Drew Dowdell
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Chrysler News: Fiat Increases Its Stake In Chrysler
Drew Dowdell replied to William Maley's topic in Chrysler
At 68% ownership, they have the controlling interest in the company... what does 100% get them that 68% does not? Car companies share platforms and technology with far lower owernship stakes. This makes me very suspicious of Fiat's intentions..... -
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From the album: Drew's Blog Gallery
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From the album: Drew's Blog Gallery
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again with the :tinfoil: :tinfoil: Dfelt. Not one sentence you typed there was correct.
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Opel/Vauxhall News: Opel Reveals The Monza Concept... Somewhat
Drew Dowdell replied to William Maley's topic in Opel/Vauxhall
much too flat for that.... at least one wearing the Riviera badge. -
Given the approximately 25% take rate for TDIs that VW currently has across all models, I would guess that perceptions in the US are already changing.
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I don't get who this ad is speaking to... the late 30's unmarried professional male currently driving a Camry can't be that huge of a target demographic that you'd need to devote a 2 minute spot to it.
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I always will advocate for more wagons... especially Buick wagons...
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The amount of carbon released into the air is directly correlated to the number of gallons consumed. Reducing the number of gallons consumed per 100 miles reduces the amount of carbon released.
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I wish they would bring over the Up!
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There should be an "aggressive Eco" mode that allows for people to hypermile and add additional engine braking and a smaller battery reserve (some of the reserve is for battery health rather than performance)
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Die Hard or Delco
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I'm curious how this S-Class Pullman will be significantly different than the Maybach aside from the name (and price?)
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You know, you do have an account here that you can use so I don't have to manually approve your posts.
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All this focus on Rolls and for what? Until BMW took them over and they gained platform sharing ability with the BMW line, Rolls was predominantly unprofitable and notoriously unreliable. Maybach failed and Bentley was taken over by VW. Cadillac needs to tread lightly when entering this arena and make sure all of its other ducks are in a row first.
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I think Pullman will be a trim level. It would translate to Brougham here. Do you want a Fleetwood or a Fleetwood Brougham? Do you want an S-Class or and S-Class Pullman? I'm kinda sad that an American company didn't snag that name to use on their cars. It is such an American name.
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Cadillac could rebadge the S-Class as their own and the Germans STILL wouldn't buy it. With the exception of Ford, cars from brands not from that Continent are virtually non-existant there. The only cars Ford sells there are the ones engineered and built in Europe because Germany has adopted Ford of Germany as one of its own. Toyota and Nissan haven't been able to make a dent in ANY segment in Europe much less the super lux segment. Only through Opel and Fiat/Lancia do GM and Chrysler stand a chance there.
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Scion News: Scion Misses Youth Market, Struggling In Sales
Drew Dowdell replied to William Maley's topic in Toyota
The Avenesis isn't "youthful" enough for Scion. It looks like a Corolla replacement. -
Fuel cell is about 2-3 generations away for a Volt. GM is actually ahead of the game here.
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Scion News: Scion Misses Youth Market, Struggling In Sales
Drew Dowdell replied to William Maley's topic in Toyota
Scion is going to lose another brand loyalist real soon if my friend gets the job he is up for. He'll be trading his tC in for a BR-Z. -
If they can only get fleet in Germany, they're not going to do better on retail sales elsewhere in Europe. Germany has the money... no one else does.
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No reason Cadillac couldn't do a really bomb Eldorado off the Omega platform instead of doing a Roller competitor. I support this notion.
