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  1. smk4565
    About time this brand had a loss. Sales are starting to drop all over the map, here comes this industry slow down.
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    AMG sales are up!!! People have a pulse! Sad to see sedans dying, a good bit of Mercedes drop is GLE model change over and they have shown a new GLS but it isn't in show rooms, so that old one is winding down. BMW beat Mercedes last month, on the backs of their SUVs, so that is the weak spot at Mercedes right now. Mercedes still outsold Lexus and the rest.
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    Chrysler is a North America only brand with low volume, they don't need that. I could see keeping Dodge for North America and Fiat for Europe, but I feel like 2030 onward when ride sharing and autonomy goes up and car sales go down, regional brands won't survive, only global ones will.
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    Ram and Jeep are the only 2 American brands they need. Alfa Romeo products should probably be merged into Maserati as their luxury brand. They really only need one luxury/performance brand, just pick one. Too many weak brands in FCA, it is like early 2000s GM.
  5. smk4565
    Fiat, Alfa and Chrysler sales are just miserable. This is why Sergio wanted to merge and dump some brands.
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    That could be true, an off roader may cost less in development cost or a super lux SUV could also if you are just going with a Blackwing V8 and just need to put recline flat seats and a refrigerator and tray tables in the backseat area. I think high luxury is easiest, like the current Maybach approach, then you don’t have massive development cost.
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    I am talking about a 0-60 in 3 seconds, 200+ mph SUV that can match a CTS-V on a race track. That is the sort of next level stuff you can push into the $300k price range.
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    Well the Ferrari Purosangue is coming and it is at least going to have the 710 hp V8 they currently have in the F8 and maybe a V12 or hybrid V8. So it is going to be fast. And I don't think they'll stop with 1 SUV either, just like Bentley is planning something above the Bentayga, maybe VW green lights a 2nd Lamorbghini SUV as the Urus is their #1 seller. Mercedes builds the fastest SUV around the Nurburgring, but what they make now won't beat these hypercar SUVs that are on the way, so they'll have to up their game. They have GLS73 trademarked, which makes me think it is coming, the Maybach GLS is on sale in 2020. I don't think they call it a day when the Maybach GLS comes out, maybe they will, but they could do something as a specialty higher up the range. I don't think it would be a continuous model, but like a 5 year run and done like the SLR or SLS were.
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    Well they don't advertise it much and it is a pretty forgettable looking vehicle. It doesn't look all that different than a Mazda CX-5 of the same size that costs $10k less. Not really sure how it is "priced too high for the market" when it is $5k cheaper than a GLC or X3. Maybe people just don't care about Infiniti.
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    A G-wagen is Mercedes 3rd largest SUV but is their most expensive. The Urus is big, but not Escalade big, the Levante is like a mid-size Bentayga is pretty big, but not Escalade big, although a bigger Bentley SUV could be in the works. The Aston Martin SUV doesn't look that big in prototype. So I don't see why Cadillac couldn't have a mid-size SUV with a Blackwing V8, or something CT6 sized with luxury above the Escalade. Maybe just go for one or the other and not both. I will say I think AMG should do an SUV that starts at $200k, maybe electric is the answer there with like 800 hp. They can make it a limited run model, make it for 4 years as a halo for the EQ Power vehicles, and surely it would outperform Ferrari's SUV.
  11. smk4565
    Well duh. I think pickups make the most logical EV. They have high margin to hide battery cost, they have a lot of space to add battery packs, they require torque which EV is best at and if you take away the front engine for a trunk you have massive cargo and utility ability.
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    Doesn’t have to be bigger, has to be more luxurious and higher performance. I actually think they could put 2 SUV’s above Escalde, one that like Bentayga size that is luxury focused and one that is more midsize with high performance. Bentley and Lambo may each get a 2nd SUV, Ferrari and Aston Martin are getting at least one each, plus the Lagonda SUV, a Maybach SUV hits dealers in 2020, etc.
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    The Escalade is that, but I think there is room above the Escalade for another SUV. That high dollar SUV segment is about to get flooded. CT6, CT5, CT4 aligned against E, C and A-class respectively is probably Cadillac’s best strategy to go with. And you can swap in 5, 3, and 1-series or A6, A4, A3 or S90, S60, S40 if you prefer those comparisons.
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    I suppose they could go that route. But we are also in a position where Cadillac’s “flagship” is competing with the E300/E450.
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    Oh 2.0T, we hardly knew ye. CT6 needed to ditch the 4 cylinder. AWD on all models makes sense, most buyers will opt for it anyway, so it just gives less configurations to have to build. I actually think the CT6 would be more compelling with the 3.0 turbo standard and make the car $59,000. Then it would align with an A6 and E450. And allow some space for the CT5 in the $40-59k range. I actually think all Cadillacs should be turbocharged and all wheel drive.
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    The idea of 4-door coupe is so played out now, Mercedes should drop the CLS after this generation. They have an E-class sedan and E-class 2 door coupe, as a coupe should be. That is enough, and the AMG GT 4-door is there is you want something else and that has actual performance, where as the CLS is like an oversized, overweight E-class at this point.
  17. smk4565
    4Matic+ is the way to go. You need grip to put the power down. Makes sense to make it standard.
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    What would probably make sense is to build Electric vehicles, since such a huge portion of Mitsubishi's business is you know, Electric.
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    It is, but they botched the 2019 model, I think that is the worst looking car they make now. Gen 1 and 2 were spot on though.
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    Agreed and I imagine China will be the super power of the world in 20 years. It won’t be the USA given their population size and economic growth rate.
  21. smk4565
    The Stinger because of the roofline has less rear seat head room than a C-class. I still say the Stinger isn't worth the money. It either needs a better interior, or Mustang level pricing.
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    But no mention of MPG, marketing people say a heavy duty truck has an “efficient” V8.
  23. smk4565
    They probably had 20,000 rear seats that they bought for Malibus then cut production and never use the so they ended up in the CT5. This car may have some flaws, but we don't know the price yet, if it is like $37k, then this is Nissan Maxima money, which then this doesn't look so bad.
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    If they price it in the high $30s I guess it would compete with a Q50, 3-series, TLX, MKX, ES350, S60, etc. Although the 3-series is a bit the oddball of that group. Really what Cadillac should say, it is a mid-size luxury sedan at X price, and not compare it to BMW. CT4 might be the size of today's ATS, but like $29,995. Maybe it will be the size of today's ATS but with a CT6 level interior and cost the same as a CT5. Who knows. I don't get why the big car necessarily has to have the best interior, why can't the small car have the best interior and maybe they sell interior vs size and horsepower on CT4.
  25. smk4565
    Power Trip on a 2.0 4-cylinder is laughable. Maybe on the TT V6 they can use that, but they should have something about 30+ mpg efficiency on the base engine, with no mention of power. This is probably why Cadillac can't sell cars, they push the 2 liter car as the fast lane, so why buy the big engine. And no mention of efficiency for people there aren't buying it for performance.
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