Drew Dowdell

Amazon Music. It's a subscription service like Apple Music or Spotify, but it comes with your Prime account.

The amazon app on both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay has been miserable lately.... crashes a lot and hard to navigate.

Such a good looking vehicle.

Make no mistake, VW did what they did because they were cheap. They didn't want to spend the money on Urea systems for their diesels. The diesel would have been just as efficient, but it would have been cleaner. It was all about the money for them.

Infiniti today released a teaser image of its upcoming QX55 crossover coupe. The QX55 is largely expected to be based on the Infiniti QX50, meaning a front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive based crossover sporting a variable compression 2.0 liter turbocharged engine and a CVT. The VC Turbo produces 268 horsepower and 280 lb.-ft of torque. The base QX50 starts at $37,250, so expect a QX55 to be slightly more money. Infiniti will launch the car in 2020, but they say more details will come before then. View full article

LOL, they also programmed it to cheat on tests.

You know what's strange, I only just figured out that the infotainment system is touchscreen.... that is, it's touch screen for everything except Android Auto. AA must be controlled with the rotary knob only which is very frustrating. Apple CarPlay isn't much better because the touch screen is laggy to respond.

Mostly city driving the computer says I'm getting 24 mpg.

Updated with Mercedes and Genesis I usually just pick whoever sends me a press release with a photo first.

Oct-19 Oct-18 2019 YTD 2018 YTD Brand Genesis 1,935 372 16,844 9,281 Model G70 1,021 51 9,527 52 G80 625 217 5,488 7,141 G90 289 104 1,829 2,088 2019 2018 2019 2018 1,935 372 16,844 9,281 420.2% 81.49%

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles Oct-19 Oct-18 Monthly % YTD 2019 YTD 2018 Yearly % A-CLASS 1,491 _ _ 14,931 _ _ B-CLASS* 1 1 0.0% 9 134 -93.3% CLA 1,122 1,868 -39.9% 9,415 19,016 -50.5% C-CLASS 3,096 5,581 -44.5% 41,271 47,833 -13.7% E-CLASS/CLS 3,177 4,186 -24.1% 33,081 36,199 -8.6% S-CLASS 1,211 1,486 -18.5% 9,989 11,820 -15.5% SLC 89 186 -52.2% 1,631 1,692 -3.6% SL 117 218 -46.3% 1,450 1,787 -18.9% AMG GT 361 79 357.0% 3,229 1,286 151.1% GLA 2,448 2,093 17.0% 17,580 19,328 -9.0% GLC 7,083 5,649 25.4% 59,699 56,234 6.2% GLE 4,782 3,671 30.3% 38,141 38,288 -0.4% GLS 2,733 2,142 27.6% 16,430 16,547 -0.7% G-CLASS 156 377 -58.6% 5,223 2,757 89.4% TOTAL 27,867 27,537 1.2% 252,079 252,921 -0.3% Vans1 4,263 4,182 1.9% 33,109 32,205 2.8% MBUSA Combined Total Oct-19 Oct-18 Monthly % YTD 2019 YTD 2018 Yearly % GRAND TOTAL 32,130 31,719 1.3% 285,188 285,126 0.0% *Model has been discontinued in the US market. 1 Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner Sprinter and Metris Vans are sold and marketed in the U.S. by Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler Vans USA, respectively.

Volkswagen of America October 2019 Sales Oct. 19 Oct. 18 Yr/Yr% change Oct. 19 YTD Oct. 18 YTD Yr/Yr% change Golf 338 390 -13% 5,012 6,061 -17% GTI 723 1,293 -44% 10,139 14,594 -31% Golf R 435 144 202% 3,473 3,264 6.4% e-Golf 637 62 927% 4,233 902 369% Golf SportWagen 830 1,116 -26% 9,119 12,537 -27% Total Golf Family 2,963 3,005 -1.4% 31,976 37,358 -14% Jetta Sedan 8,582 10,148 -15% 83,323 71,266 17% Jetta SportWagen (now Golf SportWagen) - - N/A - 71 N/A Total Jetta 8,582 10,148 -15% 83,323 71,337 17% Beetle Coupe 437 458 -4.6% 6,997 7,843 -11% Beetle Convertible 530 338 57% 8,716 5,103 71% Total Beetle 967 796 21% 15,713 12,946 21% Passat 211 2,602 -92% 13,181 36,129 -64% CC 2 30 -93% 52 439 -88% Arteon 366 N/A N/A 1,849 N/A N/A Tiguan Limited 11 489 -98% 389 13,084 -97% Tiguan 8,322 7,097 17% 93,240 74,329 25% Total Tiguan 8,333 7,586 9.8% 93,629 87,413 7.1% Touareg 1 108 -99% 152 1,879 -92% Atlas 6,647 4,725 41% 66,352 47,727 39% Total Car 13,091 16,581 -21% 146,094 158,209 -7.7% Total SUV 14,981 12,419 21% 160,133 137,019 17% TOTAL 28,072 29,000 -3.2% 306,227 295,228 3.7%

They spend a billion on that platform, they're not going to just throw it away when Georgio, and the LX, and the Maseratis are the only RWD car platforms in all of PSA and FCA combined. I think they'll spread Georgio around as much as they can to recup their costs on it.

ROCKLEIGH, N.J. (Nov 1, 2019) - Volvo Car USA LLC, (VCUSA) reported U.S. sales of 8,807 vehicles for the month of October, an increase of 20.2 percent from the same period last year. Year-to-date VCUSA has sold 86,239 vehicles, an increase of 6.1 percent from the previous year. “Our lineup continues to impress American buyers. Volvo Cars has posted a sales gain in twenty of the last twenty-one months.” said Anders Gustafsson, President and CEO, Volvo Car USA & Senior Vice President Americas. The XC90 was the most popular car in October selling 2,720 cars, up 18.2 percent versus October 2018. The XC60 followed with 2,285 cars and the S60 with 2,193 vehicles sold.

Quarterly: Ford Motor Company - Not Reported General Motors Co. - Not Reported Tesla - Not Reported FCA US LLC - Not Reported Monthly: Audi of America - Up 19.4% for the month, Down 3.2% for the year BMW of North America - Up 7.5% for the month, Up 1.0% for the year Genesis Motor America - Up 420.2% for the month, Up 81.49% for the year Honda Motor Co. - Up 7.6% for the month, Up 0.6% for the year Hyundai Motor America - Up 8.4% for the month, Up 3.3% for the year Infiniti USA - Down 23.0% for the month, Down 17.1% for the year Jaguar Land Rover North America - Kia Motors America - Up 10.9% for the month, Up 3.3% for the year Mazda North American Operations - Up 4.5% for the month, Down 10.3% for the year Mercedes-Benz USA - Up 1.3% for the month, Flat 0.0% for the year Mitsubishi Motors North America - Down 7.9% for the month, Up 1.5% for the year Nissan Group - Down 5.8% for the month, Down 7.0% for the year Porsche Cars North America Inc. - Up 13.1% for the month, Up 6.5% for the year Subaru of America, Inc. - Up 0.3% for the month, Up 4.0% for the year Toyota Motor North America - Down 1.2% for the month, Down 2.3% for the year Volkswagen of America - Down 3.2% for the month, Up 3.7% for the year Volvo Cars of North America, LLC - Up 20.2% for the month, Up 6.1% for the year Brands (Quarterly): Alfa Romeo - Not Reported Buick - Not Reported Cadillac - Not Reported Chevrolet - Not Reported Chrysler - Not Reported Dodge - Not Reported Ford - Not Reported Fiat - Not Reported GMC - Not Reported Jeep - Not Reported Lincoln - Not Reported Ram Trucks - Not Reported Tesla - Not Reported Brands (Monthly): Acura - Up 2.4% Audi - Up 19.4% BMW - Up 9.4% Genesis - Up 420.2% Honda - Up 8.2% Hyundai - Up 8.4% Infiniti - Down 23.0% Jaguar - Kia - Up 10.9% Land Rover - Lexus - Up 1.9% Mazda - Up 4.5% Mercedes-Benz - Up 1.2% Mercedes-Benz Vans - Up 1.9% MINI - Down 6.4% Mitsubishi - Down 7.9% Nissan - Down 3.7% Porsche - Up 13.1% Smart - No Longer Reported Subaru - Up 0.3% Toyota - Down 1.6% Volkswagen - Down 3.2% Volvo - Up 20.2% View full article

Alfa Romeo still has some crossover rollouts coming, however a recent peak at the quarterly earning statement gave a clue as to what else is happening at the brand, and the truth is, it isn't much. During the earnings call this week, CEO Mike Manley said that Alfa's "future product lineup has been significantly scaled back with a corresponding reduction in capital spend." Alfa currently has two products on the market in North America, the Giulia sedan and Stelvio crossover. Those will both be getting a refresh for the 2021 model year. That same year, a new C-segment crossover will make an appearance. This model, previewed by the Tonale concept car, will ride on the same platform as the Fiat 500x and Jeep Renegade. It should eventually be offered as a plug-in hybrid as well. After that, a B-segment crossover should appear as well. Once the crossovers are on the road though, there isn't much left. The expected return of the GTV and 8C Competizione don't appear anywhere in the plans. View full article

INFINITI OCTOBER OCTOBER Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD 2019 2018 % chg 2019 2018 % chg Infiniti Total 9,146 11,880 -23.0 97,080 117,129 -17.1 Infiniti Q50 2,100 2,074 1.3 21,855 28,254 -22.6 Infiniti Q60 595 809 -26.5 4,113 7,765 -47.0 Infiniti Q70 154 302 -49.0 2,350 3,778 -37.8 Infiniti QX30 102 399 -74.4 3,127 7,038 -55.6 Infiniti QX50 1,468 3,160 -53.5 15,078 19,051 -20.9 Infiniti QX60 3,604 3,392 6.3 35,225 35,187 0.1 Infiniti QX70 0 7 -100.0 6 942 -99.4 Infiniti QX80 1,123 1,737 -35.3 15,326 15,114 1.4 Total Car 2,849 3,185 -10.5 28,318 39,797 -28.8 Total Truck 6,297 8,695 -27.6 68,762 77,332 -11.1

MONTH OF OCTOBER YEAR-TO-DATE Model 2019 2018 2019 2018 Rio 1,939 2,405 21,125 19,696 Forte 6,980 9,537 80,265 84,425 Optima 7,248 7,280 82,914 87,125 Cadenza 153 207 1,209 4,158 Stinger 1,354 1,345 11,770 14,344 K900 17 17 328 277 Soul 6,761 7,951 84,388 85,839 Niro 1,983 2,164 19,945 24,264 Sportage 7,623 6,626 72,727 68,898 Sorento 8,533 6,560 80,733 92,252 Telluride 6,075 N/A 45,284 N/A Sedona 1,341 1,010 12,917 15,866 Total 50,007 45,102 513,605 497,144 2019 MoM 2018 MoM 2019 YTD 2018 YTD 50,007 45,102 513,605 497,144 10.9% 3.31%

Keep in mind that none of Peugeot's, Citroen's, and Opel's current models, except for the Regal, are legal for sale in the US. They can't just rebadge them and sell them here. They don't meet US regs. PSA will have a bunch of work to do on their next refreshes to get them legal enough to rebadge for the states. I would expect that FCA's current plans for the next 2 - 3 years will remain completely unchanged with the possible exception that Fiat brand possibly exits North America. That means, the next Charger would still be on Guilia platform.