What GM's New Deals Mean for Investors

Today, industrials editor/analyst Brendan Byrnes discusses some new marketing initiatives from General Motors (NYS: GM) . The company will integrate ideas like its 60-day money-back guarantee and no-haggle pricing to encourage consumers to visit its dealerships. At the end of the day, the auto market remains product-driven, so these initiatives shouldn't have much of an impact on GM investors. Instead, pay attention to how consumers receive GM's new vehicles, and whether it can hold off competitors to defend its leading market share in the U.S. GM is battling resurgent Japanese automakers and domestic rival Ford, which did a better job continuing its product development through the financial crisis.

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