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It is about pricing, unless Buick is to be squashed between Cadillac and Chevrolet, which I personally don't want to see happen as I think the pairing of Buick and Opel can be successful on a global basis. The difficulty is that for Audi to get close to BMW and Mercedes prices... it took them decades... Cadillac and GM have a long and hard battle ahead of them. Also, GM wants Cadillac to be its global luxury brand, so size matters and certainly not in a 'bigger-is-better' traditional American car buyer perspective.

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If that is the case, then New GM will be the continuation of the Old GM's saga, even with 3 just brands. I actually agree with smk on this one, although I feel it will take Cadillac a few years and at least 2 product cycles to to go straight against the Germans in pricing. The risk is choking Buick if Cadillac doesn't move upmarket price-wise.

It's going to take a while, but besides upgrading to a MINI Cooper S or MINI JCW, I have been thinking about a colleague's Scirocco... hers is a TDI, but I wonder if VW sells a 170hp turbo I4 engine on that car...

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I think GM's issue with CAFE has more to do with the weight of truck production/sales in their total production/sales than with the 1 mpg penalty in fuel economy that they used as an excuse. But that's just my opinion.

IMO Cadillac has to focus on the next CTS, a 3-series competitor and a car in the 7-Series size class first. I don't think a Gamma crossover is core for Cadillac.

I think that if Chevy gets a CUV, the total will be just 2: Chevy and Buick. I don't see Cadillac getting one.

Not necessarily, it will depend on what Chevrolet gets from Gamma2. Price overlap is, to a reasonable extent, desirable, as it gives people alternatives within their price range.

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Yep. They used the same pic on both articles.

I'd try to compare the M5 with the CTS-V.

As long as New GM, unlike Old GM, gives SAAB the freedom to do its thing (and that includes negotiating the use of the MINI platform, if SAAB management thinks its fit for a proper 9-1), then I'm fine with the brand staying with GM.

I like the 3-door A3 more... Also, I think you don't get the Scirocco. A colleague at the mine has the 140hp 2.0L turbodiesel model, and it looks great!

You guys only get the A3 Sportback in the US? I think there's an Autoblog(?) article where BMW people state that there will be no current MINI diesel models (Cooper D and the new One D) sold in the US.

I see Chevy getting the Aveo replacement and Buick getting a higher priced CUV as that would mean no overlap between brands.

If this deal remains stuck until after the German election (which IIRC is in September), the final deal can be RHJ buying a stake in Opel with GM holding on to a call option for that stake... I have a feeling GM (and maybe the German government as well) is holding back on purpose, until the election fever in Germany goes away...