One out of three isn't bad? How about 50:50? Only Malcolm Bricklin can improve his odds, and most who know him
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| Gagnon either hasn't bet against Bricklin (shown on left), or is merely being kind by stating, "I still have high hopes for what it might be possible for Visionary Vehicles to achieve and wish him the best." (Photo: Visionary Vehicles) |
Gagnon either hasn't bet against Bricklin, or is merely being kind by stating, "I still have high hopes for what it might be possible for Visionary Vehicles to achieve and wish him the best."
But another executive to exit Visionary Vehicles along with Gagnon was Andrew Stewart, who worked with him at Saturn and Mitsubishi and, with Visionary, was responsible for franchise development as the division's vice president. Stewart left Visionary toward the end of April and went back to Mitsubishi.
"I left one month after I started," Stewart said. "It became very, very clear - as much as I believe in what he's trying to do - it became clear he's not able to fulfill the promises necessary to create a viable company."
Why the concern? "The man doesn't have any money that I could see," Stewart added. "He doesn't pay his
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| Bricklin has received skepticism from auto analysts since announcing news that Visionary would import 250,000 vehicles to the U.S. by 2007. (Photo: Visionary Vehicles) |
Bricklin disputed Stewart's contention, saying that Visionary is "well funded".
As controversial as his hiring of Gagnon, Bricklin has received skepticism from auto analysts since announcing news Visionary would import 250,000 vehicles to the U.S. by 2007, and that the Chery vehicles would deliver Lexus-level quality.
Gagnon has also commented about Visionary's ability to deliver on Bricklin's promises.