Look at what kind of reputation hyundai had like 10 years ago. Then they started making some decently acceptable cars and look at where the sonata is now. Pretty expensive, but people are buying them.
GM is never going to gain positive rep if they keep pushing out loose stools off their assembly line. And they are STILL pricing their cars way too high. My moms 04 bravada looks nice on the outside, looks nice on the inside until you take a closer look or if you sit in it for more than 30 seconds. Then you start seeing things like how almost the entire dash was shaped with a band saw, the shifter knob can be jiggled like 10 degrees on both sides, the seats have absolutely NO side bolstering, the steering wheel is rubber, and I’ll just throw in the fact that she had to bring it to the dealer 5 or 6 times during the first 10k miles to have serviced. Yet the thing costed in the 30k area.
WTF is that all about? A customer paying 30k for a vehicle does not deserve any of that bullshit.