When GM CEO Daniel Akerson recently compared one of his company's cars to a can of Diet Coke, investors and, no doubt, employees cringed. After all, the belief that cars were no more than expensive consumer products is what caused GM's downfall and subsequent bankruptcy in 2009. Continue reading GM's Stock Price Falters as Company Revisits Failed Strategies GM's Stock Price Falters as Company Revisits Failed Strategies originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:00:00. Filed Under: Company News , Technology , Economy , Apple , General Motors , Autos Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments