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True, I do like the XC90...down the road I'd look at one as a CPO. I think I like the V90 CC even more, though...esp. in Maple Brown.

Tariffs on Japanese imports wouldn't make sense... not that making sense is a prerequisite for the latest round of tariffs.

New modular platforms are always a good idea, especially if you sell relatively few vehicles at high(ish) prices.

WOW. 1985 called: they want their old GM back.

I think that would have been the old Yaris... you're not wrong about it being a POS, but it's not the better Mazda built one available today.

Uh, no. The Chinese auto industry is bigger than the American auto industry. Buick is here because of China and I think GM sold more cars in China than it did in the USA last year. GM would have gone bankrupt again if Obama took away their Chinese business.

It really depends on the car for me.... I would very much enjoy both of those vehicles. However, for the cars I normally go for (CT6, XC90, S90, Jeep GC), the vroom vroom noises aren't what they are made for.

I like the idea of electrics as daily drivers but I still love the sound of an internal combustion engine still.. I understand they're worse in most every way but sound is a pretty big aspect of a vehicle to an enthusiast. 300hp Mustang with a V8 and manual trans or 600hp EV Mustang I'd want the slower, manual trans, V8 car still.

Definitely seems to be a good durability test environment.

I'd consider it..if something like that existed. Maybe in 5-10 years...

Move the metal is what brought GM to BK nine years ago. Never forget that lesson. GM generally (and Buick in particular) really needs to cut back on production just so dealers can clear inventory.

Story is a year old, but I have to say has some valid points made. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/25/cars-are-sitting-on-the-lot-longer-even-as-dealers-sweeten-the-offers.html They talk about how the average MSRP from all auto companies is now based on a 10.5% incentive level in the suggested retail price. This tells me that instead of selling a solid auto at a reasonable price, they are jacking up the price to then tear it down with huge incentive to artificially make one think they are getting a great deal. I would rather have them sell a few less auto's at higher ATP than be the volume leader.

Oh yeah because Buick was the world's leader in coupe sales just a year or two ago.

Latest story on auto's that the American Public do not want. Dated April 17th 2018 https://247wallst.com/special-report/2018/04/17/cars-americans-dont-want-to-buy-3/ #15 Buick Envision Avg days on lot 161.8 #14 Cadillac ATS Avg days on lot 164.9 #13 Cadillac XTS Avg days on lot 165 #12 Buick Cascada Avg days on lot 167.3 #11 Hyundai Genesis Avg days on lot 169.2 #10 Cadillac CTS Avg days on lot 172.3 #9 Buick LaCrosse Avg days on lot 175.9 #8 Jeep Patroit Avg days on lot 176.0 #7 Buick Regal Avg days on lot 177.7 #6 Toyota Yaris Avg days on lot 178.4 #5 Nissan Quest Avg days on lot 185.1 #4 Chrysler 200 Avg days on lot 187.4 #3 Volkswagen CC Avg days on lot 189.4 #2 Dodge Dart Avg days on lot 207.8 #1 Buick Verano Avg days on lot 223.6 Buick was the top slow selling auto line in 2017. This they state is due to Americans having lost their love of sedans and coupes. Buick Envision is the only CUV on the top 15 list and they believe this is due to inventory issues based on a lack of diverse versions as the bulk of them are fully loaded high priced models that get large discounts at the end of the year. Interesting point made is that the Cadillac ATS is the only car to be on the list since 2015 and is a head scratcher as they say it is a superior driving machine compared to BMW. This was compiled based on 2017 data from Kelley Blue Book. They took the average number of days a model sat on the dealer's lot before being sold.

This is true... Honda intentionally under-produces to avoid a situation with excess inventory. They brag about having the lowest rental fleet sales in the industry partially for that reason. I don't think they care about winning the volume war, they aim for per-unit profitability, thus aim to keep margins high, not just the lights on.

In an era where there is still a lot of M&A activity, executives should be made as redundant as the workers are once the factories shut down. I would argue even more so, since executives rarely add any shareholder value anymore.

Freezing the standards is a good start. If this administration truly wanted to reduce EPA headcount, they can get Congress to legislate the EPA out of existence. For a party that has advocated smaller federal government since 1980, they sure are doing a surprisingly poor job doing just that. Only defunding and legislation will actually reduce headcount in an appreciable manner, unless you want to repeal the merit-based civil service and revert to a 19th Century Spoils System.

An artist & motorsports friend of mine in Arizona did this neat painting of Campbell's Bluebird. https://fineartamerica.com/featured/-full-power--arthur-benjamins.html

Ha-ha...German-American-Italian and Korean-American collaboration in my driveway..

T Definitely some truth to that..I think efficient vehicles are great, electrics are great. But would I trade my Jeep on one? No...

German collusion with Americans in my driveway.

They're an in-between. Not full luxury, but not a pedestrian brand either. That is actually their traditional spot in the market hierarchy. Buicks were the cars for bankers and doctors who wanted a fine car, but didn't want to be ostentatious by driving a Cadillac or Imperial. I'm fine with Buick maintaining that position and I think their pricing needs to be a bit less ambitious to match that.... And for Eff sake drop that horrible 2.5 liter.

No, No, No. If there are 25% tariffs then it should punish GM just as much as it punishes Toyota or Honda. First off I believe there should be no tariffs on anything, but if there is a 25% tariff then everyone should get screwed.

He can be a bit yappy...but he's mostly mellow and fits in with the pack..

I saw somewhere yesterday was National Mutt Day....have two of them--a Chi-Terrier mix (Beardsley--gray boy) and a Terrier mix (Raine--red girl), in addition to the purebred Yorkies.. love 'em, had them almost 4 years... Adopted as a pair from a rescue in AZ.

Quarter mile : 9.2 @ 151 MPH

So you're saying we're both plaiting our hair but we're starting from opposite corners of the room?