Why I might buy GM stock
Cuz you have to believe in somethingIn the past I bought a hybrid car when it really didn't make financial sense. I just don't drive enough. I've spent the last several years building my life around LA's public transportation system.
You see, after 9/11, I decided my life could never be the same. I had to end my foreign oil footprint. Plus, ending foreign oil dependency would have a huge impact on global warming.
Still, I needed a new car. So, I bought a hybrid. Not to gloat. Not because of global warming. Because I believe only technology will end foreign oil dependency.
Today, I'm thinking about buying stock in GM, even though it also might not make financial sense.
Why? Have I lost my mind? FINISH: Why I might buy GM stock
Labels: Chevy Volt electric vehicle concept, plug-in hybrid vehicles
posted by Dahcredyns at
7:39 AM
11 Comments:
Sure. Take a chance on a company that dominated world auto production with shoddy products and a lack of foresight. Great prospects for a financial return.
otto-
i think i made it pretty clear that such a buy wasn't based on "prospects for a financial return".
not everything in the world always boils down to money, at least not in my world.
More hybrids ARE coming fron GM. Production of the the new Saturn Vue Hybrid begins later this year. It will be the most fuel effecient gasoline V6 vehicle on the market. It will provide lots of utility and still have better city fuel economy than most compact vehicles.
An don't forget the importance of more conventional technology. With the addition of 6-speed automatic transmision, the Saturn Aura now get 33 mpg on the highway -- better than any other midsize sedan, including the Camry and Accord.
-Mike Morrissey,
Saturn Communications - Detroit
Hold on to your panties for a while until we see what happens to GM/Chrysler's possible merge.
Mr. Morrissey,
Highway mileage achievements are not a big deal...try impressing us with stop and go mileage...where pollution is more, consumption is more, wear and tear is more.
Don't exclude that information next time.
dah
I assume, then, that your purchase of GM stock would be pure charity...a goodwill gesture to a down-and-out company in need. If "not everything boils down to money, at least in (your) world," I suggest a bicycle, a Hummer with an empty tank, a rick-shaw pulled by Donald Trump, or a Yugo fixerupper. I have some interest in money, enough, however, not to waste it on Dorothy's balloon back to Liberal, Kansas.
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otto -
stocks up 32 percent right now. still, that wasn't the point.
part of the article and buying stock was to advocate for a NiMH volt, or at least a non-in plug-in Volt to directly challenge the prius right now.
mike, noz-
and along those lines, Mike, the Cruze is supposed to be 40 miles on the highway if i recall correctly.
still, while highway fuel economy is important, i concur with noz that the future is about city fuel economy. that's what hybridcarblog is hoping to see lots more from GM.
and the saturn vue dual mode hybrid is a good example of that. i think it could be the best hybrid SUV, period, including 4 cylinder versions. however, that will come down to price.
nonetheless, i think the one missing piece of gm's product portfolio is a non-plug-in full hybrid. a GM hybrid to compete directly with the prius and the insight.
a $20,000 Saturn hybrid that could challenge the prius in city fuel economy would have a significant impact on the way non-GM auto consumers view GM in my opinion, and it would be a perfect complement to the Volt.
GE is a buy at this price, will be a hard 2009, but then we will see good results again
I assume you mean GM.
If GM can survive until 2010, things should pick up. Surviving 2009 will be very tough, which is why I suggested buying stock. It's not about making money at this time. It's a vote of confidence for the future, especially at prices this low.
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