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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    I think Peugeot is hurting just as bad as everyone else trying to sell in Socialist Europe. Sales are declining, people are happy with mass transit and as such, only the US market and China offer growth or death to these auto companies. FCA is alive due to the power and money of the US brands they took over and then wasted the billions on stupid Fiat and Alfa. Hopefully Peugeot truly maximizes using the Opel Engineers and brings products Americans will buy, not quirky ugly French stuff. If they build and bring what Americans will buy, Peugeot might be successful, yet like an elephant, I remember the garbage they brought last time, they have a big hill to convince me they can offer something better than the existing American or Asian name plates offer or the over rated German brands.
  2. G. David Felt
    https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6518852035482304512 Awesome read on what GM is doing to ensure diversity and equal pay. Video https://dms.licdn.com/playback/C5605AQGGXsU1-wqMGg/9e68afa100d24cf6823a83ac43096862/feedshare-mp4_3300-captions-thumbnails/1507940147251-drlcss?e=1554390000&v=beta&t=ngqrrO90lDan87qtFr-XHaXG5KY2Iiq-TRSwouebKoM
  3. G. David Felt
    Just watched this last night with the wife, we both really enjoyed it. A shame he got screwed over the way he did which cut short his life. Bohemian Rhapsody https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727824/
  4. G. David Felt
    I agree, the marketing machine that fatter / bigger is better is not true and I think Americans are figuring that out. Will be interesting to see what comes of it. Will someone realize a 2 no more than 3 people on a bench seat squished is a desirable truck for the inner city owner / Home Depot suburban family?
  5. G. David Felt
    I will have to disagree with you, mini pickups used to sit and then were sold off to junk yards, lately I have seen more activity in this segment with people looking for small trucks as they do not want a medium or full size truck. I think there is valid reason to be aware of what people are interested in even used old auto's as it tends to say that the auto market is ignoring a customer want. While not everyone is building MiniVans, there is still an active desire for them and clearly enough to keep a couple brands going. I believe the same is true for the mini truck.
  6. G. David Felt
    So you never keep an eye on the local auto lots to see what comes in and goes out and see what is selling? I can tell you one thing that is not selling on my local Ford lot of Hwy 99 here, they have 3 last year model Yellow Tonka Truck badges trucks along with 2 white Carol Shelby trucks that are all 2018 models and still sitting. Either Harrison Ford has a terrible auto buyer or they bought a ton of the same thing and are now having a hard time selling it.
  7. G. David Felt
    Been watching the auto lots around me and how much I find old rangers, Datsun, Toyota's and even seen some S10 and a couple Luv trucks and they are not sitting on the lots. I know a number of coworkers have bought old used mini pickups as it met their need. So this is just my own monitoring and seeing what has sold around here. Seattle market is hot period for people moving here, so this could also be a side affect of that.
  8. G. David Felt
    On top of this, I have seen an up-tick in sales and price for used Mini Pickup Trucks. I honestly see a need for something smaller than the mid size.
  9. G. David Felt
    They have definitely hit it right as I am seeing Jags and Land Rovers all over Seattle.
  10. G. David Felt
    WOW, Volvo is sure firing on all cylinders.
  11. G. David Felt
    Nice movement of CPO sales, but like everyone else, new auto sales are slowing.
  12. G. David Felt
    The Crosstrek was on fire in Seattle, but now I hear from plenty of coworkers who bought them are trading them in for equal priced but roomy alternatives from other vendors. Seems to be a consistent message of overpriced for what you get at least here in Seattle. Seattle still loves Subaru, but mostly I just see the Outback on the passes or out hiking / camping.
  13. G. David Felt
    @Drew Dowdell Is this like the 7th or 8th month in a row for Mercedes to have down sales with the continual message of ramping up new products for sale later in the year? It seems to be that they have been in a constant slide down for the last half a year or more while saying new product is coming. Seems really weird their messaging.
  14. G. David Felt
    WOW, so the Outback and Ascent carried the whole product line. Crazy, but glad they are growing in what looks like a bloody quarter overall.
  15. G. David Felt
    Great to see them growing again.
  16. G. David Felt
    Yet that info is also based on battery packs that had no environment control or insulation to moderate the affects on the battery packs. With the winter testing being done in Alaska by Tesla and other auto companies, I expect that 30% loss to drop over the next couple years. I have to think Ford with their EV F150 coming is looking at ways to minimize that kind of loss in cold temp climates. Just as they have plug in heaters for the blocks on ICE auto's, we know that GM for the Bolt has a regulating heater / cooler for when it is plugged in to keep the battery pack from having drop off. According to posts I have read this morning, folks that had Bolts in cold climate with below freezing had around a 7 to 8 % range drop off. Being plugged in over night helps minimize the cold affect on the battery.
  17. G. David Felt
    Interesting mix of sales across cars / CUVs. The telluride really helped out this month.
  18. G. David Felt
    @smk4565 Says any real luxury auto line must have all those models to exist, so BMW is listening to SMK as they follow the MB road map even as you point out, they exist on a total of 5 models only.
  19. G. David Felt
    Surprised that the CUV segment is down for them.
  20. G. David Felt
    So nothing new here except I am surprised by the drop in some of the Jeep numbers. At the rate Fiat is going, the doors should be closed on their dealerships by this summer I would think. Alfa should be dead again by the end of the year if not sooner. What a waist of money on those labels.
  21. G. David Felt
    Ya forgot one, TLX with SH-AWD SH-AWS Type-S Turbo!
  22. G. David Felt
    Toyota is doing what many of us had hoped the American brands would have been doing for years, just solid sales with solid consistent quality. Nothing new here.
  23. G. David Felt
    Mini will always have a fan base, but not really sure how you could grow the mini business unless you grow their size. BMW CPO is not surprising as I am hearing from coworkers that a used BMW like MB is the worst auto to buy due to the cost of repairs and maintenance.
  24. G. David Felt
    These negative numbers is what I was expecting on a every auto maker reporting by now. Surprised that some really have had positive especially in car sales. Nissan needs to find their mojo, maybe talk to the Fast n Furious film makers again.
  25. G. David Felt
    Honestly surprised the over all auto industry has continued with the sales gains especially the car area.
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