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I would take a first generation Aurora any day over anything Nissan, then or now, especially back in the mid-1990s.

Needs work. Like a real Chevy nose, not a Camaro one. Also, it looks too much like a racing car, rather than a stealthy one. No need to advertise that to police or insurance companies. If you want one done better, see the Chevy SS (or last Pontiac GTO, based on the late Holden Commodore).

Same with GM and Ford, which is why both have essentially ditched the sedans, outside of Lincoln and Cadillac, for CUVs and SUVs.

Well, the race towards great crossover sales at the expense of sedans started at least seven years ago. In a country of aging boomers with arthritic joints, the three-box sedan may well end up extinct by the end of the decade. The sad times for the sedans are here. Coupes are already DOA at this point. Buyers are already paying a premium for crossovers; I do hope that they steer clear of even more expensive BOF SUVs.

How come Honda always seems to come in second to Toyota in every segment both compete in? As for the CR-V: all-new or simply an MCE?

So, why did US customers ditch wagons for crossovers instead, especially in the last seven years?

I hope it all works. The more software you put in, the bugs and strange errors can happen. It is a good thing that GM is using Red Hat Linux, avoiding the mistakes Ford and BMW made in trusting Microsoft for their infotainment systems in the last 20 years.

I still have no idea why AFM is used at all, only to save maybe 1-2 MPG. It seems unnecessary when anyone could buy a vehicle with a smaller engine and lower curb weight to improve fuel economy.

Regardless, GM failed to understand that if a customer wants a BMW, he/she will get one. GM failed to understand this when they released the Cimarron in 1982, the original STS in 1992 and the original CTS in 2003. Neither Buick nor Oldsmobile should have tried to turn Acura/Lexus owners over for the same reasons. I would argue that if Olds/Buick had a RWD large car (NOT the old B-Body!), I believe that both could have done better in the near-luxury market. (An upgraded Intrigue and Regal would have helped too.) Wood (when done right) is good. Why anyone my age or younger hates wood is beyond me. Why would anyone settle for black plastic and maybe a little silver trim and call it luxury? The Lexus (from an interior standpoint) did the luxury thing right, especially the LS and probably the ES as well. The saddest part is that, if GM had any real foresight and imagination, Olds could have been saved (or repurposed as Aurora). Buick had China already, so they would be OK from a sales standpoint. Then again, Buick in China is arguably better than Buick here.

I have to agree, oldshurst442.

and Henry Ford II saved Ford from doom just after WWII and was a very good steward until at least the 1970s.

I'll take that mid-60s White Riviera, please. The last ones (made in 1995-99) do nothing for me. I would rather have a same model year Aurora over the last Rivieras.

How many products will GM have running Ultium before Honda gets it in 2027 to use in their vehicles? More importantly, how soon will GM products using Ultium be available at somewhat affordable prices?

If this is real as opposed to vaporware, would the late John Z DeLorean approve?

The competition might break Tesla, but the real questions are Who and How? Is Tesla only competitive in the USA, or Europe and China too? Which luxury make will drive Tesla sales down in the next five years? We will have to wait and see . . . .

Sounds like great news.

Tesla does not CARE about interiors like the others. They want to be the Luxury equivalent of a Prius. On that basis, they are quite successful. That does NOT mean that their success will last forever, especially if Tesla does not improve their fit and finish and their self-driving features.

So why are Cadillac and Benz and Lincoln sales falling? I was going to say that Mercedes needs a lower tier model, but then I remembered that Mercedes IS the lower tier model across Europe. CNBC has a video on how Mercedes has lost its luster.

It helps to have VW as your parent company to deal with making BEVs across Porsche's lineup, whether it is now or in 2030.

Never promise what you cannot deliver. I do hope that Tesla and Elon Musk have learned their lesson. I wonder how Lincoln can actually fix that. Cadillac does not seem to have that problem.

I would be shocked if BE Semis replaced ICE versions in the next 25 years. Cost/Benefit might not be good enough right now.

Direct sales have nothing to do with it. State Agency shop laws that protect dealers essentially prevent direct sales on NEW vehicles. The downfall of car companies require crashing market share with few repeat or conquest buyers. (See Plymouth, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn in the last 25 years.)

Well, I think that GM or Ford COULD do it. Whether they will is another question entirely. You may be right about one thing: China, then Japan and/or South Korea are most likely to sell a $20K-25K BEV sometime in the future.

It's about time. We all need cheaper BEVs in order to replace the used car fleet of ICE vehicles. I do hope that competition can drive a $25K vehicle down to below $20K.

I agree with you on FIAT and Alfa Romeo. Neither of them should have been brought to the USA in the first place, but Sergio answers to Italians on the boot, not shareholders. Stellantis should ditch FIAT and Alfa Romeo as soon as possible. Why? Simple: Stellantis is NOT VW, nor should they aspire to be VW. Don't believe me? Ask Ford and their plans to become another GM in the 1950s with the Continental and especially the Edsel.