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But Jeep sold 225,000 Wranglers last year. Fact is, g-wagoon doesn't sell, the numbers are terrible. Daimler makes like $75,000 profit on each one, but they are wasting the potential to vastly increase sales by limiting the trims, by having laughably-outdated construction/ dated hardware, and not offering hybrid, plug-in and non-13 MPG variants. There are potential 'fans' out there that don't buy it because it's such a one-trick dinosaur. Daimler could sell 1000/mnth in the U.S. if they made it more appealing to more people. And, you know, blow up the assembly plant and build something new. This is going on 5 years old already : -
It doesn't (usually) matter if a Buick & Cadillac model in the same segment are somewhat close in price- they're 2 distinct brands.
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They sold like 340 last month. Whoopie$h!. MB should leverage the G-wagon by expanding the line. Daimler should offer a 2.0TT i4 with 250 HP 3.0TT V6 with 325 HP a diesel V6T all with hybrid plug-in capability (including the V8s). Anything to get it away from the 13 MPG it barely gets. Also; lower the 6000 lb curb wight by 2000 lbs with extensive aluminum and triple the trim variants. They could also offer a 'chopped top' version like the range rover. All these wonderful ideas could really raise the sales & revenue TEMENDOUSLY- it could out-revenue the s-class, properly handled. Unfortunately, Daimler squanders the opportunity and lets it rot on the vine for decades with no changes, then wonders why they only sell a few hundred/mnth in the U.S.
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…because you ALREADY KNOW that mercedes puts a 241 HP 4-cyl in the GLC to compete with what the (252 HP) Buick Envision is doing, right?
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It only moves between 200-300/month. It's too ancient to get any sales momentum. Mercedes sells FAR more S-series cars over $100K than it does g-wagoons over $100K.
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I'm already on record, and will restate here : I an vehemently against any 'sub-ATS' @ Cadillac. ATS is small enough, another sedan below it, 6 inches shorter, is a colossal waste of resources. I really don't care how it turns out. That clear enough?
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MB S-Coupe uses the same grid-like grille texture, same LACK of fog lamps, same gaping holes in the lower corners, same hood contouring/lines as the CLA. They fiddled for 2 minutes with the headlights, but coming at you head-on, you can't tell if the person spent $29K or $129K. It's a mere 3" wider than the bottom-feeder CLA, so size (again; coming straight at you) isn't at all readily apparent. "Get the look of our $100K+ car for only $29,995!!"
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G-wagon is a sales flop in the U.S., so all the "love" must be from other countries. MB wants 'brand continuity'? I know what they could do- as the sole retro purveyor of the 1970s hallmark, the stand-up hood ornament..., just put a larger, light-up stand-up on the hood of everything. That'd be distinctive.
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Played around with possibilities, and finally hit on a real name, as the others would show 1 or maybe 2 examples, which could be readily attributable to typos. findagrave shows 104 entries for 'Churan', familysearch shows 2,162. I think that's it- very happy. Thanks for playing!
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Now 95% positive it's 'Ch'… but any further possible combos (Chievan, Chrenan, Chrevan, etc) comes up as unobtanium via findagrave, world connect, familysearch, google. Damned sloppy government recorders……. maybe be a erroneous phonetic spelling.
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In looking at other pages written by the same individual (signed), I am 85% sure it begins "Ch"...
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I don't see anyone using a lower case 'L' for the first letter of a surname. No where on the whole document was that done, either. Closest is matches up with is a 'C'...
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OK people, please log your guesses as to the below last name- have been unable to find something I can plug in & get a match. Name is Austrian, if that helps ::
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Fitness thread: All topics related to personal health and wellness
balthazar replied to Suaviloquent's topic in The Lounge
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Fitness thread: All topics related to personal health and wellness
balthazar replied to Suaviloquent's topic in The Lounge
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General Motors in 2015 got a $1.9B tax credit due to losses in EUROPE. They also PAID $1B in income taxes, not "zero". - - - - - Well, that's YOU. Others are not quite so self-centered and do look at the bigger picture.
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https://media.giphy.com/media/LnKa2WLkd6eAM/giphy-facebook_s.jpg General Motors is incorporated in the United States, It's an American company. It invests billions upon billions in this country, pays taxes in this country, pays utility costs in this country, pays construction & maintenance costs in this country, pays vendors & suppliers in this country, pays dividends on it's stock to {primarily} U.S. stockholders, pays untold amounts in pensions to U.S. ex-workers…. who believes GM doesn't invest 1 dollar into the U.S. but a delusional fool? OF COURSE GM reinvests money into this country, more than any foreign brand ever does or will. Someone buys a GM vehicle assembled in China, you are supporting all of the above. - - - - - As for "their local town" ~ there are 19,500 plus incorporated towns in the U.S. No; no one should be expecting a GM plant in every one NOR in ANY random one. FFS.
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Quote I saw WRT the S_Class was "nearly every 2nd s-class goes to China". THat leads me to believe on the order of 45%, not 33%, but the piece didn't give actual percentages. Don't see why a conscious writer would call 33% "nearly every other one'. - - - - - Boo-hoo for your town. My town lost an auto assembly plant too, and a 2nd one never actually produced cars before getting sold for a non-automotive manufacturer. Yet, life goes on. General Motors doesn't owe any locality anything permanently. That said, GM did operate a metal fabricating plant in Pittsburgh for 58 years, so "your town' actually got plenty of dollars out of GM.
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Uhhhhh, sales is not the measure of success in the luxury tier. Well, except to the accountants...
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^ Daimler sells about 50% of it's global output of S-classes in China. Wonder when they are going to break down & build a plant there?
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It worked when numerous models were built off of one basic shell (Biscayne, Bel Air, Impala, Caprice), but Chevy didn't find it necessary to put the same nose on the Chevelle/Malibu, Chevy II, and Corvette at the same time, did they? This is the same nose across different (ALL) model lines. I don't get the lack of effort. Your $96K sedan should NOT be a twin to your $29K sedan.
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Car lines are continuing to crash, HARD. Wonder how much if it is- too many too-similar named AND looking sedans?
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This is a very real problem for MB- all their cars look too much alike. Especially egregious considering the price spread of $66K….
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When Cadillac sales declined 2% one month, numerous op-eds called it a "slide". Those same armchair critics must be struggling to come up with a term momentous enough to describe a TEN percent decline... OH… and Cadillac's sales declines have been repeatedly summed up with 'Duh! Dey don't gots enuf SUVs!!"… and here's BMW with FIVE...
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Porsche News: Revealed: 2017 Porsche Panamera
balthazar replied to William Maley's topic in Volkswagen
Porsche V6 : a full liter more displacement but only 36 more HP and 2 more lb-ft of TRQ than the Cadillac 3.0TT. - - - - - None of the "new improved" pics show the car in full profile… making me think the styling fix isn't much of one. Panamera is notoriously bloated… but I do like Porsche's current 8 headlights. More equals more.- 13 replies
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