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  1. regfootball
    GM's failure in Europe AND USA is why they had to rely on China. I'm not terribly bent out of shape about GM's failure in Europe anymore. If Fiat and PSA are still building cars, that says something...low standards....apart from the homerism to BMW, Merc, VWAG. GM's pending failure here in the US is partially a product of not producing in the US as much as many other issues.....downsizing interiors and engines, styling miscues, product class miscues, marking huge miscues, caring more about autonomous vehicles and CAFE.....and electric..... GM can probably offset some losses in China if they lose share there, by growing in other parts of the world not called Europe, and I think they are chipping away at those new opportunities. But then they give up AU...with Holden..... Really at the end of the day, Buick could be a huge contributor to increasing their US sales based on crossovers, and by building them here. GM's overall size and class strategy still confuses...is this smaller than the current Envision? Is it more like the XT4? The Enspire I HOPE is still coming, and that it is Blazer sized. A mid-large 2 row ala Edge / Blazer with premium status WOULD help Buick a lot, esp if built in the US. BUT it also has to look good and GM can't be trusted to put out well styled vehicles but maybe half the time these days.....
  2. regfootball
    it's unoffensive / attractive but yet you could almost throw any badge on it. No real 'Buick' cues whatsoever. But at least you get FOUR cylinders!!!!
  3. regfootball
    GM makes so few of their vehicles in US anymore. Encore = Korea, this in China...my TourX was Germany. I get the 'world market' part of this, but maybe GM will learn that sending most of its production (by model count) outside our borders is a shitty deal. is this sort of "Buick Mazda CX-5" looking? I hope it is not SMALLER than the current Envision.......
  4. regfootball
    https://www.buick.com/future-vehicles/2021-envision
  5. regfootball
    Yeah I am 6'1 and a waist and belly that is too large and even if i were thin again the ingress and egress and driving position in the car is something you'd want in a sports car, not a luxury brand sedan. Its not befitting daily luxury transport. People rip front drive platforms but remember back to the larger cab forward front drivers....... more comfort and room. That said, the Ct6 is woefully comfy, but yeah, Cadillac decides to kill that car.
  6. regfootball
    this Cadillac platform has always been ergonomically challenged. Low firewall, cramped with a big driveshaft tunnel.....badly shaped floor. Hip point way too low. You really have to twist, contort, and wrench yourself into the seat and God forbid if you are a chunky midwesterner over the crest of 50 and not some lithe millenial with lots of flexibility from yoga. The platform is shared also with Camaro so they did not design the cars on this platform for older large person comfort which IMHO is partly why Cadillac sales flounder. In contrast, when i went to the auto show back in early March before it got shut down they had the CT4 and CT5 there and there was a lot of interested folks checking them out....particularly youngsters. Maybe Cadillac IS on to something here. Those youngsters actually like the cramped interior and low rider seat.
  7. regfootball
    but it sounded better than that CT6 tt. I am guessing there was something wrong or badly set up on the Ct6 panaray i tested. that used CT6 is still for sale, interestingly enough...... i didn't mind the black but do agree. some of the CT5 trim options include a light color.
  8. regfootball
    red leather seats available on the Pacifica now, But wife doesn't want another minivan........after they add red leather and all wheel drive to the options list,.....?
  9. regfootball
    even the Lexus will be deeply discounted though, too...
  10. regfootball
    The 2020 Lexus LS would be a far better looking option this this faux lux vehicle....... although i do understand the Lexus is more pricey....
  11. regfootball
    that's sweet!
  12. regfootball
    NOw that i think about it, this song by California gal Marnie Ann must have been an early love song for Elon Musk, but I digress, Carry on,.....
  13. regfootball
    well, there goes Buick then!
  14. regfootball
    No, this is a stupid idea. Really ashamed that someone from Ford would suggest this. How about concentrating on how many more new 2020 Escapes you can sell instead of 70,000 dollar Aviators now? Likewise, GM, maybe something like the Cruze is a valuable entry in the car lineup now? Watch GM spin this into needing all sorts more money to dump into autonomous and electric black hole now. I would be for the development budgets of electric being increased if the charging grid were part of that investment but I haven't seen jack squat of that to date. And in the meantime, how about instead of cash for clunkers, get more hybrid powertrains into volume lines. Like an Equinox hybrid. Give credit for continuing hybrids in some of its product lines.
  15. regfootball
    yikes, that is 'basic'...its like the little suzukis in india....
  16. regfootball
    I didn't try the CT6-V.....:( i like blackout trim on cars but TBH i would prefer that they leave some chrome on the Sport......
  17. regfootball
    2 of GM's best styling jobs ever. I would love to find a collectible one of either in good shape some day. regarding this new Genesis, MEH now it seems even more criminal that Cadillac punted and the real Escala on Omega never saw the light of day. new G80 is a huge TURD in comparison.
  18. regfootball
    Parking Assist, Rear Cross Traffic Alert w/Braking - $565.00 Blind Spot Monitor - $500.00 be nice if this were standard on a lexus
  19. regfootball
    at the auto show was a new Encore GX, almost 38 grand. Loaded sure. But wow, about 10 grand too high IMO.
  20. regfootball
    aren't most of those dead elderly from one nursing home
  21. regfootball
    https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2020/03/09/gm-responds-mat-blackwing-v8-deal-up-in-air-for-now GM responds: MAT’s Blackwing V-8 deal is up in the air for now
  22. regfootball
    at the end of the day its my main rag at GM right now. All the PR bullshit about electric cars and all the resources down the drain keeping them from updating their core product lines.
  23. regfootball
    true. however then, the electric cars in the marketplace still won't take off en masse until a vast charge network of a common standard is built.
  24. regfootball
    I get what you are saying however, if there is no charge network that is as convenient as gas stations, then no, not in 2-3 years. until they have exceptional interior quality, no chance in hell. i have seen no plan from any company or government of any charge network for the annual replacement sales of 17 million vehicles a year to be built nationwide. that 48 mpg Honda Accord hybrid keeps looking better all the time.
  25. regfootball
    That too, then why would they waste so much time and resources to make all these pressers about niche products like a 200,000 dollar sedan that no one will buy? That's the part where i said earlier that GM still needs to provide full resources to redesign and introduce and keep their current vehicle lines fresh.
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