Cmicasa the Great

Just for Smky.. Ill throw in the: Mercedes C230 Hatch Mercedes Ugly Ass Minivan R-Class Mercedes Wiring Harness Fiasco BMW 7Series BMW 5GT BMW 1series and I think the i3 is gonna be a Flop. That thing makes the Aztek look like a Stingray

The CTS is one of MonaroSS (at GMI's) creations from what I remember. http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f21/little-ats-news-176721/index2.html The SRX is from GM Authority. It is NOT.. an SRX.. but their rendering of what the proposed LAMBDA for Cadillac was to look like. If U look at the rear it is an Acadia/Outlook http://gmauthority.com/blog/2012/02/wheres-the-cadillac-lambda-its-on-a-new-platform/

Hilarious... this GLE's interior is damn close to my Impala's interior.. The front looks like the CLA.. the rear... a Verano. This is Tragic

That and the LS460. I have yet to see a young person in an LS460 that was new. If U see one its a used vehicle

Yup.. Let alone the 455 horsepower and 445 lb torque coming out of the twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter V6. Mercedes is not an aspiration brand in my opinion.. well at least outside of the CLS and S-Class... and that's only when U are driving around in a Civic because U have to

Yes sir, I did have one, for far too short a time. And thanks! He said 8 weeks. But I got my order number today, quicker than a lot of other guys over on the Colorado/Canyon forums. Psyched! Craaaazy. We've been posting together for like 10 years

Having the right product is starting to pay off for them. and having more product that addresses more niches within their respective markets will pay even more. There simply is no reason in the world why GM has no other Convertibles on sale in the U.S. outside of the Vette and the Camaro. Used to be a time U could get a Cavalier... no. a Metro Convertible 4GODSAKE

I agree that the new naming scheme will negate that thought process. I will also add AGAIN that the absence of the Coupe and an avail CTS-V for Gen3 would also affect sales. And while I kno U would never see the positive in the fact that even without those variants the CTS.. at a higher price.. has only fallen off 2.3% for the year and only went from 2643 (Nov 2013) to 2445 (Nov 2014) I submit again that it is IMPOSSIBLE for them sell as many vehicles as the competition if they don't have the same amount of cars as the competition. It doesn't even LOGICALLY make sense. Witness: If I want a Convertible entry level luxo and Cadillac doesn't have one.. then I'm off to the BMW, Audi, Benz dealer to give them that sale. Cadillac 0 BMW, Audi, Benz 1 If I want a Convertible Mid level luxo and Cadillac doesn't have one.. then I'm off to the BMW, Audi, or Benz, dealer to give them that sale Cadillac 0 BMW, Audi, Benz 2 If I want a Larger level RWD luxo CUV and Cadillac doesn't have one.. then I'm off to the BMW, Audi, or Benz, dealer to give them that sale Cadillac 0 BMW, Audi, Benz 3 That's 3 sales I've lost as Cadillac simply for not having teh product the customer wanted. The effed up part is that this is car-centric. Its all businesses. If U went into a KFC and they weren't selling Drumsticks today... and U only ate Drumsticks.. but the Popeyes across the street was offering a 3 Piece Drumstick meal.. Where would U end up?

Congrads. Truly an awesome looking truck. I have seen 3 in the last 2 days around here in B-More. I don't have the patience to order. How long did he say before U have keys in hand? What's crazy is that I think I remember U having one of these

Not a fan of Chrysler products to be honest. I admire Jeep.. but that's pretty much where it stops. I think if GM would do a similar to Hummer trim with minimum 3 RWD based products that admiration could dissipate completely

Various models will have varying weight. Ford did not explain it that way to the media.. and via the media the public who was fooled into believing this was going to lead to fuel economy gains were deceived. I mean seriously.. How many thought that GM and Ram were doomed when the Aluminum.. "700lb lighter" F150 debuted to the news feed? Who thought that Ford was shooting for the 30MPG gas powered truck. I can point to 100 links of speculation like that based on the info that Ford provided on the new truck. Was anyone else a bit disappointed? Was anyone else it bit surprised that they didn't touch that number? The bottom line, and seriously so.. I see no real benefits in Ford going to Aluminum other than the usual spin of the Gimmicks Record. Ecoboost was a similar spin. An attempt to answer a question that didn't once get asked. Truth is the depletion of Aluminum supplies and subsequent rise in costs of any and everything made of Aluminum is gonna come back to bite many in the ass. Their engines are simply not efficient enough and this only makes for a glaring visual of the fact. Yes the trucks are lighter.. but finally it has been revealed that the "lighter" is only lighter than itself from a year ago. Seriously??? NO!!! SERIOUSLY!!!

I find myself calling BS on most of your posts. I almost want U to post your rental agreement showing the Malibu, but please don't if U have one. The 2.5L is not "buzzy." It sounds more like something U've read than anything else. Surprised U didn't bring up the rear seat room bandwagon BS from 2013. And while I agree that the rear design on the Eco is not as attractive as it is on the front, the LTZ model's rear end treatment works like a charm.. and goes extremely well. Why Chevy doesn't just pick one rear treatment and stick with it is beyond me. Either way my theory on why the Malibu doesn't sell in the same numbers as the Fusion etc is more to do with the existence of the Impala and Cruze.. and their similarities in size and place. It is the one place where I think Ford's line-up is better sorted.. Small, medium, and large.. and U can actually see the size differences with no air of deception. Ford Focus, Fusion Taurus sales YTD 537,779 (Even if U throw in Ford Interceptor 9547 it still only goes to 547,326) Chevy Cruze, Malibu, Impala sales YTD 554,154 In this situation Ford wins the Medium, but Chevy makes up with in the bookends Its evident. And it can only be fixed by changing all three Chevy cars, which I think would be a mistake. I have no issue with the Malibu not being #1-3.. or even #4 if it allows Chevy to have the top selling Large and one of the top selling Compacts on the market. Let's not forget also about the fact that Chevy also offers the Sonic and Spark. Bottom line is that Chevy offers a lot of cars to fit a lot of people's needs. I can hate them for that.

Hence my belief and hope that the next gen Malibu goes on Epsilon II-LWB (111.7 in) but still be styled down a bit in overall length to the size it is now. The Impala.. my beloved.. would stay on LWB Super Epsilon and retain it's 201+ length or go RWD/AWD and get a version of Alpha or Omega. Personally I think either way would be cool, but considering Full-Size car overall sales in the mainstream.. the best bet would be to stay on Epsilon, but give it the full on treatment of the current XTS in terms of size and driveline. This would keep Epsilon as being one of the most modular, widely used, and profitable platforms in the business.

The very FACT that U don't realize that the ATS is a product that was introduced almost 3 years after if was supposed to be is proof positive that U simply don't kno what U are talking about. For all intents the ATS was supposed to be the small entry into the U.S. market in 2010. Essentially the replacement for the BLS that never made it here. The BK killed the intro, because YES.. in that case GM as a whole was money poor. That is not the case now.. as GM quite possibly has more cash on hand than any maker on the planet. On top of that they also, despite the recall fiasco, have limited liabilities, and a remaining almost $40 Billion in tax credits. I too want variants. I have been vocal about it since I returned here. Johan realizes this it seems and the implementation should be forth coming after the CT6

Yes. I wish Smky would. And I kno he will probably say that its not actually 30%, but I will comeback with its actually sometime more like 31 or 32% when U include the wagon. What I don't have is the percentage of those sales that were the currently nonexistent V-Series. So let's recount what simple observation, logic, no-hate for the brand, and a non-desire to hate American cars will awaken one to: If CTS sales for Gen 2 were going 30% minimum to coupes/wagons.. and neither exist now.. is it a possibility that 30% of those sales are not buying the sedan? Does it automatically have to be that people don't want the CTS? Could it possibly be that the CTS-hasn't debuted in the variant they want yet? at 2446 sales last month.. on this theory, I'll add an additional 30% which would put the CTS up to 3180, or an additional 734 sales for the month. That would have put it above the 5series... or only 750 behind the 5 and 6series. Let's also throw in that the Eclass comes in Coupe, Wagon, Sedan, AMG, Diesel, Hybrid, and Convertible. It Damn sure better outsell every other vehicle in the class. BTW.. he still hasn't addressed the Audi issue in full. People have no issue talking $h! about VW sales in the U.S. never siting what they sell globally. Why now?

Some times I really think it takes GM so long to put certain thing sin their vehicles simply because they over-produced them the year before. It reminds me of the 2.4L Engine.. and the 3.5L V6.. and the 1.8L.. and even the 4speed.

Cadillac GLOBAL sales YTD are up more than 15%. Furthermore the fact is that while Audi is selling 1.59Million it is for a large part actually competing with Cadillac/Buick/GMC globally. I won't pull those numbers but I'm betting that it more than equals Audi. Just so U see don't bring it up.. Chevy/Opel/Holden compete with VW/Seat. Mercedes whored itself.. and U will see C-Class, that ugly mutha-effer, sales suffer as a result once the replacement or last gen vehicles are done as a result of the CLA. The CTS should be expected to sell worse than the Gen 2 model... not just because of the price, but because the blatant IN YO FACE reason I keep putting out there and U continue to fail in seeing.. the previous model sold 30% in coupes LOOK!!!LOOK!!!LOOK!!!! 2011 Coupe 27% 2011 Sedan 70% 2011 Wagon 3% 2012 Coupe 27% 2012 Sedan 70% 2012 Wagon 4% 2013 Coupe 29% 2013 Sedan 68% 2013 Wagon 3% 2014 Coupe 29% 2014 Sedan 69% 2014 Wagon 2%

Whatever Bro. The fact remains that U are over-blowing a 6% YTD drop after 22% YTD Growth last year. The one thing GM needs not do is cut brands again. Cadillac's lack of vehicles has nothin to do with vehicles at GMC. Its silly to say and I wish U would move past it. Your point would make a weeeeee bit of sense if GMC or Buick were not derived from existing vehicles in GM's empire. Cadillac's lack of vehicles has more to do with the plans that were put on hold due to the BK and the changes needed in the mainstream vehicles to deal with CAFE. Mercedes WHORED itself to deal with and inadvertently moved down market. Cadillac technically doesn't need to do that but will just for the simple fact that idiots who analyze the monthly sales numbers consistently FAIL to see the obvious. BTW.. I still haven't seen your explanation of why Audi is cool only selling 162K cars YTD with 12 vehicles, and Caddy is doomed selling 154K on 6 cars? Also please explain why U love mentioning CTS sales but always neglect bringing up that the CTS is outselling the A6 and A7 Combined?? Why are ATS sales such a concern just establishing itself in teh market, but A4 sales.. only beating it by 3K YTD are not an issue? Please explain. I would love to hear your German car-loving explanation.

I don't kno how to say this to U so it is understood, but I'll try. U HATE GM.. and Cadillac by default. Now that's outta the way.. Cadillac doesn't have more models because the brand was rebooted after the BK.. and no one.. including me saw the fact that luxury brands like Mercedes would WHORE themselves out to any segment in an attempt to gain market share. Mercedes is a WHORE. Mercedes is a WHORE. Mercedes is a WHORE. Say it with me. Furthermore the ATPS are up also because GM's incentive spending is actually down as old models are depleted... Cadillac despite lower sales is selling their vehicles with less cash on the hood and higher MRSPs to start out with,

YUP

All that with as much negativity from press and fanboi as I've ever seen. On top of that GM owns the Large SUV market that is based on those very trucks. Yup.. if a person buys a Tahoe/Yukon/Escalade/Suburban/Yukon XL/ESV instead of a Silverado/Sierra, do U think a Dan Ammann cuts the word "hate" in his arm? With 225K+ SUVs being sold thus far.. I doubt it. I could see HI-5s going on so loud at RenCen that U'd swear a bag of fire-crackers had just gone off. U kno some will say that GM paid for this win.. To that person I say.. “RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT.” The most hated corporation on the planet Earth actually has a friend at MT.. of all places. If its anything I have learned over at MT.. and believe me I have an extreme familiarity with their ways.. is that in order for a GM product to be considered top of the hill it must absolutely "jump thru all FLAMING hoops while doing a back-flip, playing a perfect Mozart Violin Concerto No.5 in A minor, and at the same time explaining in detail and understanding to a 14 year-old... Einstein's Theory of Relativity. " We are talking Motor Trend... whose Editor (Angus) had the nerve to tell us back in 2008 that the reason why they "BLACK BALLED" a Pontiac Vibe... was not because it was a POS Toyota... not because it was underpowered by a 1.8L... not because it got worse gas mileage than a Cobalt or G5 with more power... not even because of that WRETCHED interior... but because one of their employees "dropped the ball" and didn't see a TYPO (Sept 2008 Issue of MT... where their car guide listed 162 Models... Toyota Matrix got 4 stars while the Pontiac Vibe got 2 1/2 stars.) http://forums.motortrend.com/7... I’ve heard people say that the Colorado and Canyon will take away from Silvy/Sierra sales. We'll see. I think every vehicle is cross-shopped if they are on the same lot. I cross-shopped a Chevy Volt with my Camaro. I cross-shopped an Acadia with my Yukon.. I'm sure GM had no issue with me choosing either. What's interesting is I doubt that they will bring this up at all when the time comes and Ford decides that bring thing Ranger back would be a great idea. Of course Ford will most likely do what I think GM should have done.. and simply call their re-imagined Ranger, the Ford F100 (GM should have called the Colorado the Silverado 1000) and combine the numbers so technically will see no cross-shopping. Its what they so with their "Suburban/Tahoe" the Expy and Expy XL. Ford fans are typically hypocrites. And their bias is fact dodging at its best. The F-150 lost . It happened. The truck will be more expensive to make.. More expensive to buy.. and quite frankly even if other makers such as GM wait it out to see how it fairs, haters should be congratulating them for allowing Ford to take the brunt on this one. Fact is that all GM has to do to match or exceed the "Aluminum Monster's" Fuel economy (Gotta Watch It's Always Sunny to get the pun ) in the Silvy/Sierra is put into rotation their already available 8-Speed.

Oh.. and as for GM in whole.. Not gonna say much again. Just gonna leave this here: Notice anything that should have knocked sales down for one.. but didn't.. and picked up sales for another… and DID? What I'm seeing is GM ATPs are up $3500 over Ford and 4000 over Fiat and closing in on VW's, which is Audi/Porsche rich over VW itself. On top of that GM's incentive spending is actually down as old models are depleted. As I said.. I'm not gonna say much.. but somehow I think I said plenty

Cadillac sales will rise. They are down now for reasons obvious to a two year old, and price isn't 100% it. The CTS is the only vehicle that is raised higher in price, and the simple fact of the matter is that in November 2013 the CTS was not only cheaper.. but running clearance prices in anticipation for the current one. On top of that, Cadillac had a Coupe and a real run of CTS-Vs, both coupe and sedan to sell. They simply DON'T have that with the new model yet. The XTS is down because the CTS exists in its exact price point. Get used to that sales number because I anticipate the CT6 to fall right around those numbers, or slightly less despite it's probable $72K+ price start. XTS will either be gone or sent mostly to fleet. The SRX?? That is your real culprit in sales fall. It is the absolute oldest car they have, now going on 6 years and the only CUV in the line-up while every other luxo maker has at least 3. CTS MSRP is perfectly fine. It is selling in numbers that are indicative of the variants, or lack of.. since the previous model sold 30% in coupes (yes.. 30% of all the CTS sales for Gen2 were for Coupes which are no being sold currently for GEn3). 2011 Coupe 27% 2011 Sedan 70% 2011 Wagon 3% 2012 Coupe 27% 2012 Sedan 70% 2012 Wagon 4% 2013 Coupe 29% 2013 Sedan 68% 2013 Wagon 3% 2014 Coupe 29% 2014 Sedan 69% 2014 Wagon 2% For all intents the CTS is taking over the position of the STS. As it stands last month the CTS outsold the A6, clobbered the GS and was within striking distance of the 5series. No props??? ATS is taking over where the CTS was and there is no reasonable person who should think that a new to the fold car should be selling the same amount as the market leading 3series. BTW. NO one wants to bring up that the C-Class is selling off previous models with $10 K on the hood. I think they are taking a page from Audi, but that's not good enough for the astute commentators here. Take this for what its worth (GOLD). If Cadillac were selling 12 cars like Audi, they too would be up 20%, (like Cadillac was last year). Altho if Caddy was up 20% on their current sales that means that they would be selling YTD above Audi. Why is no one dogging Audi for selling only 162K cars YTD with 12 vehicles, but beating Caddy to the ground for selling 154K on 6 cars? Double Standard much? Bottom line is that Cadillac is down because of lack of product, revolutionary change to a 112 year business, a corporate BK 5 years ago that made management re-prioritize, and American self loathing of.. well anything American. All that, and Cadillac is still as prestigious as at the very least Jaguar and Lexus, with more heritage than either. LOOK AT CADILLAC SALES and then speak. Actually analyze them for the briefest of moments and U will come away with as much confidence as I. As long as Cadillac stays the course, providing vehicles with the DNA that is embedded within the "ATS-CTS Stepping Stone" then everything they put forth will add to overall sales volume without a need to fleet heavily. 5 vehicles versus Benz, BMW, and Audi's 10+ and their sales numbers are indicative of that fact. These other brands are picking up sales in areas where not only Cadillac does not offer vehicles YET, but in market segments that encroach very easily on mainstream market makers. There is no way a buyer should be trying to decide between a Mercedes CLA and a Honda Civic, Ford Fusion, or Chevy Malibu LTZ, yet it is happening Don't be discouraged Caddy. While the haters look to convince U that U must CHANGE while being the SAME.. from 20 years ago.. moving forward will yield untold reward.

Love your lists.. That being said.. its hard to say between the Impala and the Canyon as they kinda have two different purposes. If I had to choose between the Impala and the SS.. the SS would win every time IF it wasn't gonna be a daily driver. That 415HP (which would be tuned in a hot second to min. 440HP) would get me in trouble daily. Hell my Impala, even with only 305HP (I said only to 305HP when my back in the day my C4 Corvette LT1 stock was only 300.. craaaazy) sees triple digits daily. Its simply hard not to as the engine goes up the RPM so smooth. That 0-60 in 6secs that C&D got was on a new unbroken in car. I would easily say U could take down a G37 once U put some miles on her.

From first hand experience, an awesome driving car in Slush.. probably only amped-up fun with stick. And would U look at that interior. On par with every luxo make I can think of including its sister Cadillac. This, with the Impala's nose, and an available V6, should have been the Impala, and the Impala should have been made a smidge smaller and called Malibu