Baseball Hotdogs and Apple pie

[DavidC]

The famous logo of Chevy. Now the commercials of buying a Chevy for the employee's discount. Problem is there will be a few less employee's at least in the U.S.. So the new slogan " Taco's and Sushi ". Then there's this.

Appalling: General Motors CEO Collects $22 Million Salary While Cutting 15,000 Jobs
Posted by JT Crowe | Dec 7, 2018 | News

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General Motors CEO Mary Barra might be the most unpopular CEO in the United States right now after GM announced it is slashing up to 15,000 jobs and closing up to five plants in North America.

Barra has been shredded from all sides for the decision, including from President Donald Trump.

“Very disappointed with General Motors and their CEO, Mary Barra, for closing plants in Ohio, Michigan and Maryland. Nothing being closed in Mexico & China. The U.S. saved General Motors, and this is the THANKS we get! We are now looking at cutting all @GMsubsidies, including… for electric cars. General Motors made a big China bet years ago when they built plants there (and in Mexico) – don’t think that bet is going to pay off. I am here to protect America’s Workers!”

On Tuesday, West Virginia Democrat Richard Ojeda, who is considering a presidential run in 2020, blasted Barra on Twitter for her $22 million salary, a number that was confirmed by Politifact. Barra’s salary is in fact 295 times higher than the average GM salaried worker’s $74,000.

“At General Motors, CEO Mary Barra ‘took home almost 22 MILLION DOLLARS last year alone (295x your company’s average employee).” he tweeted.

 

[jgillott]

If you look at the redesigned Silverado/Sierra HD trucks, GM has a lot more to worry about than just the CEO salary. They also just announced that the widely anticipated mid engine Corvette is once again delayed.

A once proud company that wouldn't still exist without the bailout and still producing sub par products.

 

[JR]

It certainly is a kick in the nuts. The Lordstown plant - local to me - stands to lose the remaining 1500 workers after GM cut over 3000 during the summer. Reason for closing? The Cruz is built there and is being discontinued.
Meanwhile in Mexico, the Ramos plant is getting geared up for the new USA bound Blazer. Guess what's been built there up until early next year? The Cruz.

 

[TFucili]

I have been anti-GM my whole life. Initially it was just because I was a Ford guy, but as Ford sold me lemon after lemon, now and again I gave a few Chevys a try, and every single one was a disappointment, the last being an '04 2500 8.1/Allison that I successfully lemon-lawed. I don't think I'd ever give them another chance.

The whole CEO salary thing is galling, but it's not just GM. I watched CEO after CEO hired to "fix" Arctic Cat. They were all GROSSLY overpaid, didn't know their #$@&*^@ from their elbow, didn't listen to the dealers who were starving to death, made the situation worse in the name of short term gains, then flew away on their golden parachute. Rinse and repeat. This falls on the board of directors.
When it is profitable to utterly fail at your job, the system is woefully out of kilter.

 

[Tractorat]

Just where is Dinah Shore when you need her ?

 

[Mike Ellis]

15 thousand American GM workers have their holidays ruined knowing their jobs are going to be slashed. Meanwhile the workers in Mexico and China are safe, and the GM CEO laughs all the way to the bank --- because there is nothing shareholders and board members love more than a good hefty layoff. She will probably need to get their heavy duty division to design a new truck to get enough GVWR to haul her bonus home.

My heart goes out to the slashed workers, nothing is worse than getting news of impending layoffs at the end of the year when you were looking forward to festive holidays. Hope they are able to find jobs quickly, and that they and their families never spend another dime on GM products.