing, 'cause isn't their market target the same? Badge
- engineering is not enuff these days. The Acheiva is a great step, but
- Camry-Accord-Acheiva tests not withstanding, lack of an airbag was a
- poor decision.
-
- Regards,
-
- Brian
-
- bqueiser@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
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