Wagoner to Take One For the Team?

AKA atomicalex

The grapevine is rattling, and I’m hearing that Rick Wagoner is considering taking one for the team. The House and Senate are demanding strings be attached to whatever monies might be released to the struggling US automakers, one of them being management shakeups. In GM’s case, this would be detrimental—Wagoner’s leadership team has led the General to a historic UAW contract, pushed the Volt to production, and begun the arduous task of federalizing small vehicles. Significant disruption of the team would stall several critical initiatives. If Congress can be satisfied by the exit of a single senior leader, Mr. Wagoner’s exit would leave GM with the mission-critical leaders in place to complete the turnaround process he got rolling. Further cuts to the team would cripple it. Let’s hope that Congress doesn’t endow certain death along with any loans.

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Posted at 11:12 pm in Detroit, GM, Katherine

Comments

Adam
Nov 21, 2008 at 4:34 am

Also to add to my note:
I myself, am 17. I don’t know about you, maybe 20’s? But you “talk” like a 14 year old. I myself drive a 97′ Camaro and it has not given me any trouble since I’ve owned it, for well over a year already. I do know that it was in accident only because of the stupidity of other drivers. But anyway, could you tell me, no name, why my friend’s 1999 Honda Civic with a “D16″ as he says blew up on him while going only 100km/h and he wasn’t racing it either? Yea, I’d rather stick with the Camaro/Challenger/Mustang than Japanese. Though I’d take the Camaro over the other two only because it’s my favorite..

retroman
Nov 21, 2008 at 1:55 am

On Adam’s note, imports used to be known as jap crap for good reason, and some European cars weren’t much better. If all American cars are crap, then tell me how my Mustang has made it the last 42 years with the original engine and tranny. I don’t even the engine’s ever been lifted for rebuild either and as the od shows, she’s been driven alot. Same with my brother’s 1984 Dodge Ram, and an old Impala my parents had for, oh, 22 years. Japanese cars didn’t start picking up on quality until the late 70s/early 80s. So please get your history straight before you criticise.

Adam
Nov 20, 2008 at 11:18 pm

It sure is funny to say “Fuck all GM / Ford / Dodge” (Correction: Chrysler, not Dodge) and not even leave a name. Also, more than 50 years? You should be ashamed of yourself for not even knowing any history here my boy!(Or girl?). Ford as well as GM have been producing vehicles for more than 100 years. It sure is funny to hear some punk talk about a company they have no knowledge about this way. It’s just a shame that upcoming generations have no pride in their country whatsoever.

Anonymous
Nov 20, 2008 at 3:52 pm

Fuck all GM / Ford / Dodge, they been screwing the nation since their first cars rolled out of the assembly line. Thats what you get when you spend more than 50 years making POS vehicles

fixitfixitstop
Nov 20, 2008 at 3:22 pm

Just fire him. Everything he is doing now should have been done 5-10 years ago.