American Voices

GM Selling Cars On eBay

August 12, 2009 | ISSUE 45•33

In order to combat its sales slump, General Motors, in cooperation with about 225 dealerships, has begun selling cars on the auction website eBay. What do you think?

  • With this kind of innovative thinking, I think GM will someday be as successful as my mom's homemade candle business.

    Alice Huston
    Birth Attender

  • I guess not selling cars on eBay is probably a lot cheaper than hiring people to not sell cars in dealerships.

    Kim Amell
    Systems Analyst

  • They nailed the crux of the problem right there. The reason for the collapse of the auto market was that you just couldn't buy a brand-new $25,000 vehicle, sight unseen, from an Internet auction house.

    Andy Nachtrab
    Hammer Mill Operator

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