Is GM ripe for re-branding?

The slimmed-down ‘New GM’ will have a clean balance sheet and a sensible brand portfolio. But there’s an elephant in the room – and it’s blue and square. It’s time to bid a final farewell to the General, believes Mark Bursa.

ANALYSIS: New GM needs a new name

17 June 2009

The slimmed-down ‘New GM’ will have a clean balance sheet and a sensible brand portfolio. But there’s an elephant in the room – and it’s blue and square. It’s time to bid a final farewell to the General, believes Mark Bursa.

'Chevrolet Group'

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Is the pending creation of a 'New GM' via a spell in Chapter 11 also a good point at which to consider some corporate re-branding? Yes.

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