I get that. But honestly, the Formula 1 involvement looks to be more of a financial burden in order to please their new owner.

They will start their own luxury brand and start developing their own engines. Clearly the recipe for success.

I’m not sure further Formula 1 involvement and developing new powertrains falls into that category though... 

I mean, I think the real Mitsubishi money is in developing markets, and is the reason Renault-Nissan bought them. Even their report shows that North America is less than 13% of their total sales. So clearly something isn’t going well abroad.

Yeah, moving away from an automotive focus to a “luxury” focus while, at the same time, leaning into more automotive development (powertrains), instead of outsourcing EV development so they can focus more dollars on luxury, I’m sure is a totally sound business case.

1st Gear: WUT, if anything pushing forward with EV’s would push the brand closer to Luxury vs Automotive. Now they have to spend so much more development dollars on powertrains. And not even exciting ones. If they moved to EV’s they could most likely just outsource the EV drivetrain, no consumer would probably care,…

Lexus has the best reliabilty and resale value of any Luxury vehicle, although I can’t say any one of their sedans are particularly compelling... maybe a bit dated (especially for infotainment).

I’m not saying this will be the best choice. But if he’s feeling risky, he can take a chance on the new Cadillac CT4 or CT5. It’s a first year vehicle and should be available with SuperCruise, which could be a huge boost in the quality of his daily driving.

I think it’s weird that they’re making it a GMC sub-brand, but I’m hopeful.

Don’t get me wrong, but I don’t think the “future”of the past equates to futuristic. It’s like people complaining cars don’t look like they came from the Jetsons, because that’s what they were promised in the 50s.

I grew up in this vehicle.

https://www.macrumors.com/2020/01/27/fiat-chrysler-uconnect-5-wireless-carplay/

I think it’s worth noting that it’s going to allow wireless Carplay and Android Auto.

I can’t speak for either GM or the UAW, but I’m assuming the threat of closing was a negotiation tactic. GM probably wanted to convert a plant to EVs but the UAW was upset the due to EV’s requiring less labor to build. The threat of closing the plant most likely made an EV plant more palatable.

80,000 per year? For several different models? Well this is a sobering look at what the EV market is expected to be in 2024...

Jalopnik: subtly prodding the ex-boss

Just like the automobile lead to the extinction of the horse.

I hear you. Obviously having experienced professionals are a huge jump in progress for these start ups. But I can’t even begin to describe the amount of people and requirements needed for one vehicle. They may have the best guy in the industry for, let’s say, headlights, but they may have issues with door panels since…

Say what you will, but not many other autonomy players have this much integration with the design of the hardware. And even though it’s still 2 years out (i.e. 1 Jalop Eternity), hardware takes a while to design and develop no matter who you are.

You know... with these start up EV’s... there is so much to like. Really. The idea of an electric vehicle, the idea of their buying process, all the benefits on paper....