Drew Dowdell

MERCEDES-BENZ USA Sales -- December 2019 Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles Dec-19 Dec-18 Monthly % YTD 2019 YTD 2018 Yearly % A-CLASS 1,166 _ _ 17,641 _ _ B-CLASS* 0 1 -100.0% 8 135 -94.1% CLA 1,344 1,708 -21.3% 12,400 22,556 -45.0% C-CLASS 3,412 6,799 -49.8% 49,153 60,409 -18.6% E-CLASS/CLS 3,343 5,042 -33.7% 40,113 46,422 -13.6% S-CLASS 1,087 1,486 -26.9% 12,528 14,978 -16.4% SLC 147 152 -3.3% 1,840 1,993 -7.7% SL 140 158 -11.4% 1,690 2,126 -20.5% AMG GT 445 136 227.2% 4,208 1,525 175.9% GLA 2,096 2,397 -12.6% 22,137 24,136 -8.3% GLB 1,173 _ _ 1,173 _ _ GLC 6,436 7,294 -11.8% 73,650 69,727 5.6% GLE 5,787 3,734 55.0% 49,980 46,010 8.6% GLS 2,902 2,664 8.9% 22,225 21,972 1.2% G-CLASS 816 445 83.4% 7,348 3,970 85.1% TOTAL 30,294 32,016 -5.4% 316,094 315,959 0.0% Vans1 4,985 4,116 21.1% 41,635 38,178 9.1% MBUSA Combined Total Dec-19 Dec-18 Monthly % YTD 2019 YTD 2018 Yearly % GRAND TOTAL 35,279 36,132 -2.4% 357,729 354,137 1.0% *Model has been discontinued in the U.S. market. 1 Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner Sprinter and Metris Vans are sold and marketed in the U.S. by Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler Vans USA, respectively.

(MAHWAH, NJ) – Jan. 3, 2020 – Jaguar Land Rover today reported December 2019 U.S. sales. Jaguar Land Rover total December U.S. sales reached 13,801 units, slightly down from December 2018. For the calendar year, Jaguar Land Rover achieved 125,787 units, up three percent compared to the previous record of 122,626 units in 2018 and establishing a new all-time U.S. sales record for the combined brands. Brand Details Jaguar For the month of December, Jaguar sales were 3,311­­­ units, a slight decrease from 3,462 units in December 2018. The Jaguar F-PACE continued to lead the brand’s sales performance with 2,018 units sold. The Jaguar I-PACE AND E-PACE sold 176 and 624 units respectively. For the full year, Jaguar sales in the U.S. were 31,051, up two percent from 30,483 in 2018. Land Rover For the month of December, the Land Rover brand sold 10,490 units, flat from 10,617 units in December 2018. The Range Rover Sport and Discovery had their best ever U.S. December sales with 2,826 and 1,234 units sold respectively. In 2019, the Land Rover brand had another record year of sales with 94,736 units; up three percent from 2018’s record high of 92,143 units sold.

Dec Dec Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD 2019 2018 % chg 2019 2018 % chg INFINITI Total 11,243 18,065 -37.8 117,708 149,280 -21.1 Q50 2,165 3,690 -41.3 25,987 34,763 -25.2 Q60 430 662 -35.0 5,043 9,071 -44.4 Q70 90 329 -72.6 2,552 4,479 -43.0 QX30 50 647 -92.3 3,229 8,101 -60.1 QX50 1,815 3,329 -45.5 18,616 25,389 -26.7 QX60 4,113 7,032 -41.5 43,162 47,370 -8.9 QX80 2,580 2,372 8.8 19,113 19,207 -0.5 Car 2,685 4,681 -42.6 33,582 48,259 -30.5 CUV/SUV 8,558 13,384 -36.1 84,126 101,021 -16.7

Model Sales Vehicle Dec-19 Dec-18 2019 YTD 2018 YTD Accent 2,311 3,830 25,628 29,090 Elantra 18,720 15,076 175,094 200,415 Ioniq 1,164 1,275 19,574 15,076 Kona 6,678 8,319 73,326 47,090 Nexo 15 8 267 44* Palisade 5,654 0 28,736 0 Santa Fe 10,350 11,347 127,373 117,038 Sonata 7,105 8,705 87,466 105,118 Tucson 11,224 15,384 137,381 142,263 Veloster 712 1,161 12,849 10,871 Venue 787 0 1,077 0 Dec-19 Dec-18 2019 YTD 2018 YTD Hyundai 64,720 65,107 688,771 667,634

QUARTER 4 (CALENDAR YEAR-TO-DATE) JANUARY - DECEMBER 2019 2018 %Change Volume 2019 2018 %Change Volume Cascada 77 743 -89.6 2,535 4,136 -38.7 Enclave 10,143 14,420 -29.7 51,156 49,647 3.0 Encore 28,497 23,326 22.2 102,402 93,073 10.0 Envision 8,380 7,535 11.2 33,229 30,152 10.2 LaCrosse 463 2,118 -78.1 7,241 15,527 -53.4 Regal 1,514 3,110 -51.3 10,363 14,118 -26.6 Buick Total 49,074 51,257 -4.3 206,929 206,863 0.0 ATS 83 831 -90.0 1,134 10,859 -89.6 CT5 43 0 ***.* 43 0 ***.* CT6 2,276 2,398 -5.1 7,951 9,668 -17.8 CTS 966 2,442 -60.4 6,965 11,219 -37.9 Escalade 8,889 9,573 -7.1 35,424 36,872 -3.9 XT4 8,895 7,573 17.5 31,987 7,785 310.9 XT5 11,168 13,582 -17.8 49,879 60,565 -17.6 XT6 7,169 0 ***.* 11,559 0 ***.* XTS 1,062 5,063 -79.0 11,304 17,727 -36.2 Cadillac Total 40,551 41,462 -2.2 156,246 154,702 1.0 Blazer 23,008 27 ***.* 58,115 27 ***.* Bolt EV 3,307 6,212 -46.8 16,418 18,019 -8.9 Camaro 11,474 11,135 3.0 48,265 50,963 -5.3 Colorado 25,484 30,004 -15.1 122,304 134,842 -9.3 Corvette 3,491 3,910 -10.7 17,988 18,791 -4.3 Cruze 2,699 32,955 -91.8 47,975 142,617 -66.4 Equinox 92,092 98,239 -6.3 346,048 332,618 4.0 Express 16,652 22,543 -26.1 77,457 81,239 -4.7 Impala 9,545 12,604 -24.3 44,978 56,556 -20.5 LCF 1,273 940 35.4 4,495 2,810 60.0 Malibu 34,314 37,084 -7.5 131,917 144,542 -8.7 Silverado HD 36,704 34,222 7.3 131,953 142,632 -7.5 Silverado LD 124,619 126,950 -1.8 438,686 442,943 -1.0 Silverado MD 2,018 6 ***.* 4,961 6 ***.* Sonic 3,339 2,765 20.8 13,971 20,613 -32.2 Spark 11,016 5,174 112.9 31,281 23,602 32.5 Suburban 10,242 15,200 -32.6 51,928 60,633 -14.4 Tahoe 21,086 24,679 -14.6 101,189 104,153 -2.8 Traverse 33,631 39,536 -14.9 147,122 146,534 0.4 Trax 33,039 22,378 47.6 116,816 89,916 29.9 Volt 370 5,063 -92.7 4,910 18,306 -73.2 Chevrolet Total 499,404 531,985 -6.1 1,958,925 2,036,023 -3.8 Acadia 19,471 25,128 -22.5 99,429 88,621 12.2 Canyon 6,525 8,219 -20.6 32,825 33,492 -2.0 Savana 3,136 2,905 8.0 24,226 19,684 23.1 Sierra HD 18,228 16,550 10.1 59,871 60,389 -0.9 Sierra LD 50,494 50,762 -0.5 172,452 159,165 8.3 Terrain 28,060 31,595 -11.2 101,470 114,314 -11.2 Yukon 20,966 25,366 -17.3 74,673 80,784 -7.6 GMC Total 146,880 160,525 -8.5 564,946 556,449 1.5 GM Vehicle Total* 735,909 785,229 -6.3 2,887,046 2,954,037 -2.3 78 selling days for the QUARTER 4 this year and 77 for same QUARTER last year.

Dec-19 Dec-18 2019 YTD 2018 YTD Brand Genesis 2,225 614 21,233 10,311 Dec-19 Dec-18 2019 YTD 2018 YTD Model G70 1,222 229 11,901 409 G80 787 305 7,094 7,662 G90 216 80 2,238 2,240

FCA US LLC Sales Summary Q4 2019 Model Q4 Sales Vol % CYTD Sales Vol % Curr Yr Pr Yr Change Curr Yr Pr Yr Change Compass Patriot Wrangler Gladiator Cherokee Grand Cherokee Renegade JEEP BRAND 33,263 38,493 -14% 6 22 -73% 52,012 49,081 6% 16,663 0 New 42,048 59,694 -30% 57,929 58,255 -1% 19,615 21,488 -9% 221,536 227,033 -2% 143,934 171,167 -16% 27 621 -96% 228,032 240,032 -5% 40,047 0 New 191,397 239,437 -20% 242,969 224,908 8% 76,885 97,062 -21% 923,291 973,227 -5% Ram P/U ProMaster Van ProMaster City RAM BRAND 172,579 161,397 7% 15,108 15,009 1% 2,968 4,301 -31% 190,655 180,707 6% 633,694 536,980 18% 56,409 46,600 21% 12,920 13,788 -6% 703,023 597,368 18% 200 300 Town & Country Pacifica CHRYSLER BRAND 3 43 -93% 5,520 12,038 -54% 1 0 27,481 26,727 3% 33,005 38,808 -15% 48 1,043 -95% 29,213 46,593 -37% 5 6 -17% 97,705 118,322 -17% 126,971 165,964 -23% Dart Avenger Charger Challenger Viper Journey Caravan Durango DODGE BRAND 2 10 -80% 0 0 100% 25,829 20,918 23% 14,298 14,403 -1% 0 4 -100% 12,290 16,863 -27% 23,245 30,992 -25% 14,977 16,406 -9% 90,641 99,596 -9% 15 389 -96% 1 4 -75% 96,935 80,226 21% 60,997 66,716 -9% 5 19 -74% 74,686 94,096 -21% 122,648 151,927 -19% 67,599 65,947 3% 422,886 459,324 -8% 500 500L 500X Spider FIAT BRAND 699 1,653 -58% 166 182 -9% 442 1,002 -56% 430 600 -28% 1,737 3,437 -49% 3,267 5,370 -39% 771 1,413 -45% 2,518 5,223 -52% 2,644 3,515 -25% 9,200 15,521 -41% Giulia Alfa 4C Stelvio ALFA ROMEO 2,328 2,586 -10% 17 55 -69% 2,600 2,999 -13% 4,945 5,640 -12% 8,704 11,519 -24% 144 238 -39% 9,444 12,043 -22% 18,292 23,800 -23% FCA US LLC 542,519 555,221 -2% 2,203,663 2,235,204 -1%

These just look like concept drawings. I wonder what it looks like when there are actual pictures released.

Cheers to @bobo for doing this every year!

Yeah, I don't think this is intended for the U.S. market, but there are no big auto shows again until late March, so CES is as good as any other place to show it.

Most manufacturers are going to be offering it as an option on the majority of their lineups by 2025.

Jeep will be bringing a trio of plug-in hybrid variants with them to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month, and along with them, a new badge. The Jeep Wrangler, Compass, and Renegade will debut in North America wearing a new 4xe badge that will denote their plug-in status. The SUV's are scheduled for their official debut in New York and Geneva later this year. Jeep intends to have some form of electrified driving available in its entire lineup by 2022, but it could be in the form of a mild-hybrid eTorque system. At the moment, Jeep says that all electrified vehicles will carry the new 4xe but it is unclear if that really includes the eTorque models or not. We've previously seen Compass and Renegade Plug-In hybrids at the Geneva Auto Show in 2019. In those, the engine is a 1.3-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder producing 177 hp and 200 lb.-ft of torque on its own. On the Renegade, there are power variants that add additional electric motivation to bring total output to either 190 hp or 240 hp. The only choice on the Compass is the 240 hp version. The PHEVs have eAWD, where the rear wheels are powered electrically only and there is no prop shaft from the gasoline engine. FCA claims the PHEVs can travel up to 31 miles in electric only mode and reach a top speed of 81 mph before the gasoline engine kicks in to help. We will have more details on the Renegade, Compass, and Wrangler Plug-In hybrids coming soon. View full article

Like every other automaker out there, Audi is looking to electrify their lineup, that includes models from the Audi Sport division that produces the S and RS models for Audi. At the 2018 LA Auto Show, Audi introduced the E-tron GT Concept, based on the same platform as the Porsche Taycan. The concept featured a dual-motor all-wheel drive setup producing 582 horsepower and about 600 lb.-ft of torque. Powering that was a 96 kWh battery that Audi claimed would give a range of 250 miles and a 0-62 mph of 3.5 seconds. The production version will debut at the 2020 LA Auto Show, but we don't know yet if it will sport the same three tiers that the Porsche Taycan has with similar specs. It is expected that the base E-tron GT will have a lower output and lower price than the Taycan. The base model and S variant should be available at launch while the RS will follow along later. In addition to the Audi E-tron GT, Audi Sport is busy working on electrified version of their RS models. These will be plug-in hybrids, the first of which is expected to be the RS4 around the 2022 model year and then proceed up the line. Since SUVs are all the rage, Audi is also working on an RS version of their E-tron Sportback SUV to compete head to head with the Tesla Model Y Performance. The current E-tron Sportback makes a maximum of 402 horsepower in boost mode with its dual motors. Audi has hinted that a third motor could be introduced for even more performance. Audi will also take a second stab at an R8 E-tron. The first one appeared in 2015 as a second generation R8, but was only in production for 16 months due to low demand, largely blamed on its $1.1 million price tag. Only 100 copies of the original R8 E-Tron were built. It used a dual motor setup pushing 456 hp and 679 lb.-ft of torque to the wheels with a promised range of up to 280 miles. The next version of the R8 E-tron will likely see a power boost, but Audi is also working on bringing the price down to a more reasonable (for a supercar) price. Even with a substantial reduction in price, the R8 E-tron will likely only be a limited production model. View full article

This is much more interesting than any of the tired European designs. I liken this to the Aviator in terms of interesting and handsome design.

Fiat is bringing the Concept Centoventi to the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. The concept previews the next generation Panda and the name means 120 in Italian in honor of the brand's 120 year history. The Panda is the mini-car platform used by the Fiat 500 in the U.S. The Concept Centoventi is designed to be a "blank canvas" ready to be painted to suit owner's needs and desires at any time, without being stuck with the color chosen at purchase. It is produced in only one color and then the customer "paints" the vehicle using Fiat's 4U program that allows for four roof options, four bumper cover options, four wheel cover options, and four exterior wrappings. Various interior options like storage compartments, seats, and child-restraint systems are interchangeable and installed in a plug-and-play fashion by the customer. The powertrain is electrified and can be equipped with different batteries to vary the range from 60 miles to 300 miles. The Concept Centoventi has a small screen in the windshield facing outward to display messages while a larger rear tailgate display can also display messages or while in motion, just the Fiat logo. View full article

Fiat Chrysler is bringing a slew of concepts to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that all feature some sort of electrification. The centerpiece of their display will be the 2020 Airflow Vision concept. While not specifically branded as a Chrysler, the Airflow Vision does take the name of a full-size Chrysler model produced from 1934 - 1937. FCA calls it a "sculptural design concept" that envisions the next generation of premium transportation. The interior user experience is designed to be captivating. FCA put a lot of work into showing a sophisticated appearance that can be personalized and customized to individual needs. The cabin offers multiple interfaces, one behind the steering wheel, two on the center console, one for the front passenger, and two more for the rear passengers. Information can be shared between the screens by swiping. The interior is said to be the same size as the Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in and has a flat load floor. In spite of all that room, it only has 4 seats set up in a lounge chair fashion to maximize legroom, shoulder room, and storage space for each passenger. Premium suedes and leathers, along with ambient lighting make the ride a first-class experience. The exterior of the Airflow Vision has an aggressive stance with bodywork reaching almost to the ground. The wheels hint at the use of electric motors, but no powertrain information was provided. View full article