riviera74

This is the REAL problem with GM and Chrysler: NO clear differentiation between luxury and common. Ford does a somewhat better job of this. That CT6 needed to directly match the E-class/5 series from an interior standpoint or just get out of the way. The rules have changed and GM did not learn this when they lost their luxury leadership in the 80s. The 1990 Lexus LS400 sealed Cadillac's fate not long after. As for Chrysler, they refuse to go big on luxury or go home. This a worse situation than Cadillac. While EV may well be the future, we still need quality ICE powertrains for the rest of the decade. Not everybody will go EV until it is essentially proven AND actually affordable. EVs may not have the market share required to go replace all ICE cars before 2030 at the earliest. How many regular people (NOT early adopters!) will embrace and BUY EVs before then?

I applaud the inline 6 because a lot of automakers should have done the same to their RWD cars and trucks (FORD and GM needed the I6 over their base 4cyl and 6cyl current engines). As for a large sedan, that is the past unfortunately. Stellantis should at least try an EV Chrysler, but it would have to top out where the (alleged) 30K Tesla begins. Chrysler can have a future, if Stellantis would allow one for Chrysler.

Malibu can say good bye. No one will miss it. Does anyone really miss a GM small car? As for the V-series, I am not sure which crossover could be made for a V-series. It seems that it would best belong in the CT4 and CT5, at least for now. As for the new EVs, we can wait and see.

Recalls are annoying. Crashes and casualties are worse. Ford could have waited a few months to weed out all the bugs to avoid recalls.

I find it interesting that in this shrinking segment, the Acura RDX has arguably fallen off a cliff, while the Envision and the XT4 are fighting to be second to the best-selling Lexus NX.

Am I the only one who thinks the new Celestiq looks like it came straight from a 1980s hatchback? I am sure that the tech is great, but I hope Cadillac will put that tech into a more conventional looking vehicle. I cannot stand the overall shape of the Celestiq. Then again, who is the target audience for this 2020s version of a 1980s hatchback?

Given what happened to Chrysler after 1998, why would FORD partner up with Mercedes?

Looking at some of those historic pictures of the Crown, it does have a Lexus LS look to them, particularly from 1990 until today. Is the Crown supposed to be a lower-priced LS or is it just replacing the Avalon, or is there more to this car?

Yes they need more batteries. I wonder how GM is going to produce that many batteries at a reasonable cost to meet all the new government requirements.

Since GM and the rest of the industry is all-in on Electric Vehicles, EVs have to carry their own weight and slash manufacturing costs anywhere they can. IOW, it is as if GM wants to return the the salad days of 1945-1985ish days of the B Body, only for EVs.

One thing that I find weird is that the Germans are almost given a pass on quality/reliability issues, whereas if it were Ford or GM, they would get crushed over that very same issue. As for the customer regret list, I completely concur with the QX50 on this list. Infiniti is barely an upgraded Nissan; at least with Lexus, there is value in buying MOST of those vehicles over a common Toyota. As for the Luxury sales list, I cannot believe that Tesla is outselling Cadillac by over 3 to 1. Also, BMW then MB then Lexus? Is this an image thing? German cars cost two arms and a leg after about five years for any repair.

What is the advantage of a cabover tractor-trailer as opposed to a front-engine one?

Subscriptions on top of high new car payments? I will pass.

OK. Toyota has a full EV for sale. They still should not brand it a Prius. Time will tell if the Toyota bZ4x is successful.

I wonder how much time those trucks posted above are actually off-road. I have seen more than a few that have spent almost NO time off-road.

When it comes to German cars having greater reliability and lower maintenance costs, call me highly skeptical.

I am amazed that some of the ranges in reliable scores is so narrow on Buick and RAM. Almost everyone else has models that are either really good, mediocre or really bad.

Now imagine if Cadillac put the same efforts into ALL of its vehicles as it does the Escalade (V-series or not). Then Cadillac can become the standard of the world again, like it was before 1970.

Honda tried that. It was a Crosstour (and Acura ZDX). Neither sold well and both got axed in the same model year.

Ditch the Accord? Next thing Honda would do is kill off the Civic! (Neither of them will be terminated anytime soon).

I miss the 1995 Aurora rather than the 1999 Alero. Then again, FWD Oldsmobiles before 1995 were rather uninspiring, just like that 1986 and 1990 Cutlass Calais you are showing.

OK. Who is buying sedans in this SUV/CUV era? Mary Barra made a business decision, and it seems to be successful right now. Who is going to buy a NEW sedan for the rest of this decade?

I doubt Toyota will do that because Toyota does NOT want to go full EV on any vehicle. If they finally go full EV, they will use a different name rather than Prius. Prius = hybrid, not EV.

Well, all the effort is going into the CR-V, the HR-V and the Pilot. There are very few (new) sedan buyers these days.

We certainly could use another SS, with a manual or automatic option. And this time, please make more than 3000 units available for sale. As for the new Civic Type R, this is Honda. Completely on brand and they should be proud of it, other than maybe the NSX.