Hey kids, the brilliant company that fought CAFE standards tooth-and-nail, brought us the super practical Hummer brand, paid expensive union workers for *not* working and that we are now paying +$50 billion to keep on life support, has a new shiny new advertisement you have got to watch! Oh goodie.
This type of feel good marketing campaign just incenses me. They start the ad by saying, "Let's be completely honest," and then there is no accountability in the ad for all the shortsighted decisions that led to their collapse. Why won't they just admit it: eight different brands *never* made sense. The cost structure *never* made sense.
Second, we taxpayers are paying millions for the development and broadcast of this ad! Have they no shame? If we are going to use $50 billion to subsidize the auto industry, why are we investing it with a company that has shown us time and again that they cannot compete? Invest some of it with innovative companies like Tesla Motors or better yet, invest it in better public transportation so fewer people need cars.