Farewell Buick

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trashpar

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Sad to see such a long time sponsor leave the world of golf. I know from first hand experience how tough the car business is (my family owned a GM dealership for over 40 yrs and sold our deal 5 yrs ago).

The only good about it is that the Greenbrier will be hosting a tournament next year, so I only have a 98 mile drive!(albeit on a two lane road; this is WV after all ;)).
 
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dbl

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Buick as a brand was kept because it is 'big' in China. Have read that and head that, though weird to me. They killed Pontiac though that was there #2 brand in the USA selling about 4X or more what Buick did.
 
birdie_man

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Ya that's weird. It must be big in China cause to people my age Buicks are more or less grandpa cars. Some of em are nice but the image I think is that they are not as much for young people. Not even close to an expert but all I know is I saw Pontiac having more of a future in N.A.

Love Buick muscle cars of the 60s 70s and even 80s though.

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Jim Kobylinski

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dbl said:
Buick as a brand was kept because it is 'big' in China. Have read that and head that, though weird to me. They killed Pontiac though that was there #2 brand in the USA selling about 4X or more what Buick did.
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You are correct about the china reference, and while Pontiac did sell more than Buick it's about brand separation and setting up different tiers.

This is what GM was originally built on however i'm too young to know the pecking order. However over the years chevy/pontiac/buick/saturn/GMC all blurred the lines too much and there wasn't a discernable difference or even perception between brands
 
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birdie_man said:
Ya that's weird. It must be big in China cause to people my age Buicks are more or less grandpa cars. Some of em are nice but the image I think is that they are not as much for young people. Not even close to an expert but all I know is I saw Pontiac having more of a future in N.A.

Love Buick muscle cars of the 60s 70s and even 80s though.

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people used to say the same thing about caddy's...they did a fantastic job in turning their image around.
 
cal7426

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Sorry, but......American cars are poorly built, from cheap materials, with out-dated engineering. They don't export well because any market with access to Japanese or European models soon learns that these cars are better built, more reliable and cheaper to run than their American counterparts. Then you have the "Green" issue - your cars are still too big and thirsty. The industry has been losing money for years, the current crisis has just brought it to a head.
 
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cal7426 said:
Sorry, but......American cars are poorly built, from cheap materials, with out-dated engineering. They don't export well because any market with access to Japanese or European models soon learns that these cars are better built, more reliable and cheaper to run than their American counterparts. Then you have the "Green" issue - your cars are still too big and thirsty. The industry has been losing money for years, the current crisis has just brought it to a head.
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Let's not turn this thread into a political argument. We are interested in golf, golf and nothing else but golf. Who cares what car sells the most if we can make a birdie every 3 holes.

Back to the topic now.
 
Matt 4-L

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....Buick was the oldest, continuous corporate sponsor on the PGA Tour and once had its name on four tournaments – the Buick Classic in New York, the Buick Challenge in Georgia, the Buick Open and the Buick Invitational. It also took over the Buick Championship in Connecticut for three years after its Georgia event folded.

It also had an endorsement contract with Woods, who carried its logo on his golf bag. As it headed for bankruptcy, Buick and Woods agreed last November to cut off the final year of a five-year endorsement.....
 
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welshdentist

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Sad times....
Although across the pond that name is known worldwide. It's a shame to see the big companies struggle as at it's lowest level it's the workers at the plants and their communities that suffer the most.
 
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