Interesting. I was under the impresson that the GM licensing " GM Restoraton Parts" Is not GM per say but an CO on it's own ?
----- Original Message ----- From: "NoNeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 8:31 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Licensed GM parts supplier > FRom what I understand, you pay GM for licensing fees for the part you are > making. They give you the "GM Licensed Part" approval and then you pay them > for every one you sell. GM has nothing to do with the quality or control of > the parts and as long as they get their money, they don't really care. "GM > Licensed" does not mean you are necessarily getting a better part, just that > GM is getting paid. As we all know, today in Corporate America that is > unfortunately the bottom line. > Josh Gin (NoNeck) Visit my Chevelle website www.NoNecksChevelle.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Milkiewicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 7:29 AM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Licensed GM parts supplier > > > > I agree with you. I'm going to try and find out how GM grants licenses and > > what they get out of it. BUT, the still own the product. Like it or not. > > I'll let you know what I find out. > > Rich ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Chevelle 69" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 8:04 AM > > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Licensed GM parts supplier > > > > > > > Rich, > > > All good and valid points! > > > > > > However, these suppliers are in business to make a living by supplying a > > > demand that GM more or less gave up on at one point. I can see their > > > side of this as well, now that they have a good business going and the > > > market shows an increase in demand, GM wants to step back in and not > > > only control it, but take a larger share than it did before. This not > > > only causes problems for the business owners, but I am sure will cause > > > prices to go up as well for us consumers. > > > > > > While I think overall GM's getting into the restoration business is a > > > good thing for us in the long run, it would be nice if they would work > > > on things that are not available in NOS or reproduction, and let the > > > guys that paid for license fees continue to supply us buyers with > > > minimal restrictions. I think the "market" (ie us guys sharing info on > > > quality and service) will take care of itself. > > > > > > I called my local GM dealer recently and asked what parts I can buy from > > > them for my 69. The answer was "not very many, if we haven't sold > > > anything in the past year we no longer stock it". Well that is where the > > > little guys make their living, by being a point of supply when GM no > > > longer wants to be. But, if they no longer want to supply it, then > > > license it and get out of the way. > > > > > > P.S. I can't find a source for a plastic instrument panel face, nor can > > > I find the guages NOS or repro. Other than going digital, which in my > > > opinion is way too expensive, the only source is used. Are you listening > > > out there GM? > > > > > > Just another point of view. > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Richard > > > Milkiewicz > > > Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 7:02 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Licensed GM parts supplier > > > > > > > > > Strong-arm? Not sure, but isn't there something called "copyright"? > > > Besides, if you can say "licensed by GM" isn't the quality better? Don't > > > know, just asking. If I had a patent on something and someone wanted to > > > reproduce it years later(and I still owned the patent) I would want my > > > cut of the pie. And I would want to be sure you baked the pie the same > > > way I did. After all, it's my reputation your reproducing. Rich > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "John Nasta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 4:09 PM > > > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Licensed GM parts supplier > > > > > > > > > > Pretty much all of them. I don't know the exact numbers, but quite a > > > > lot > > > of > > > > what we sell is authorized by GM, and the numbers are going up as GM > > > > strongarms more of the manufacturers into their licensing program. > > > > > > > > John Nasta > > > > Old Car Network > > > > http://oldcarnetwork.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > > > > I was on a parts suppliers website a few days ago where they we > > > advertising > > > > something like 35,000+ parts available with 15,000 of those being > > > authentic > > > > GM licensed parts replacements - it wasn't GM's site. I forgot to > > > > save > > > the > > > > website - anyone know which supplier makes a claim like this? > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
