Groucho,
I respectfully disagree with part of your post.
I spoke with a friend that is an engineer over at the General. He commented that is was unfortunate that GM modeled the interior of the C6 from the C5 instead of the GTO.
Unfortunately they will probably model the ineterior of the "new" goat from the C6.
And I don't think it is the UAW. I had warranty problems with our Aurora. I sent a letter to the president of the UAW saying it isnt the car, but the customer service that is chasing me back to Asia. I sent a copy to the president of GM.
I got a call from the executive assistant to the president of GM responding to my letter, and some action was taken.
I thought that was the end until I got a letter from the UAW saying they sent my letter to GM, and hope I am happy with the resolution, then listed the resolution.
The UAW does care about their members. If GM spent $50 more per car on quality pieces, the UAW workers would install them, then if they spent $30 more per car on customer service, people would buy more GM cars, and then they wouldnt have to rebate everything..... rant off.