Posted on 11/26/2018 4:47:20 PM PST by Eddie01
General Motors will end production of six sedans by the end of 2019.
North American customers want SUVs, crossovers, hatchbacks and trucks. Sedans have fallen out of favor.
As GM (GM) adjusts to changing customer behavior it is also planning ahead for the future. The company announced massive layoffs and is closing five North American facilities as it transitions to self-driving, electric cars of the future.
The soon-to-be closed plants mean GM will no longer make these cars:
Buick LaCrosse January - September sales: 13,409, down 14.2%
The LaCrosse is a large car built by a brand that was a pioneer in small crossovers. Buick is still shifting heavily toward crossovers: Sales of the Encore and Enclave crossovers are both up this year. But Buick is struggling after turning itself around a few years ago.
Cadillac CT6 January - September sales: 7,270, down 10.6%
The only surprise of the bunch, the CT6 is an unusual choice for GM, because it serves as the tech halo for Cadillac. It's still the only car that has GM's Super Cruise semi-autonomous driving technology. But it's also the least popular Cadillac.
Cadillac XTS January - September sales: 12,664, up 15.9%
Most XTS cars are sold to limousine and taxi companies. GM recently updated the XTS' design to keep customers happy, helping drive sales higher. It's the only car GM is killing that has performed better in the first nine months of 2018 than in the first nine months of 2017.
Chevrolet Cruze January - September sales: 109,662, down 26.5%
The bestselling Chevy sedan, the Cruze is highly regarded among auto reviewers and enthusiasts. The Cruze was the "Consumer Reports" top pick for compact cars last year. It was beat out by the Toyota Corolla and a handful of other small cars this year, and sales have disappointed.
Chevrolet Impala January - September sales: 43,952, down 13.4%
The recently redesigned Chevy Impala was the 2018 "Consumer Reports" top pick for large cars. But it's a large car in a market that seems to have forgotten that large cars exist. The Impala is among the worst-selling Chevrolets.
Chevrolet Volt January - September sales: 13,243, down 13.7%
The Volt is a plug-in electric hybrid sedan lost in the excitement of all-electric cars. Chevy has been promoting the electric Bolt hatchback, though Bolt sales have fallen too.
I might have bought a La Crosse but it would have been against my better judgement since I swore off of GM after it became obamamotors.
My family were all GM since sometime in the 20s. None are now.
Chevy Impala has been around seemingly forever. The market for such cars has changed.
GM is cutting 15,000 jobs in America, but not slowing production in Mexico.
Isn’t Ford also phasing out sedans?
It seems that the big American car companies are ceding the sedan market to Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai , etc.
I think I am going to buy a Hyundai Sonata, made right here in the United States.
I need to rebuild my 59 GMC pickup.
Well, to be fair, except for the top of the line GM stuff, it’s all crap.
No loss since one knows what these models are anyway.
Bad news for NE OH
Breitbart: Six Years Ago Obama Promised to Buy a Chevy Volt. Now It Is Dead
...The Volt was a very high-priced car that was heavily subsidized by government policies, both federal and state, favoring electric vehicles. Many thought its high-price tag doomed it.
...Obama, who once described the manufacture of these cars as “jobs of the future,” could not be reached for comment.
We’ve always called the knobs falling off, headliner crumbling, AC vents disintegrating “GM-ite-is”. It’s a real thing.
My 03 Silverado has 295,000 miles on it. I see no point in spending 70k for a new one.
I drove a Cruz as a rental car — it wasn’t bad at all.
Of course, they are going pedal-to-the-metal with electric cars even though their electric car sales are disappointing. This tells me that PC is at work here.
Eventually my 79 K5 will be operational.
Hopefully going into next year, I will be able to throw some resources at it. My two jeeps take priority.
Over Thanksgiving I didn’t get to do much than crank it over for a second. It’s out of commission for the moment.
Hopefully over the weekend I can visit it again.
It’s not exactly home but very close by.
Bammys not there to bail them out this time.
ObamaMotors bump for later.....
The only reason to buy an electric car is to impress your liberal friends.
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