Why GM could have succeeded if it really wanted to, and why it should fail.

There are past successes at GM.  The relative success of GM’s Europe and Asian subsidiaries shows that.  One such article from three years ago shows that GM, given the correct direction, can indeed make small efficient vehicles that people want to buy.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/08/business/van.php
Unfortunately, it chose to continue researching, developing, producing, and selling behemoth guzzlers that no […]

More on Size vs. Profitability. How GM may be BIG but profit-less.

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/gm-is-a-joke/
Fantastic.  Even small companies are taking potshots at GM’s profitability.  Avon’s market capitalization is greater than GM’s now.  Even Amway, if it were a public company, given corporate profits of $1B and a 8x P:E ratio, would also be worth more than GM. 
GM is on the ropes, and it’s rapidly falling market value as a […]

Will a GM bailout involve Chinese dollars?

GM has now become a near-penny stock.  GM’s business model is broken, and it could be argued that the unions were overly successful in sucking all the blood out of its employer, GM.  The secret to every good parasite is that you’re not supposed to kill your very kind host!!!  Not much point being Tommy […]

Remember the good-old days when you paid for E-mail?

Prior to the arrival of open-source Linux, except for some inferior freeware products, you always paid for your software.  Prior to the arrival of Gmail from Google, all the free on-line emails gave you a paltry 10-50MB of space for your email files.  Prior to yahoo and hotmail and other free emails…we paid for our […]