RE: Save me (from surabuS; short).

["Chris Dyer" <chrisdyer@hotmail.com>]

I guess buying SAAB wasn't quite the windfall they hoped.  GM's gettin' 
SASSY..!

Coming in '01 from GM:

Subaru Outback Esplanade
Cadillac Brat
Chevy Impreza Impala
Buick LeSabre Legacy Limited
GMC SVX GT

>
>Just a small note:
>GM is buying 20% stake in Fuji heavy industry (the parent company of 
>Subaru)
>with an option/possibility to also purchase 4.5% (of Fuji) from Nissan 
>Motor
>Co.
>Avi
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-quattro@audifans.com [mailto:owner-quattro@audifans.com]On
>Behalf Of Brett Dikeman
>Sent: Saturday, December 25, 1999 9:47 AM
>To: Bob; Shaun Folkerts
>Cc: THEEARTHGUY@cs.com; quattro list
>Subject: Re: Save me (from surabuS; short).
>
>Anyone else noticed that Subaru really tries for an Australian image?
>They have absolutely nothing to do with Australia, yet all the
>commercials are shot to look like they were done in Au, all of the
>actors have Au accents, and now the model names are
>au-related("Outback")
>
>Wouldn't surprise me if half the US now thinks Subaru is an
>Australian product...and wouldn't surprise me if half of Australia is
>mildly irritated about it :-)
>
>I guess a bunch of Subaru exec's visited Australia(I hear they're the
>#1 tourist group there?) and loved it...
>
>Brett
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