Originally Posted by
tandempower
So when they put forth a multimodal vision and say they're going to make ebikes, that is really just to make potential customers feel warm and fuzzy while signing a contract to make $400/month payments on a new Ram pickup?
GM doesn’t sell Ram pickups. GM does own the finance company. If they do like Mitsubishi did a few years ago and add a bicycle in the trunk to the bottom line of the vehicle $1500.00 to $2500.00 ebike gets financed for 24 to 48 months at what ever percent the going rate is. Whoever makes their ebike and their employees get a piece, GM and GMAC get a piece and the UAW gets a piece.
GM is not looking to downsize or to move people from private vehicles to Ebike they are trying to add Ebikes to the option list, like a radio, and to get their name in front of the advertisers.
Always has been that way always will be.