The End of a Chapter ( UPDATE V: Oldest Cadillac Dealer)

For a short GM history since 1908 up to yesterday see wikipedia.org / General Motors.

At least one pre-war dealership is spared, Knoxville (volunteertv.com)

GM have done great things in the past. See for instance their first Airbag production car at PostWarClassic today. Let's hope GM will emerge a stronger company after its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and the massive US government investments. If it's not for the company, than for the thousands and thousands of workers and small companies that are dependable from GM. You are welcome to send your comments (illustration PreWarCar)

Update V by Dick Trenk: "In St. Petersburg Florida oldest Cadillac agency in the US is still going strong. Their name is Dew Cadlillac who opened their doors in 1915. The original showroom and shop had wood block floors and is being used for other purposes now. When I drove Sevilles I was a customer of theirs and enjoyed examining their ancient building. They said they are not in danger of being closed down as they are ranked number one in customer service for the South East US region."
UPDATE IV from Paul Marchand who would like to add some comments: "Briefly, the situation is much worse in the U.S. by the essential failing of the large U.S. corporations. Starting long ago, GM monopolized a string of smaller companies (Willie Durant for example; and now Pontiac is going the way of Plymouth and many others). Watch the movie "Tucker" and pay attention to what happend to that company. The management of most U.S. Corporations have essentially become royals (living very far away from reality, drunk with power), as did our finance industry. Long ago, leadership was supplanted by arrogance and poor decisions were made. This pattern continues today. GM could build cars that Americans would buy (not gas guzzlers), but continues to fail to do so. They are bankrupt. The U.S. citizens are being forced to bail them out by the economic ruling class."
UPDATE III by Hugh Nutting:There is an old saying that fools repeat mistakes if they do not study history. Not that long ago a Royal took over BL - look at its remains today. Some of the bits are in India! GM under Obama appears to be the same story. Someone who knows little about business calling the shots! It is 180 degrees off what Henry Ford did enabling worker's wages and jobs to buy new cars. As to GMAC, it is about 1/2 owned by Chrysler - strange bed fellow in the chapter 11 mix.

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