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Probably 50% of Cadillac sales are Escalades, it has to be a huge percentage to have an average that high. If Cadillac killed the CT4, CT5, XT5, XT5, and XT6, their ATP would be $100k, but all their dealers would probably go out of business. ATP only matters in in-segment comparisons. I actually thought Mercedes had a high ATP given that their supply chain cuts were to V8 models aside from the S-class, so they did $75k with their 4 and 6 cylinder cars. Agree though that Cadillac needs more upmarket stuff. When they do these electric SUVs, they should have V-series on all, and they should have 3 SUVs that can do the Nurburgring under 8 minutes. And they should also have a “Brougham” trim or whatever they want their Denali to be called, and that should be their Maybach or Bentley fighter. I think Cadillac is afraid to go up there in price because they don’t think it will sell, but you don’t know unless you try.

It's supposed to flirt with the $200K tier...

Got jab #3 about 4 hours ago. I had Pfizer for the first 2 injections, but opted to go with Moderna. I had been thinking about doing it this way, and then found out a friend of mine did it this way a week or two ago and is doing fine. I had a mild but dull headache after both Pfizer shots and am expecting the same.

Their towers filled with cars are interesting and get my attention. However, places like Carvana and Carmax do not entice me to come onto the lot. Don't know why.

OK- in that quarter yes; 32%. Still far from 50%. The Sept ATP is a bit of an anomaly, but of course the entire of 2021 is an anomaly. Apparently the XT4 was offline for close to 6 months. Looks like Cadillac's 2020 ATP is in the low $60K range. - - - - - Cadillac never should have bothered with the XT4 and CT4 (as I've stated numerous times). As good as the CT4 is, it's too close to the CT5- a paradox plaguing the industry now- too many models too close to the next model. I would have greatly preferred to see the CT5 and CT6 as a sedan pairing. IMO, the move to BE is going to FORCE brands to cut models because the distinction of 4-cyl > 6-cyl > 8-cyl and it's price tiering will be gone. One everything is accelerating from 0-60 in 3-5 secs and using no gas, what's the point of have -say- SUVs in simultaneous production at 172", 175", 186", 188", 194", 195", 203" (BMW)? Cadillac should leave the sub $40K market to mainstream / high-volume brands like mercedes & BMW.

Yeah... Not a good look for Buick... What Im looking at, and find it REALLY interesting: Cadillac, Sept 2021 : $81.9K Mercedes, Sept 2021 : $75.3K I think Cadillac should stop being timid and should start producing and selling today's equivalents of some of those high end concepts we got from them the last 20 years. The hand built, built to order, boutique level Escala halo EV that is about to be launched in the next 2 years is a great way to prove that Cadillac is on its way in re-capturing what they had lost the last 20-40 years. And they shouldnt be afraid to delve into that 1%er luxury market often with limited production run halo EVs. Dream machines is what Cadillac should be offering the public. Run of the mill, down market stuff should be relegated to Chevrolet and Buick...or...Mercedes. Hey, its not as if Mercedes hasnt been on that down-market road in the North American market for the last 20-30 years.

So... a compliance auto. Chalk this up as a Focus Electric.

I know somebody working on the electric Silverado and he says it's quite polarizing, this doesn't appear to be quite polarizing, IMO. Also, nobody else has reported this so, like Balthy has said, this is just a photoshopped 2021 Silverado.

Carvana is facing license suspension in the state of Florida for rampant title-issuance failures.

[quote]To be fair, there are other accounts from Mustang Mach-E buyers who have had excellent experiences with their dealerships.[/quote] Hmmm, I think maybe we need to get this experience to more people. MORE DEALER FRANCHISES!! ?

@David That's why I like a reliable car and keeping it a long time. I don't like to deal with dealerships. As smoothly as my last purchase went, the wrinkle was that he was pushing an extended warranty program the house pushed. I wanted the extended GMPP or they wouldn't make the sale. He "found" the ring binder with the GMPP literature. How nice. I also don't want to hassle with dealerships or mechanics for too, too many repairs. It's stress I don't need. I've got my Excel maintenance spreadsheet - one that none of the regulars on this forum is likely to agree with (haha) - and I'm always poking around under the hood.

Nope; if I was, I would have stated it that way. The VAST VAST majority of vehicles on the road today have less than 8 cylinders. So they say, and as I've repeatedly stated; "WHEN?" - - - - - Note that emission standards are NOT retro-active. - - - - - See, the motor vehicle world doesn't center around the current model year vehicles. The 15 million/yr sold pales in comparison to the 280+ million existing, older vehicles. That pool will exceed our lifetimes.

That's not an opinion, The literal responsibility in the public sector is ethical management of funds- the problem is there's no accountability unless the mismanagement is blatantly criminal.

Jay Leno's garage (big fan too) savagegeese DriveTribe Engineered Explained The Smoking Tire Motor Trend used have excellent videos but now they want you to pay for the good stuff, so no... CarandDriver posts some good videos of their reviews as well