GM Lays Off 1300 Workers And Idles 4 Plants To Reduce Inventories

GM cars are clearly second tier moving to third tier, when redesigned models don't sell.

Interestingly - the redesigned Cruze and Malibu ARE selling - actually quite well. However - the smaller than Cruze cars are not selling well at all - and everyone is having a problem selling Large front wheel drive cars like the Impala. I believe this is a case - as in the past - where GM tried to avoid layoffs during the Holidays - and the cars piled up. When compared to OTHER manufacturers - GM cars actually are doing well - Malibu now outsells the Ford Fusion - and GM a little up from last year - when most Manufacturers are on the minus side on their sales - look at BMW for that one.

Add in one other stat =- GM has deliberately greatly reduced their sales to Rental Fleets - where they make little profit. YOu will note that you do not see GM cars there as much as Fords, Chryslers, - and Nissans. That means better profits - and better resale value when the flood of Rental cars does not hit the market.

Sales of GM cars are not that terrible, but their overproduction is.

@TomM check your facts. The Fusion outsells the Malibu.

As a side note, the Cruze outsells the Focus easily.

The Spark sells almost as well as the Sonic and Spark sales are relatively unaffected by cheap gas.

The Sonic was never a brilliant design and it is getting old. Granted it's not as old as the Focus which in its 3rd generation was really just a reskinning of the 2nd generation.

Isn't this somehow Obama's fault?

It's obviously Obama's fault.