G. David Felt

Agree that is pathetic. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!!!

I will say that we still have a ways to go in working out the kinks, much like how the first decade of Tesla was nothing pretty for the S quality wise before things settled down to more fit-n-finish issues, but yes we still have plenty of quality issues to work out. I am hoping that the 3 month delay for Equinox EV was just not getting the battery plants online but also added QA testing of the EV as this needs to be a homerun hit for GM. I do feel that no matter the Legacy OEM, there is a ton of training to do from Sales to Service yet for EVs and sadly it does not help when you have a company like Ford that is only requiring Level 2 home charging chargers to be installed at dealerships. This is pathetic. GM if your top tier is requiring Level 3 charger on site, but middle and bottom tier are level 2. I feel all should be level 3 no matter what. I wonder if @Drew Dowdell sees the same large pop up when he uses the app on his phone. I stopped and went with just regular browser on my phone when away from the home. Far more usable than the app.

As expected Toyota grabbed headlines about a breakthrough solid state batteries, but clearly they have not invented them yet and even if they can actually deliver, it will be limited to 10,000 EVs globally by 2030. Guess they still think hydrogen is the way to go. ? https://electrek.co/2023/11/21/toyotas-long-range-solid-state-ev-batteries-limited/

I still get a single add popup on the page I leave open that I have to close. Do you get this? Example is if I click on the Cheers & Gears logo in the upper left corner to go to the home page, I get a single popup that I have to close before I can look at the home page.

OUCH, this hurts. CFPB Orders Toyota Motor Credit to Pay $60 Million for Illegal Lending and Credit Reporting Misconduct | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (consumerfinance.gov)

I have to laugh as I heard a couple of hard core centrist GOP that have stated the GOP party is now the Party of Tax, wife and business cheats. ?

Interesting read, very true that there is a lack of training for sales folks on how to sell EVs. https://www.businessinsider.com/car-dealers-love-electric-cars-just-dont-cant-convince-shoppers-2023-11

That is so awesome, so happy for you Robert.

Try this: VIN Decoder | NHTSA There are also various sites that charge but will search all federal, state, and county records for you. Some like this site charge just 1 dollar. Home - US Vehicle Reports (vehiclehistory.us.org) This is the search I did to find this information. How to tell the history of an auto by the vin - Search (bing.com)

GM has introduced China to the full size SUV and Truck world with a focus on the Chevrolet Silverado EV that has gathered much excitement and requests for order. The Durant Guild Expands Iconic Portfolio at 2023 China International Import Expo (gm.com.cn)

And here you are showing imho a very narrow view as this has nothing to do with focus on Tesla, it is a focus on the News Story that shows Tesla is not the Leader in the faster / best charging rate of an EV. You have ignored taking this out of context that the above statement was made against the news story. This is exactly what I posted: As such, if this was anyone else you would say that they are trolling the posted person. Is that what your doing, trolling me over the above statement, which imho you are taking out of context.

This will cause some to cry, but Porsche is prepping their plants to build Boxster and Macan EVs. Porsche upgrades Zuffenhausen production plant for the future - Porsche Newsroom Yes, I would agree that under the skin the bulk of the auto is probably identical. They can use much nicer materials on the inside, a different set of software for the EV system, etc. to make it stand out and with a different skin be able to charge more. I just feel the speed at which they charge the vehicle at any level should be the fastest available for that level and not have 3 different controllers. Why not save money, have a single fastest possible controller for all the EVs in all Product categories and focus on the things that can and do offer a large profit difference such as the interior materials, suspension, engine power, etc.

H'mmm No gotcha just reporting that while Tesla has shown to be reliable, they have been surpassed for charging by Hyundai and others. Just reporting, I put nothing into this other than that. But take it how you feel, no skin of my back my friend. Yes it was capable, but not at the full potential of what Level 3 is. I get it that many people will feel that you get what you pay for, those that pay more money for the top of the line Cadillac get the fast great experience and those that can only afford the Chevrolet have to wait much longer. This is one place that Tesla while having tested out as a slower but reliable charging experience has done right. All of their EVs get the same charging controller so the 3, Y, S and X all can quickly charge no matter the size of the battery. My point is that GM, Ford, VW should be taking that page from Tesla as Hyundai/Kia/Genesis has done and give the fastest charging experience to the customer. They can milk all they want for software and other EV features in the auto, but if you want to have people go WOW, I want that EV, then remove one item that the Press has hit on as a big negative, especially the crazy conservatives that feel EV should die. For GM, they should have embraced this from the start if they truly want to go all EV by 2035 or 2030 depending on the country. Remove the speed limits on Charging and give the best experience possible to the consumer for quick charging. IMHO Cadillac press release today: Cadillac Confirms the 2025 OPTIQ Possible Lucid Pickup Truck Seen In Clay Model Form (insideevs.com)

This is a good read on who leads in Charging speed and the results might surprise you. Tesla is NOT the leader. Edmunds EV Charging Test: How fast does each EV charge? | Edmunds I will say that GM and Ford are NOT doing the customers right by playing games with the charging controllers. Example of this is the Lyriq top of the line gets a 19.2kW controller compared to the entry level gets a 11.5kW controller which makes a big difference in how fast they charge. Blazer EV coming out only gets the 11.5kW controller. Current Chevrolet Bolt/EUV model only has a 11.5kW controller which was an upgrade for 2023 over the earlier version which was only 7.7kW. This game of slower charging on cheaper EVs over more expensive needs to stop as the charging speed is the biggest issue for buyers. I get it that the Bolt is on older technology, but the Ultium platform @ 800V can handle the speed and they should be making sure all the EVs can maximize the Level 1, 2 and 3 charging IMHO.

The videos of the Cyber truck having a hard time going up a dirt hill and the F150 Lighting going up a near identical one is too funny. The CEO of Ford is throwing shade at the Cybertruck's viral — and messy — attempt to drive up a dirt hill (msn.com)

Very interesting read, the beginning of the end of fossil fuel use. New IEA report shows major change in global energy industry: 'The beginning of the end' (thecooldown.com)

VW LA Auto Show Volkswagen showcases growing family of electric vehicles at Los Angeles Auto Show, Nov. 17-26 - Volkswagen US Media Site (vw.com) Lexus Press Release Five Things to Know About the All-New 2024 Lexus GX - Lexus USA Newsroom Subaru LA Auto Show SUBARU DEBUTS ALL-NEW 2025 FORESTER SUV WITH NEW STYLING, SAFETY AND IN-VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY - Subaru U.S. Media Center

Honda LA Auto Show Surprises Honda Prelude Concept Makes Surprise North American Debut (hondanews.com) Toyota LA Auto Show First-Ever Toyota Crown Signia and Next-Generation Toyota Camry Arrive in Los Angeles for Auto Show Debut - Toyota USA Newsroom 2025 Toyota Camry XSE Kia LA Auto Show ACCELERATING THE ART OF ELECTRIC MOBILITY: KIA INTRODUCES ALL-ELECTRIC EV3, EV4 CONCEPT MODELS AT THE 2023 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW (kiamedia.com) EV3 EV4 Genesis LA Auto Show GENESIS UNVEILS FIRST-EVER GV80 COUPE AND NEW GV80 SUV FOR NORTH AMERICAN MARKET - Genesis Newsroom (genesisnewsusa.com) GV80 GV80 Coupe

Was hoping to get these written up, but my work has me packed to finish two projects before Xmas, so here is the start of press releases for new products from the LA Auto Show: Hyundai IONIQ 5 N Debuts at AutoMobility LA Setting New Benchmarks for Electrified High Performance - Hyundai Newsroom All-New 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Revealed at AutoMobility LA with Wider 'Open for More' Liftgate Opening - Hyundai Newsroom Hyundai's IONIQ 6 Named Finalist for North American Car of the Year - Hyundai Newsroom Hyundai and Amazon Partner to Deliver Innovative Customer Experiences and Cloud Transformation - Hyundai Newsroom

I agree it does seem to have gotten worse. I see equally men and woman who come to a light and then sit there and you have to honk your horn to get them going as their phone is more important than their real single focus of driving. Course this has had a pushing affect from the Musk Lies of self-driving autos for the last decade as I hear so many coworkers and people around here who say they wish they could just get in their auto, tell it where to take them and then ignore doing anything till they have to get out. Those kind of people are a real danger to the rest of us on the road. WOW, what a narrow minded story as they ignore all the rest of the portfolio and you truly need to break out the SUVs from the trucks. Merging hides things and is not transparent. Meh to that writeup since it is NOT a complete review of the whole portfolio. So Canyon, Colorado, Maverick, Ranger are not trucks? Now your the one just like the terrible GM Authority story cherry picking the facts. GM does rely on their trucks, just not as much as ford and clearly has larger sales of SUVs & Cars than Ford. At least GM does not rely on old tech, ignore the future and sits running on old tech with serious quality issues like Toyota.

OK, Lets break it down by the numbers. Full Year 2022 2022 (Full Year) USA: GM Sales (Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, GMC) - Car Sales Statistics (best-selling-cars.com) Chevrolet Trucks make up 612,446 SUVs and Cars make up 905,602 GMC Trucks make up 269,341 SUVs make up 217,704 Cadillac Total SUV and Car sales 134,726 Buick Total SUV sales of 103,519 2022 GM Sales Combined Trucks - 881,787 from Colorado, Silverado, Canyon and Sierra SUVs & Cars - 1,361,551 Ford U.S. Ford Motor Company Sales Decreased Two Percent In 2022 (fordauthority.com) Ford Truck sales - 798,871 SUV and Car sales - 982,107 Lincoln SUV sales - 83,486 Combined total sales Trucks - 798,871 SUVs and Cars - 1,065,593 Trucks Sales Ford 798,871 GM 881,787 SUV and Car sales GM - 1,361,551 Ford/Lincoln - 1,065,593 Ford trucks make up 42.85% of total sales GM trucks make up 39.3% of total sales. I will admit that it is not as bad as I thought, as I figured truck sales for Ford was over 50% of their total, but they are still high for both brands. Still relying on a single category for your bulk of sales/profits is never good and I still think Ford has room to improve as does GM. But even then I still do not think that the bulk of Profits is from trucks alone.

Based on their sec filing Ford is heavy dependent on the truck with a far behind second place of SUVs and the mustang where GM is far more diverse on their product line based on sales of their trucks, suvs, the few cars and corvette. To me from a mgmt. standpoint GM is better spread out than Ford. So yes I see it as a concern for Ford.

With many countries calling for the end of ICE sales by 2030, yes this is a concern especially for a company that makes the bulk of the profits on a single product line, F150. Ford has committed to their manufacturing plants EVs in Europe. They announced new models and even showed off an EV Explorer to that market. 10 years from now can make a huge difference and I do not see the current leadership planning that far out. GM has no large investments or manufacturing in Europe, so GM can survive on being a boutique EV sales division for Europe. Big difference in where Ford is at currently. Ford should worry about the future as we are 7 years away from ICE sales ending, China is making large in roads into the market and investing for the long haul even if it does cause them losses in the short term. Most of Europe has already set ICE end dates of 2030 to 2035. As such a company like Ford with Manufacturing plants and commitments to EV production there should be digging in for the long haul and not cutting back if they want to hold off new competition. This whole thing is about the future, planning for it and not worrying about the old people who are afraid of change and technology. When has humanity ever stopped moving forward and changing. Just look at what computers have done from the 1970's to now. Many of the old companies that existed and were thought to be around forever are gone, Digital Computer, Compaq, etc. or in some cases they had to totally change and become something else to survive, Texas Instrument is a perfect example of being forced to change. We already have the death of many auto companies and all I am saying is that change is going to happen whether specific groups of individuals want it or not. Long term, ICE is a dead platform 50 years from now and planning for the long-term survival of a company is not a bad thing.

Yes, they will continue to supply ford but at a possible reduced amount as sales increase again. This to me is a hinderance for growth when the market picks up again versus having constrained availability. I myself still think that with a 2yr time frame to build a new plant, that this will hold Ford back.

Cool that GM is now an F1 Power Unit Manufacture. Cadillac will race on Cadillac motors. GM Registers as a Formula 1 Power Unit Manufacturer (cadillac.com)