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About the badge snobbery thing: there is no guarantee that anyone younger than 30 is going to want the same cars Boomers wanted, whether it was the 1980s or the 2010s. Therefore, there is no long-term guarantee that MB will be the standard by which all other luxury makes are measured. In ten years, Lexus may well become #1 and Genesis #2, with Cadillac, Lincoln and the Germans pulling up the rear. We just don't know. In 1980, nobody would have thought that MB/BMW/Audi would compete against Cadillac and Lincoln. In 1990, nobody thought the Japanese had a prayer against MB/BMW. How times have changed because of hard work and perseverance.

So did Esso and Standard Oil of New York. These days, they are the union of Exxon (since 1972) and Mobil: nowadays ExxonMobil. I have quite a few Mobil stations in Florida and Exxon stations are all over the South. Their reach went national a long time ago.

Make that 50 rather than 150.

All of them died for the same reason: too many people want their luxury CUV/SUV. SAD?

Try since 1981. There has been virtually no antitrust enforcement (with very few exceptions) since then.

You also have to adjust for badge snobbery. MB/BMW were poor sellers prior to the 1980s. Lexus was nothing prior to 1990, then went from strength to strength. Now Genesis is where Lexus was about 25 years ago. They do NEED more crossovers than just the GV80, and really soon.

The ad mentions Chicago, IL so I assume that AMOCO was based in Chicago. According to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoco

CARB making CA air quality clean again. Bravo. Still leading in auto air quality since 1967.

Standard Oil became the likes of Amoco, Mobil, Exxon and a whole host of companies after the enforced breakup of 1911. Monopolies have rarely if ever been good for consumers. BTW, Amoco inherited that sign.

It is never good enough with badge snobs. Customers who do not worship the false god of German engineering will have a lot to like about the new G80.

That does not mean that EVs need as much petroleum distillates as a typical ICE car. At the same time, less oil used here means more exporting of gasoline and diesel overseas perhaps.

keep up the good work.

Which 1960s Pontiac is that one?

I always wonder why governments subsidize businesses in any way. The corporate tax code is notorious for business subsidies that are tax expenditures when the corporate tax code is supposed to fill the Treasury's coffers. THOSE are the worst. The current PPP program is not working as intended mostly because the biggest banks are administering it to their biggest clients FIRST. This is bad. I would rather have that money go to individuals rather than businesses because it is a LOT harder to distort incentives when people (not large businesses) are getting the money to do what they need to do, whether it is paying for essentials or debt service. I am all for cutting the fat and ditching the pork. The biggest hogs are in the corporate tax code, excessive military spending, and basically all subsidies to big business. Where should we start cutting?

I thought it was no longer sold. Sounds like the Bolt is still on sale brand new.

Looks like a AC adapter from an HDTV. Could be a lot of brands.

The Bolt was not an SUV. The Equinox is; the Tahoe even more so. Unfortunately, nobody buys hatchbacks anymore. They buy CUVs and SUVs now.

Best coach they ever had. Arguably the best coach period. Definitely the winningest coach ever. After him, the Dolphins' slide towards mediocrity and worse for the next 25 years. . . . .

Yes the Bolt did not sell very well. Point taken. As for the Cobalt, that can be explained fairly easily by two things. Trax and Equinox sales have spiked in the last five years. And the Koreans/Japanese have been kicking GM small car butt since the 1980s.

Yeah. The Enclave could use an MCE, and so should all the large CUVs. The Telluride and Palisade have thrown down the gauntlet. It is well past time to meet that challenge and defeat the Hyundai/KIA twins.

Mostly because nobody bought the Cruze, just like nobody wanted the Cobalt, or any really small Chevy since the bad old days of the Citation and the Chevette.

Who would SELL a small pickup truck? Not even Nissan or Honda or Toyota will sell one here.

Does anyone really NEED a small pickup truck? I thought midsize pickup trucks could take care of what would be overkill with a fullsize pickup truck.

If a new BEV is cheaper than a new equivalent ICE vehicle, that will change minds (and create buyers). BEVs must be cheaper upfront in order for that future to happen; the easy take profits early mentality will NOT allow that to happen.

That is truly SAD.?