Drew Dowdell

The European car market as a whole has been in decline for six consecutive months as of March 2019 with 19 out of 27 markets posting declines. March numbers were down 3.6 percent over the same month in 2018. Looking at the first quarter of 2019 paints an even bleaker picture with only 6 countries recording growth. While overall demand is down, the demand for electric vehicles grows. The sales of EVs exceeded 100,000 units for the first time ever with a total of 125,400 EV and PHEVs sold. That is an increase of 31%, mostly in Germany, Norway, Spain, and the Netherlands. Much of that growth is attributed to the Tesla Model 3 entering the market and becoming Europe's top selling electric car. Model 3 sales jumped from 3,747 units in February to 15,755 units in March. It was also the best selling premium mid-size car in the EU. Diesel on the other hand is facing continuing losses. Registrations of new diesels have moved from 44.8 percent of all registrations in March 2017 to 31.2 percent of all registrations in March 2019. Analysts expect diesel to continue to fade as more cities put in diesel bans and stricter emissions regulations come into effect. View full article

It can't hurt for Mitsubishi to try. They already have to build it for other markets anyway, why not try and sell a few here too?

Mercedes-AMG says that it will be moving to an all all-wheel drive lineup in the near future and engine downsizing as Mercedes moves towards an all electrified lineup. Autocar spoke to AMG boss Tobia Moers who said "Customers have given us the answer, and most want four-wheel drive. Back in the days when we had an AMG E-Class as rear-wheel drive and with four-wheel drive as an option, over 90% chose four-wheel drive." Even the AMG's flagship, the AMG GT will move to all-wheel drive in the near future. The current E63 AMG has an all-wheel drive system that uses clutches to send 100% of torque to whichever axle needs it, including a drift mode that will completely disengages the front axle if requested by the driver. View full article

Now it starts $1,000 more than an E-Class, but comes with a V6 and AWD while the E-Class is still a 4-cylinder and RWD. All in a much roomier car.

Cadillac has dropped the 2.0T from the CT6 after only a partial year in production. The new base engine is now the 3.6. Also gone is rear wheel drive as all V6 and V8 models of CT6 are built as all-wheel drive. This move raises the base price of the CT6 from $51,490 to $56,490 for the CT6 Luxury with 335 horsepower 3.6 liter V6 and all-wheel drive. The 2.0L Turbo (LSY) was a replacement for the older 2.0T (LTG) that originally debuted with the CT6. It produced 237 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque and was rated for 24 mpg city and 34 mpg highway. The option has already been removed from Cadillac's website. View full article

I dunno. I think no one has tried since the old Ranger.

There are no small trucks in the US. If Mitsubishi comes in with a smaller truck at a lower price it could work.

Who said it was unibody? If it's the replacement for the Navara and Triton, then it will be body on frame.

Press and hold power until it shuts off.

That's what it sounds like Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Renault after planning to do

In that one, the Cadillac drives you.

CT5. I've driven a Stinger. I don't need to drive an Alpha based CT5 to know the Cadillac will drive and ride better than the Stinger.

Most of the higher end phones we've been recommending done have removable batteries. You can just press and hold the power button to power off the phone, same as a battery pull.

Nope. Go back 2 more years.

Differences in styling. A reliance on smaller displacement engines (already seeing this with the 2.0T). A lot more electrification. You know... all the things that are pointing that way in the whole industry where China is now the number one automotive market instead of the U.S.

It's telling when two of GM's brands sell bigger in China than in their home country of the U.S. Cadillac is going to start getting more China-centric than US centric soon.

I remember when writing the Frontier article that Nissan decided the Navara was too small for US tastes. Maybe this is a way for them to sell the Navara here and avoid stepping on the Frontier's toes much. Still, I would have liked to see the Triton here in the U.S., it's not a bad looking truck.

They're a bit more well done.

That is one of the best looking luxury cars of the 1980s! Few, if any, have that kind of gravitas.

Aside from a few screens that say Cadillac. It is pretty much identical to the system in the GMC terrain, except there is also a control knob you can use instead of a touch screen. Touch screen is still there, but you have options. If you want to play with it, just visit any GMC dealer.

The best recent food invention. Cheezits Extra Toasty...

I'm wondering what they did to drop the HP that much. If it lowers when the torque comes on and fattens the torque curve, I'm all for it. I was very pleased with the 400/400 in the CT6.