Drew Dowdell

MINI is introducing an all-electric version of the Mini-Cooper SE. The go-kart like feeling of the MINI is preserved with the battery mounted low in the vehicle floor for a lower center of gravity. Doing so means that there is no reduction in cargo volume. The battery range in the European cycle is approximately 235 KM to 270 KM (146 miles to 167 miles), however official EPA range estimates have not yet been established. Power is delivered by a 181 hp / 199 lb-ft of torque electric motor twisting the front wheels and the electric motor is smaller and lighter than the equivalent gasoline engine. Wheel slip is limited to help the Mini cooper with it unmistakable agility. Zero to 62 mph is 7.3 seconds. Top speed is limited to 93.2 mph. Energy regeneration through braking can be handled in one of two modes. The Mini can be driven in "one-pedal" mode where there is significant deceleration once the driver lifts off the accelerator pedal. This allows the car to more aggressively regenerate the battery in an urban setting. The Electric Mini gets a model specific cockpit with a digital dashboard, providing information such as charge level, driving mode, range, traffic sign detection, and more. While charging the display with give an estimate of the time charging will be finished. DC fast-charging is available and the MINI can accept 50kw charging to gain 80% range in just 35 minutes. Heating and cooling is more energy efficient as well, using a new heat-pump system the interior is heated from waste heat from the electric motor and battery and outside air before feeding it into the air conditioning system. The new heat-pump system uses 75 percent less electricity than a conventional EV heating system. Interior temperature can be controlled before departure via an app on the driver's phone. The electric Mini-Cooper goes into production in November. View full article

it came out on a day I was sick and I never circled back around to put it up. But you've essentially written the whole thing. The lower trims are now Voyager instead of Pacifica. One wonders... with the small number of sales in the minivan segment, how do they keep the cars alive. When, as in Ford's case, they were selling 250,000 Fusions a year and couldn't keep it going. That's almost as much as the whole minivan segment alone.

Not an issue here.

We (and by that I mean @smk4565) don't allow for that explanation when its Cadillac or Lincoln, so we shouldn't for Benz either.

No. Early fall.

But this setup is for the transverse FWD models... so it's limited to A-Class, CLA, GLA, GLB. They'll need to get the 9-speed auto as a hybrid (which I think they already have done) for the other GL models.

I use the Rainex brand all the time.

Around here, they've been putting them in the parking lots of the dying malls.

GLC, sure... maybe.... but the GLS is down 33% for the month. A few months of that and you'll see the YTD start to slide into double digits.

Some things are worth saving even if it costs more than a new one. I have two Kirby vacuum cleaners from the 1970s (bought one, one was given to me later) that I rather repair and keep using instead of buying new. I don't care that I can get a new vacuum from target for $75 and it will cost me $75 dollars to service the Kirby. The Kirby will outlive me if I keep up on parts and such for it. Both of them pre-date me in the first place. They'll suck the nails out of the floorboards if you let them... no modern household vacuum can do that. On my A/C, I did replace my window units with central air and got a new furnace out of it, but my window units weren't that great at keeping the house comfortable and I had to run 3 of them at the same time just to make it tolerable. Central is so much better than window units.

Everything except A-class and G-Wagon and AMG GT are down huge.

Yes and Yes.

Not by me... Pruis drivers are some of the worst of the crazies.... worse than BMW drivers.

I keep seeing Continentals around me. Since I can't get a CT6 into my driveway, I should put a Conty on my shopping list instead.

The transmission probably went. That was the weak link in those cars. The rest of the car was pretty solid.

All those big (mostly) V8s stuck behind an undepowered aircooled 4. Wow that's beautiful!

grotesque.

I've always understood the Freeze/Thaw scenario to mean that it was low on refrigerant.

A 1979 Cutlass supreme coupe in grandma condition with likely the original owner behind the wheel.

A neighbor down the street from me just traded their previous gen GLS for a Snow White Pearl new Telluride SX. It has a lot more presence than the GLS. Every vehicle that I've driven that has such features has a menu option somewhere to turn them off. And they stay off. The limited features I have in my Encore, Lane keep alert, collision alert, and park assist are all able to be disabled at the touch of a button and they stay off unless I put them back on again. The only one I can't fully disable is rainsense in that it's always on if the wipers are set to intermittent. But I can turn the wipers off or constant naturally. I like rainsense though, so I usually leave it on.

Updated with Ford and Mercedes. JLR still has not reported.

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles Jun-19 Jun-18 Monthly % YTD 2019 YTD 2018 Yearly % A-CLASS 2,015 _ _ 6,210 _ _ B-CLASS 2 0 _ 6 132 -95.5% CLA 573 2,094 -72.6% 6,942 11,716 -40.7% C-CLASS 3,951 5,742 -31.2% 27,337 29,659 -7.8% E-CLASS/CLS 3,346 3,435 -2.6% 20,739 23,440 -11.5% S-CLASS 1,063 1,156 -8.0% 6,155 8,425 -26.9% SLC 207 135 53.3% 1,187 1,181 0.5% SL 148 208 -28.8% 928 1,256 -26.1% AMG GT 374 154 142.9% 1,858 914 103.3% GLA 1,715 1,722 -0.4% 10,598 12,162 -12.9% GLC 6,568 6,608 -0.6% 33,906 35,145 -3.5% GLE 4,843 3,318 46.0% 17,826 22,741 -21.6% GLS 904 1,356 -33.3% 9,885 10,199 -3.1% G-CLASS 487 263 85.2% 3,819 1,878 103.4% TOTAL 26,196 26,191 0.0% 147,396 158,848 -7.2% Vans1 3,005 2,808 7.0% 16,025 16,910 -5.2% smart 74 126 -41.3% 496 650 -23.7% MBUSA Combined Total Jun-19 Jun-18 Monthly % YTD 2019 YTD 2018 Yearly % GRAND TOTAL 29,275 29,125 0.5% 163,917 176,408 -7.1% 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. # # #

FORD MOTOR COMPANY SECOND QUARTER 2019 U.S. SALES SALES BY BRAND Q2 2018 % Year-to-Date % 2019 Change 2019 2018 Change Ford 624,396 650,303 -4 1,189,670 1,227,422 -3.1 Lincoln 25,940 27,807 -6.7 50,915 50,269 1.3 Total vehicles 650,336 678,110 -4.1 1,240,585 1,277,691 -2.9 SALES BY TYPE Cars 110,195 140,226 -21.4 208,460 269,020 -22.5 SUVs 215,898 236,258 -8.6 428,984 439,185 -2.3 Trucks 324,243 301,626 7.5 603,141 569,486 5.9 Total vehicles 650,336 678,110 -4.1 1,240,585 1,277,691 -2.9 FORD BRAND Fiesta 22,173 13,061 69.8 38,116 25,359 50.3 Focus 2,131 40,055 -94.7 12,480 75,101 -83.4 C-MAX 21 2,612 -99.2 38 5,401 -99.3 Fusion 54,668 43,802 24.8 96,351 86,978 10.8 Taurus 2,390 7,893 -69.7 8,121 15,540 -47.7 Police Interceptor Sedan 972 2,123 -54.2 2,871 3,993 -28.1 GT 51 27 88.9 135 67 101.5 Mustang 21,625 23,264 -7 38,542 42,428 -9.2 Ford Cars 104,031 132,837 -21.7 196,654 254,867 -22.8 EcoSport 21,507 17,514 22.8 34,386 23,610 45.6 Escape 72,398 77,277 -6.3 133,100 144,627 -8 Edge 33,314 35,394 -5.9 64,234 68,048 -5.6 Flex 7,206 5,269 36.8 12,763 10,144 25.8 Explorer 35,374 56,674 -37.6 88,680 110,805 -20 Police Interceptor Utility 4,527 9,228 -50.9 13,143 17,901 -26.6 Expedition 21,796 14,484 50.5 43,569 27,934 56 Ford SUVs 196,122 215,840 -9.1 389,875 403,069 -3.3 F-Series 233,787 236,947 -1.3 448,398 451,138 -0.6 Ranger 20,880 0 N/A 30,301 0 N/A E-Series 11,560 11,612 -0.4 22,351 25,505 -12.4 Transit 41,265 41,061 0.5 73,107 71,412 2.4 Transit Connect 10,913 8,816 23.8 19,853 15,454 28.5 Heavy trucks 5,838 3,190 83 9,131 5,977 52.8 Ford Trucks 324,243 301,626 7.5 603,141 569,486 5.9 Ford Brand 624,396 650,303 -4 1,189,670 1,227,422 -3.1 LINCOLN BRAND MKZ 4,674 5,316 -12.1 8,961 9,675 -7.4 Continental 1,490 2,073 -28.1 2,845 4,478 -36.5 Lincoln Cars 6,164 7,389 -16.6 11,806 14,153 -16.6 MKC 5,956 7,393 -19.4 11,743 12,289 -4.4 Nautilus/MKX 8,187 7,242 13 16,022 13,470 18.9 MKT 1,246 730 70.7 2,488 1,242 100.3 Navigator 4,387 5,053 -13.2 8,856 9,115 -2.8 Lincoln SUVs 19,776 20,418 -3.1 39,109 36,116 8.3 Lincoln Brand 25,940 27,807 -6.7 50,915 50,269 1.3

Still predicting the coming recession? I still see it too, but the economy is defying the indicators for now.