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  1. smk4565
    Same way Tesla has stolen a ton of business away from the luxury sedan market. If Rivian can build that truck and not have a 1 year back log of orders and the production problems Tesla had, then I think they would do well.
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    If Rivian can get off the ground they will steal a lot of pick up truck sales for sure. It is hard for a start up in the auto industry though. Really Toyota should just buy Rivian out and use that truck design with their manufacturing capability.
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    Tesla needs to get into the pickup truck game and put these people in their place. I feel like the full size truck market, which is rather large, is just ignored by a lot of other companies.
  4. smk4565
    I think this will do well. It looks better than a Traverse or Pilot or Explorer, appears to have a better interior and Hyundai usually prices pretty aggressive plus a big warranty. This will have a lot of appeal.
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    That's really ugly, and why is the hood so tall?
  6. smk4565
    They should put the V8 in the CT4-V. No holding back, if you have it, then use it. GM should also make an inline six and kill all these V6's because any over 300 hp vehicle should be sending power to the rear wheels, and any sedan or crossover at Buick or Chevy can use a 4-cylinder/turbo/electric combo powertrain like Volvo does on their line, so no need for a transverse V6. Also XT5 and XT6 should switch to Omega and get the V8. This is the V8's last hurrah before electric takes over, I say V8 all things.
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    A Volt SUV would be $40k base, look at what other SUV’s cost. Most car makers don’t care about the entry level, they want to sell high margin SUV’s only. Then they can cut the workforce that builds the cheap cars and save even more money.
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    MB should scrap the SLC. The only other low sellers globally are the SL and AMG GT and those aren’t going anywhere. They have to do something with the SL to improve sales which is hard when 2 seat convertibles have very low demand.
  9. smk4565
    The A8 with V6 mild hybrid is about 900k to 1.2 million Yuan in China. It looks like China only has the turbo 4 and the 3 liter V6 CT6 for China, which do run much cheaper than the A8 in the 400-800k range. But the A8 is a better car also. I feel like the CT6 will exit the American market, unless they import Chinese made ones, but maybe they cancel it over there too. I suspect GM made a decent amount of investment on CT6 because it was a new platform, that 3.0 V6 is only used there also, this 4.2 V8 is only there for now. This isn't a good economies of scale car, they could be losing money on it, and even if it turns a small profit, I can see GM just scraping it.
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    They were up this month, down 6% for the year, but still the #1 selling luxury car. E-class up 9% is a good sign, maybe some people do still want sedans. Dated GLE/GLS that are probably out of production hurt there, the new GLE isn't at dealers yet. Look at the G-wagen!!!
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    I imagine most Audi’s sold in China are 2 or 3 liter. Their V8 does come in under 4 liters to avoid that top tax rate. But I bet the great majority of A8’s are V6 in China
  12. smk4565
    I don’t know why GM decided on a 4.2 liter V8 when China has a displacement tax threshold at 4.0 liters, unless they don’t plan on selling this engine in China, then it doesn’t matter.
  13. smk4565
    The same reason that Rolls-Royce or Bentley don’t do that, they are the brand. “Cadillac” should be the hot brand people want. That is GM’s fault for trashing the brand image over the past 30 years.
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    They might, Mercedes is building a new factory to make the S-class am EV’s while the current factory will continue making other models. But I think GLE’s from Alabama go back to Germany and people buy them.
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    I think they should have 2 tubes of this V8 and put it in everything they can. If the XT5 and XT6 were not front drive then it could have been there too. I would put this in the ATS replacement too. Cadillac needs something to stir up some excitement. They have other issues too but an exclusive V8 would help.
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    The majority of segments are dominated by 3-4 players. Full size pickup you have the Detroit 3, mid-size pickup, Toyota, Nissan, GM, minivan Toyota, Honda, FCA, luxury car is Lexus and the Germans, etc. If you aren’t one of the top players in a segment it is hard for an automaker to justify staying there. That is why GM and Ford don’t make minivans, FCA has very few sedans, Ford will have no sedans, etc. Mid size sedan, small and mid-size crossover has enough volume that 8-10 brands can play in that sandbox, but in other segments you better win or you won’t last. That is why Ford made cuts, GM is making these cuts and someday GM will realize that they don’t need 3 luxury SUV brands when Buick and Cadillac quit making sedans and one of those brands will get cut.
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    Yep.
  18. smk4565
    I think a lot of sedan segments will only have 3-5 brands to pick from, as sedan sales drop off like they have only the top few will stay in there.
  19. smk4565
    Agreed, I think they have a strong entrant to this segment. Yes it basically looks like a Pilot/Ridgeline inside and out, but that works for them and Honda fans like it, no reason to stray away from what works.
  20. smk4565
    Why is the Passport gutless? It isn't even on sale yet, but the Pilot/Ridgeline/Odyssey seem to be pretty proven over time. The Passport interior looks better than a Blazer or Edge. I am not a Honda fan, but the Passport seems just as good as anything else in this segment.
  21. smk4565
    Yay, more crossovers.
  22. smk4565
    Except most Hondas and Acuras are built in Ohio or Indiana, while the Odyssey, Ridgeline and Pilot are made in Alabama. Buying an Accord or CR-V supports Ohio workers. Civics are made in the US and Canada. And if GM wanted people to buy the Cruze then it should have been a better car at a better price. They never offered a performance version, they offered a $28k diesel that was way over priced that no one was going to buy, that was just bad execution all around. As far as what products get cut you have look at market sizes. Mid-size car is still about 2 million units per year in the USA. Small car is less, large car is maybe 200k units a year and all 3 are shrinking. I can see GM competing only in mid-size sedan with Chevy/Buick, and giving Cadillac 2 sedans. The volume is in crossovers.
  23. smk4565
    Because Toyota was the pioneer for hybrids and their marketing was all about it. They should be moving to EV's and their Tundra has crap sales, because it has a V8 from 2007 that is super thirsty and not all that powerful. Plus the whole truck is dated. A 100% new pickup like this, with Toyotas billions of dollars behind it could really be a winner in the market.
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    Likewise, I wonder if they will really get this off the ground. The concept and what it delivers looks great. Makes you wonder why one of the big guys isn't working on something like this. Where is Toyota with an EV truck?
  25. smk4565
    I point the finger of shame at Toyota for not being more competitive in the full size truck game. The Tundra is way dated, super dated powertains, etc. Let's not forget that the Tacoma basically helped put the Dakota and Ranger out of business. But Toyota should be embarrassed for not having a better Tundra that can sell 2500,000 units per year, they aren't going to top Ford or Chevy but they should be taking a bigger chunk. I miss cars with no grill. This 2 pull it off, the 2000 Monte Carlo and the late 90s, early 2000s Oldsmobiles were no grill. I like the all solid body color up front on these two, and that is a styling trend I wish would come back in some places. Almost every car now has the same trapezoid shaped mesh opening up front.
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