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In the '50s through '70s, GM could afford to launch all the cars on one bodysize -- say Chevy Chevelle/Pontiac Lemans/Olds Cutlass/Buick Skylark -- in the same model year. Now it staggers, for example, Epsilon-based cars at different times, ... Randy Marion launches new site Merinews
Chevy sold 9,456 Traverses since its fall release, while Ford moved 14,457 Flexes. The Chevy beats the Ford in monthly volume though, 4,935 to 2,685 for December. New models include the Dodge Challenger, 17,423 units, Pontiac G8, 15,002 units and BMW 1 Series, 12,018 units.
In the last 25 years, GM has added brands when it needed to be paring them down. Roger Smith's Saturn subsidiary promised to do what Chevrolet or Pontiac should have tried - competing toe-to-toe with Toyota and Honda. GM spent millions to make Hummers out of Chevy trucks while GMC was searchi...