Bantam, Willys Overland, Kaiser, AMC, Chrysler. Jeep has always been the profitable brand which holds up the rest of a failing company. This will continue to be the case. When FCA collapses, Jeep will be sold off again and boost the profit margins of someone else.

I guess it’s selling more than they expected, and there’s no reason to cut a car that’s making money.

What happened to Matt Hardigree?

1. BMW and Mercedes have the sales volumes to support multiple variations.

Well the XTS was just a placeholder they whipped up from a Lacrosse, just so they had a full size to sell between the end of the DeVille and the CT6, so it wasn’t expected to be a flagship, or to last this long. But still, having three sedans of similar size and price is a bit redundant.

Nearly every full size luxury car has a long wheelbase version, and they all range from 5 to 13 inch increases. There’s no need to create an entirely new car just for 8 inches.

I don’t understand why they made it so similar to the CTS. Dimensionally they are within inches of each other, and something like 80% of their price ranges overlap. I get it, one was sporty, the other was comfortable, but why didn’t they just make a comfort trim (with a long wheelbase option) and a sport trim for the…

They’ll go past 2018, they’ve put too much money into it. I think they will get cut in the next economic downturn. Maybe 2020 or so? It’s hard to predict the next recession, but I will give it three years.

I’m only 26, but I did learn it from a car. We had a Chrysler New Yorker for several years when I was in grade school. It was terrible. Cracked red leather seats are horribly uncomfortable in 100 degree summer heat.

I may have worded that poorly. I mean that both brands are for older people. They’re not building anything for the younger generations. Even if they did come out with products for the younger generations, they would not sell because most young people will still see their brand as an old person brand.

You are right. That’s why me and my friends all ride various Japanese brands. They are faster, much more reliable, and far cheaper. Harley’s selling point is their brand image, and that’s about it. Unfortunately for them, that image can best be described as “midlife crisis.”

Millennial here. Harley is dying because it is the de-facto bike for the midlife crisis. Just like Buick was in the 90's-00's. It’s just a boring brand for “the old people.”

I would love a fast car that doubles as a sensory deprivation chamber. I live in the city, so sometimes you have to block out the noises of the hoards of peasants, or it can drive you crazy.

If it’s any less than five souls, then I am not interested.

The ATS directly targets the 3 series. The Regal is targeted more towards the Lincoln MKZ/Acura whatever.

Exactly. From what I see (from the 1930's to today) Buick’s method of operation has always been to sell solid and respectable cars for more mature, upper middle class individuals, and has thrown in special performance models in order to keep the brand interesting. Sure, it’s had it’s ups and downs, but it has been the…

That Riviera is a beautiful design. But I think it’s predecessor has it beat.

Lincoln was pretty conservative with their styling at the time, and could be considered to be the most “meh” luxury brand at the time.

That car is like the person who has had waaay too much plastic surgery, and now looks like a caricature of someone attractive. They have all the identifiable features which have been deemed to be attractive, but it just doesn’t look right.

The Accord and Camry will survive just fine. It’s the sideline players which will get cut. The large sedans like the Taurus/Impala are what come to mind first. Then sedans of similar size will be combined into one vehicle, like the Nissan Maxima/Altima and the Hyundai Sonata/Azera, etc.