Drew Dowdell

The GXP Torrant has the 3.6 DOHC rather than the 3.4 Pushrod.... it was made specifically to appease SMK.

This sounds like it is a model turbo V8 and such an engine does have a place in the line-up in base trim. That doesn't mean it can't be tuned up higher from there. Based on the Hp/L Cadillac is getting out of the 3.6, the 4.2 should be in the 540 range when maxed out. I have a suspicion that the number will be 500... exactly. 500 has been a magical number for Cadillac before.

Remember, think globally. Some of the CUVs/SUVs that will sell great here will sell terrible in Europe and China. Some of the CUVs/SUVs that sell great in China and Europe won't sell that great here. Cadillac needs a full portfolio to cover all of those bases.

The Cruze diesel is just the foot in the door for GM doing a wider spread of diesels here. Johan has already said that Cadillac would be getting a number of diesels. The Whisper diesel is used in the Opel Mokka which means it could easily be used in the Buick Encore (It just needs the EPA certification, they're built in the same plant).

I think the only perceptions that were damaged were VW's.

Durango is within an inch of the Lambdas in length...

Sales of the Cruze diesel were slow because it was only equipped as a nearly top line LTZ model. The Cruze diesel being dropped for 2016 and back for 2017 isn't news. We've reported both stories months ago, so the link you provided isn't exactly a breaking story. This isn't a slow sales thing, it is a model change-over thing. ... you appear to be trying to push a particular narrative. Chevy is actually planning on capitalizing on VW's woes in advertisements with the new Cruze diesel. It's the 1.6 liter unit from Europe that the European media has dubbed the "Whisper Diesel". It has 140hp and 250 lb ft of torque.

How do you walk around at work without bumping into things? Your vision is so narrow. The CTS is built on the same production line as the ATS and Camaro. Look at the total volume for those cars and that is why they won't move it to China. The Envision doesn't share a platform with anything currently built in the US (I'm told it will be so different from the Terrain and 'Nox, that even sharing with them is still a question mark for GM). The Regal would make sense to move to Germany because 1) Volumes are low. 2) Opel could use the extra production volume. 3) The Oshwa plant already has trouble making enough Chevy Equinoxes so freeing up space from Regal would allow greater 'Nox production. 4) It would cut Regal production plants from 3 to 2.

It was a purely hypothetical designation that I made up while waiting for a flight. But it's true... there is no reason the sedans have to be CT and the coupes do too...The coupes/convertibles can be anything.

The Cruze diesel is coming back. It was dropped when the first gen Cruze turned into Cruze Limited. It will be a new smaller diesel with greater fuel efficiency than the existing model. Edit: The new gen diesel was always going to be a 2017 rather than 2016. Staggered diesel launch just like the GM mid-size trucks.

There is nothing that says the coupe have to be CT anything. The could be ST6 for a coupe version of the CT6 for example. STx has just as much, if not more heritage than CTx. Not that heritage names mean anything at Cadillac anymore.

As explained in this article and the Envision ones, it's based on where the car will sell the most copies. They're only planning on selling 60k Envisions here, they sold 174k in China in 2015. The CT6 PHEV will likely be very low volume in the US, larger in China, but still relatively small. Makes sense to only have one production line for such a low volume vehicle. I expect Regal will move out of north America too eventually, but I could see that going back to Germany where they need the volume to fill the factory capacity. The Chinese bought nearly 100k Regals last year.

You would't buy a Cadillac build by Mercedes in the S-class factory, so I don't know what the big difference is to you....

I'm 30,000 feet over Little Rock AR at the moment on my way to Dallas with connection to Tulsa.

The first *GM vehicle to be imported from China will be the Buick Envision. The Volvo S60 Inscription is already here and is imported from China.

Cadillac actually makes huge profits per unit. It's when you throw in the less profitable lower end models from other brand where average per car drops. The reason the Germans make so much money is because they have managed to convince n00bs like you that their taxi cabs are premium. It would be like if Ford shipped the Panther cars to Germany, only sold the top end packages with big motors and marked the price up $15k per unit... but the only way the Benz keeps the lights on is by fleeting the hell out of their bread-and-butter cars in Europe while inflating the prices here. Where GM loses money per unit is on cars like the Volt which is an experiment technologically, but also helps their CAFE, and on the small cars like Adam, Cruze, Sonic, Spark, which are necessary for doing business but have razer thin and sometimes negative margins. I wouldn't be surprised if GM also only made money on the mid-price and higher Malibu. The Regal probably loses them money because of the limited sales in the US while being produced in the US, moving the Regal production back to Europe or over to China would be a smart business move there. Opel/Buick/Holden is the "One GM" plan. They've already found out that the Europeans won't buy Chevys. Euros also demand more premium feels in even their family cars, so it fits in well that Opel and Buick are paired. With nearly 1 million Buick sales in China last year, that gives Opel and Holden a whole bunch of breathing room on design costs. Designers can switch out a badge and grille, and head to the bar for the rest of the afternoon. Don't expect Opel to be losing money much longer, another year or two depending on the Russian economy and no other changes.

SMK, I wouldn't point out VW/Audi as a positive business case at the moment.

Yeah, I think only the Ram Rebel has the funky new grille

The move to NYC wasn't about image mostly, it was about getting them out of the RenCen and able to operate in a more independent fashion.

Also, Cheers to Chrysler for having security guards at all of the Pacificas to kick out the competitors. Only way people were getting up onto the Chrysler displays on the first day was with an actual media badge.

It's a lot easier to make a profit when your domestic government pays the healthcare costs of your domestic employees and has been for 40 years. What Do U mean?? Its probably what I was thinking.. but just need clarity The move to NYC, Johan, Cadillac setting it's own agenda, Cadillac getting first dibs on new tech coming out of corporate.

GM just got un-handcuffed in early-mid 2015.

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guys... it's been nice here lately.

And Cory, I agree that the Volvo booth is one of the best for refreshments. They're my 'ol reliable for refreshments and the best wifi. Once in a while someone else will do it better, but Volvo is consistently good.