Gotta Love Surprises

GM reports 1st-quarter loss of $3.3 billion
DETROIT MSNBC 04/30/08
General Motors Corp. struggled to a $3.3 billion first-quarter loss, due in part to a weak U.S. market, a strike at a major parts supplier and plummeting sales of sport utility vehicles and pickups.


Oh MY GOD...! REALLY?
Who would have seen that coming?
WOW.
But they have been making those SUV's right on up till now, right?
No forethought a few years ago that this was coming at all. Oh, things will be great...
Managers pushing right ahead with design & production of huge-ass gas pigs, saying "It's not us - we are just giving the people what they want..."
Sure...you're paid to all kinds of money to do just that, right? Don't look forward. Don't predict, manage, forecast, right?
And it will be a sudden, terrible tragedy that all kinds of people will be laid off now because you haven't retooled for more economical car lines ... because, oh, THAT takes YEARS to do, and we were ONLY responding to the desires of the consumer.

It's called BAD BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.
Yeah ..this is America and you can buy whatever you want.
It's also your right to be AS STUPID AS YOU WANT.
And it's a businesses right to act as IT sees fit as well.
Fine.
But haven't we just seen how, when stupid business decisions are made, and things go badly, that suddenly the government is called on to step in and "help" because SOOOOO many people are adversely affected? As a result of ignorant & stupid business practices. Well, I guess you're protected then. Enjoy your profits!

We watched the American auto industry fuck up in the 70's, and yet here we go again .... Great lesson learned. Can't wait until they dust off the old HORIZON & PINTO plans. I personally am hoping for that PACER resurgence.

What a total surprise that gas is in too much demand and the price is exorbitant now ~ Who would have figured, hunh?

Morons.