G. David Felt

It did, 2014 many mags said the ATS beat the BMW even the web site BMWBLOG says ATS beats BMW 328i. http://www.bmwblog.com/2014/10/10/test-drive-cadillac-ats-2-0t-vs-bmw-328i I put my GMC Suburban SLE up against and will beat the 335i/340i.

WTF, This is just mind boggling: It is also the realization of our desire to never let cars become commodities,” said Toyota President Akio Toyoda in a statement. Clearly this President is clueless in regards to their products as they are bland commodities and are anything but bleeding edge individualistic designs.

Why do I see Toyota using their profits to eventually buy Mazda in the next few years.

Chevy WOULD benefit by Spinning Corvette out as it's own brand inside Chevy Dealerships with using the underpinnings as halo auto's at Cadillac. Go Slum at a GMC dealership and take a Yukon or slum even lower at a Chevy Dealership and test drive a Tahoe. These SUV's handle really well especially compared to the 300 series of BMW. The only exception is of course the M line and Cmicasa did not compare it to the M series but the normal i series. BMW is falling more and more behind the US auto makers.

Latest news that I have read is showing that the german brands and a few asian brands along with Volvo are planning to roll out production version during the 2017-2018 auto shows with production and on sale in late 2018 at 2019 models. Even MB your superior brand has updated their news that their first EV will launch at dealerships in late Q3 or early Q4 of 2018 which means we will see it announced at one of the major shows during the 2017-2018 show time frame. End result is that Tesla is going to find it very hard very soon as other auto companies offer EV CUV's that people want and many will pass on waiting years to get a Tesla compared to buying MB, BMW, Audi, Volvo, Jaguar, GM, Ford, etc.

Interesting part of this is that in 2014, China was producing as much coal as the rest of the world combined just about and using almost equal to the world combined. https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=16271 A year later in 2015, China takes on an aggressive clean up effort. 66% of China power in 2013 was from coal, 2014 it actually dropped to 64% and down to 62% for 2015 leading to the coal price slump that caused in 2016 for all coal companies in the US to declare Bankruptcy. Production from Coal has already dropped to 53.7% now and will continue to drop as China pushes to go below 50% by 2020 and to reduce ICE auto's to 50% by 2030. http://www.reuters.com/article/china-coal-idUSL3N0WL32720150326 Here is an updated story that was published in March 2016 showing China dropped another 3.7% in coal use and they are shutting down and cleaning up open pit mines in the country. The drive to improve health of their people and their country is a primary push as they move to alternative green forms of power production and consumption. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/03/world/asia/china-coal-consumption-down.html Over all, at least what is reported tends to show China aggressively changing how they do things. Nuclear, Wind and Solar for them is growing much faster, so I would say they are following the history of what the US has done. Based on this news: http://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-a-f/china-nuclear-power.aspx China has 37 Nuclear reactors producing power, 20 under construction and even more about to start construction. This covers the current state of Solar: http://www.powermag.com/growth-of-solar-power-in-china-offers-lessons-for-u-s-study-says/ China produces 71% of the solar modules worldwide in comparison to 1.3% produced in the US. in 2010 China only had 800 MW (Mega Watts) of solar production and now at the end of 2015 43,500 MW of power production. 50 times increase. Under China's 5 yr plan, they will triple solar power production by 2020. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601093/china-is-on-an-epic-solar-power-binge/ In regards to Wind this info is based on the Global Wind Energy Council: http://www.gwec.net/chinas-wind-power-see-steady-growth/ China had 18 Gigawatts of wind power production in 2009. The capacity they are adding will have them at 300 gigawatts by 2020 and their long term goal is 400 Gigawatts by 2030. This info was current as of 2012. Now this report is an update as of April 2017: http://www.ratingsalerts.com/2017/04/26/growth-of-wind-power-in-china/ China is leading the world in wind power energy production and surpassed the earlier info by 65%. China had at the end of 2016 487 Gigawatts of Wind power production. They have stated in their 5 year plan that the country will produce 800 GW of power by 2021. China is working to close in on the largest producer of power via wind India. Over all, these green alternative forms of power production will help China reduce and possibly surpass the US in being green and clean by 2030. The US needs to WAKE up to the Green production movement and companies like Ferrari needs to look at Hybrid and EV CUV's. V12 powered ICE auto's are NOT needed when we have proof of how powerful a Tesla X is. Ferrari hopefully will focus on beating Tesla with a superior Luxury CUV!

China is turning off the ICE / Diesel spigit to clean up their air. All about the EV baby!

Yes, a way to keep money for those fleeing the extra long wait for a Tesla 3 and really wanting a CUV. With all the other OEM's bringing out CUV's over the next 12 months, I think Tesla's cake is going to be eaten! Exactly, OEM's over the next 12 months will have various new CUV EV's. Tesla missed this boat big time as the Tesla 3 CUV should have been first not the car. Plus other options without long waits will have people going back to their favorite auto dealer. Only way to keep the cash flow going to prop up the company.

Agreed, since the Tesla S & X sold 46,000 last year, If they can double that number to 46,000 Tesla S & X and 46,000 Tesla 3 for 2018 they will be doing good I think. Since they have clarified that they will be adding a Tesla Y CUV on the Tesla 3 platform, I think they really are pushing just how many auto's they can build.

That looks almost just like the updated mule. LOL

Doubt it, but maybe, Musk says 1800 people a day are making reservations. that is only 32 days away or 57,600 and if the number is true then you have 455,000 + 57,600 = 512,600 but then minus those cancellations which is 63,000 from Jan 1st to July 31st. So take 63,000 divided by 212 days = 297.169 cancelations per day. 32 days times 297.169 = 9,509.4339 cancelations. 512,600 - 9,509 = 503,091 so you may be right, but also I really doubt Musk is getting 1,800 reservations a day. I still expect the reservations to be below 400,000 by the end of the year and only about 20 to 30,000 model 3's actually delivered. Would it not be 63,000 / 455,000 = 13.8%

I doubt PSA will return to North America as a car dealer. I can see a ride sharing app along with their TravelCar ride service. I would think they are having to use US based auto's.

During the earnings call Musk answered the question about reservations and cancellations. http://www.thedrive.com/tech/13163/63000-people-have-cancelled-their-tesla-model-3-reservations-so-far They had 518,000 reservations at the start of the year and have now had 63,000 cancellations so far leaving them with 455,000 reservations. If this stays steady, then expect another 63,000 cancellations leaving them with 392,000. Yes I am sure they might get a few more reservations but now that people see the production auto and see the limited options, I kinda doubt they will get much more and expect them to close out the year under 400K reservations. Clearly the difference between 480,000 and 455,000 is a big one. Where did you get this number?

Wish you all the best for a speedy recovery and look forward to your post.

So true, if I had extra money, the two 4 door American Sedans I would love to own are the Ford Marauder and SS Impala. 2008 Ford Marauder in Maroon 1996 Chevrolet SS Impala in Maroon My 2 door sedan choice would be the 1986 MonteCarlo SS Areo in Maroon.

Yawn, big deal, Over rated CEO saying that an over rated Italian sports car maker is going to build an SUV. Late to the party as always! Talk about a serious lack of vision for the future and planning.

Yes and if it was not for them using those engines in other products, all those engine options would not survive for a single auto that only sells 100K a year globally. GM like MB uses the engines in various tunes on various products throughout their portfolio. Thus spreading the cost of R&D around to allow them to have options.

The 300 started it all!

Nope, got snipped to prevent that. No need or want for a baby at my stage in life.

Na, I like "Note Incinerator"

https://www.cnet.com/products/samsung-galaxy-note-8-phone-preview/

Meh, I have mixed feeling about moving the Mid engine corvette from behind the front wheels but in front of the driver to behind the driver but still in front of the rear tires. Be interesting to see how this changes the 51% / 49% weight distribution.

For me then that means the following is all I would be interested in: Cadillac had a V12 from '31-37 Lincoln had a V12 from '32-48 1932 V12 Custom Auburn GMC Cab Over V12 from 60-65 Mack RS700L V12 Detroit Diesel

Agree, both were very fulfilling and allows me to do so much around the house without paying someone else. Yes to some Trade school is a dirty word, but much like some of my nieces and nephews, College was not for them and Trade School is what gave them a decent paying job. I agree with Personal responsibility, but also I hold the GOV accountable for this failure. Do we really need to spend a half a trillion on Defense or can we afford to take say 50 Billion and pay our teachers properly and hold them to a proper level of academic excellence with bonuses much like the private sector for helping kids to learn and exceed standards? Damn Millennials, they need to learn from our European Ancestors. I grew up in a strict German household with high standards for respect for my elders. Working out to be healthy and strong to defend our country, USA and when I saw my parents, grandparents, Aunts, Uncles drink, there was no hush hush, they explained it as an adult beverage, I got a sip to taste and understand what it was about as with all questions. Enough info to satisfy my curiosity. Open, clear communication as a kid, I did it with my own and they both graduated from college and are successful. So no reason to make Alcohol evil, but more about communicate what it is and what it is about. Moderation in Everything.

So True, they are in a depression now with a huge glut of production. I see things falling apart over the next 10 years.