G. David Felt

I agree that the AMG is an awesome line just like Cadillac's V edition that I still do not get why they have not done a V-edition to every product. Escalade, XT5, etc. Yet the worst part is also their most common BLAH part. From the S-Class to the A-Class they all look the same. On top of this, stop duplicating with a Roadster and Cabriolet. Just do a freaking convertible for the few that want it, no need to have one in every product line that sells less than 100 a month. I truly think there is an excessive waste of car duplication in MB which also is a waste of money. They are in their hey day and right now it is great they are so profitable to waste money on excess, but this is also how Cadillac fell and right now, the German brands have allot of black eyes due to the diesel emission scandal and other issues. If all was great in Daimler, they would not have broken the company down into 3 stand alone divisions. Starting next year, a true picture will show on just how well Mercedes-Benz is doing now that the other profit sections are broken out from them.

At least it is not bloated with excessive models like Mercedes-Benz. Interesting how they innerchange roadster & cabriolet for in essence just being a convertible. Plus you also have the AMG version of just about every one of these cars. Comparing the sales numbers to this extensive list of cars and the listing of of them shows they could cut 50% easily and not really affect sales. They might as well just make 3 really good models only since they have so many versions of each one listed here. CAR BLOAT of Daimler Mercedes-Benz: A-Class Hatchback Sports Tourer B-Class Hatchback Sports Tourer C-Class Cabriolet Coupe Sedan Plug-in Hybrid AMG CLA 4 door Coupe AMG CLS 4 door Coupe AMG E-Class Cabriolet Coupe Sedan Wagon AMG S-Class Cabriolet Coupe Sedan AMG SL Coupe Roadster AMG SLC Coupe Cabriolet AMG AMG-GT GT GT Roadster GT C GT C Roadster GT 4 GT 63 S GT R GT 4-Door Coupe GT S GT S Roadster Mercedes-Maybach S-560 S-650 S-650 Cabriolet S-650 Pullman

WOW, Amazing just how big the European Hornet is compared to the US. Glad to see this El Camino was recovered from the suckers. OUCH, the Queen shown at the end is monstrous!

Totally agree with GM, there is still valid business to be had here. No reason to abandon the car business like Ford is doing. I still see a need to consolidate the auto business, way to many models, name plates and build capacity. I think China and Europe have pain ahead of them in a consolidation that is coming.

At least they kept the communist look with a modern power train.

And cost much less per month to fuel.

I have to say that in Korea, China and Japan they are truly "Dare Greatly" in marketing and sales. Here that motto has fallen flat on its face.

I am mixed on the style, but have to give them Huge Kudo's for giving a modern spin on a communist old car with a 21st century power train. It would for sure make you stand out in a crowd here in the USA.

I like the stories that all talk about Musk being removed as CEO and left as a boardmember, chairman possibly and bringing in a man who could get Tesla on a profitable track Mulally.

https://media.jaguar.com/news/2018/08/jaguar-i-pace-sets-production-ev-record-lap-time-weathertech-raceway-laguna-seca-ahead To quote Jaguar's press release: Jaguar has set a production EV record lap time of 1:48.18 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in the new all-electric I-PACE performance SUV ahead of its display at the 2018 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

According to a story by Autoblog, Kalashnikov is showing off a retro Soviet era electric car. Yes this is the AK-47 gun builder making something a bit more peaceful and silent in their newest venture. Using a 90kWh battery pack, this bad boy is good for 215 miles and a 0-60 mph time of 6 seconds. What are your thoughts? LIke it, pass,???? https://www.autoblog.com/2018/08/24/kalashnikov-electric-car-prototype/

http://www.piaggiogroup.com/en/archive/press/piaggio-group-vespa-elettrica-go-production-september October you can start ordering either the Vespa Elettrica or the Elettrica with range extender. Sales will be immediately available in Europe, and the US and Asia will start early 2019. According to a story by Autoblog, the all electric version is 62 miles of range, the extender version is 31 miles pure electric and a couple hundred with the generator. https://www.autoblog.com/2018/08/27/vespa-elettrica-electric-scooter-production/

Have to say that the Korea Instagram site for Cadillac has much better marketing than our own US Intagram site. http://www.cadillac.co.kr/

WOW, That is cool but also one loud truck. Weird, that if you go back in and edit your post afterwards and click at the end, then press spacebar, the YouTube link will then properly post.

Weird, this just takes me to a generic Youtube page,

It will be bashed by some who can only hate changing technology, but for those that love sports cars and pushing boundaries, this is a home run hit on all fronts from the exterior style, to the interior options of single or dual seating to the power train. Audi has pushed the boundaries of WOW!!! Now who will step up to challenge them? The other German brands have not yet.

Of course this was to never happen but I bet SEC will still fine him as he played the Short sellers. This was a spoiled brat throwing a tantrum. I find the investment in Lucid Motors to be very interesting. Karma is another that will be interesting to see where it goes. I honestly do not expect all these new electric startups to survive past 2025. Some will be bought out, others will just fold and 1 or 2 might survive, mostly those that open up shop in China and give away a chunk of their wealth and technology with it.

The News is abuzz with stories by various sources that Elon Musk needs to be replaced as CEO of Tesla, leaving him as non-executive Chairman of the company. Bob Lutz is now officially on record that for Tesla to survive, the board should replace Musk with Mulally. https://carbuzz.com/news/ex-gm-boss-bob-lutz-thinks-elon-musk-should-step-down-as-tesla-ceo https://www.autoblog.com/2018/08/20/bob-lutz-tesla-elon-musk-ceo/ https://bestsellermagazine.com/news/How-to-fix-Tesla?-Let-Mulally-take-the-wheel https://www.yahoo.com/news/apos-time-tesla-replace-elon-160000937.html https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/a22812531/tesla-replace-elon-musk-bob-lutz-column/ https://carworldwide247.com/bob-lutz-tesla-should-replace-elon-musk-make-him-non-executive-chairman/car-news/video/ https://www.quora.com/Who-would-be-a-good-candidate-to-replace-Elon-Musk-as-CEO-of-Tesla https://insideevs.com/bob-lutz-tesla-musk-step-down/ https://driving.ca/tesla/auto-news/news/motor-mouth-should-elon-musk-stay-or-go https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/27/tesla-stockholders-to-consider-removing-musk-as-chairman It would seem that with Musk self medicating himself and his recent antics with Social Media, investigation from the SEC and more craziness that fans of Tesla world wide are now bringing this up as a real possibility. At the next stock holders meeting, a proposal from shareholders to be voted on is to force a CEO replacement with professional management that can take Tesla to the next level. So the question asked here is: "Should Elon Musk be replaced as CEO, possibly by Alan Mulally?" Place your Vote and Sound off on what you think!

Have to say this looks really good in person. Some one just bought from the Ford dealer this used Redline Edition Chevrolet Traverse AWD. Found it in the Costco Business Parking lot.

Seems only 29% of the public agree with the proposed EPA freezing, the bulk of society thinks fuel economy standards should keep getting harder. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1118400_fewer-than-1-in-3-new-car-shoppers-agree-with-proposed-epa-rollback-according-to-poll

I get that for the vintage cars, but the Jag press release makes one think they also might produce more as new cars. Maybe a Kit car and that is what I was wondering about. I am happy that they have come up with a great Electric power train to take classics into the future.

This Rocks, not only keeping a classic beauty like this going forward into the future but also making new ones for people to enjoy. My only question is that for the new ones, will they get airbags and all the normal safety stuff or will this be more of a kit car registered auto? ?

Wow can it be anymore ugly like the Toyota Prius cars with those big fat whatever you call them BLACK PLASTIC spots in the lower left and right corners of the front end. I really question what the designer saw in it.

2018 Q2 Report to CARB.pdf Electrify America website Electrify America City Fact Sheet Electrify America City Info Graphs Electric Vehicle Awareness campaign As posted above for your reading pleasure Electrify America is running behind schedule, yet they have signed leases on 71 of the 162 highway / community DC charging station locations that will open in 2019 around California. This is mostly due to confusion among permit granting officials regarding the requirements for installation. Electrify America is working with the state and has brought in partners to work in parallel to get the program back on track by the end of the year. Electrify America owned by VW will operate all DC station locations but has signed agreements with a variety of other vendors for the 1,500 240V AC charging spots that will be installed in the 6 major metro locations. Here is where EA has become smart in dropping the large 110V AC installations and will for all workplace and multi-unit residencies install only 240V AC chargers which should help with the wider adoption of EVs. All DC chargers will handle 50 kW to 350 kW charging speeds and their cables will be cooled cables to improve charging and long life. All of california is under development, but if your interested in knowing what is currently open and what will open this year by the end of the year, check out the location list here: Electrify America They have also kicked off the Electric Vehicle Awareness campaign. A series of TV, Radio and websites. TV and Radio will feature the JetStones aimed to broaden consumer awareness. Website that one can visit is "Plug into the Present" which has a great coverage of all about EVs, cost, vehicle range, time of charge, performance, locate a charger, EV models, Hydrogen Models and TV Spot. The Awareness campaign for stage 1 runs from now to June 19th 2019 at which time it will then be replaced by a new awareness campaign.

It would seem that while the USA is into tradewars and CUVs / SUVs. Europe is going US 1970's style of custom camper vans for those that love attention. Knaus Tabbert just showed off their latest concepts of the Caravanning Utility Vehicle at the Caravan Salon in Dusseldort. These camper vans have achieved due to clever engineering 25% more storage space, 370% more support in a rigid structure, 70% more EPS insulation and so much more making them a top tier luxury camper van builder using Fiat, Man and many other auto OEMs. See more images of these vans at their web site. Knaus Tabbert Press Release Images CUVision and CUVolution