Stick a Fork in the US Auto Industry

My CX-30 is the crossover Mazda 3, and I love it. The only thing I hate is they skipped the heated steering wheel (which WAS on the CX-3 - the crossover version of the Mazda 2).

The HUD is fantastic.

Actually, another thing I hate is the tyre pressure alarm - in cold weather it tends to trigger when they are perfectly fine. But at least it doesn't scream at me when I'm doing 70mph on the motorway, like the CX-3 did.

Yeah, I’ve been having the same issue with the tire pressure warning.

I have not, but at a quick glance it looks like all the knobs are the same size and knurling, there are buttons where there could be dials, and the buttons are all the same shape. So no, does not beat a ‘10 Corolla for tactile operation

Rivian announced a new vehicle today that they thought was going to be a big hit. It's a smaller SUV than they currently have on the market.



However, it was this other car that they also announced today that stole the show.



It's vaguely in the SUV/CUV category but does kinda look like an ordinary car.

Show me the price tag!

Will they be the first company to make an EV that's affordable and gets enough mileage to overcome range anxiety? Chevrolet was almost there with the Bolt and decided to end production because...reasons...now they say they're going to bring it back

70k for starting. That is an Ugly fucking thing too. I also think Basttery tech is about to be revolutionized so in five years no one is going to want the shit battery in there. I am still a while away from one of these things. I do not want to piss away 70k on something that will probably be very obsolete in 5-7 years.

I love the Mustang II.

The green one looks like a Dodge Omni, made by AMC to look like a four door Eagle Wagon.

What about this puppy?

Just don't feed it or get it wet after midnight.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...affordability-frightens-ford-gm-us-automakers

The EV "Revolution" is more like an "evolution". First you have the high priced toys for rich early adopters who don't care about anything to do with any semblance of practicality. Second you have the second wave where the not quite as early adopters can buy a car that's not quite as expensive and a little more practical, but still have another car/truck when they need to take road trips and/or handle a significant amount of cargo/passengers without range anxiety. Third, you have a cheap car that people will be able to write a check for or only have a couple years of minimal payments and has enough practicality to serve as primary transportation. In a recent Barron's interview, GM CEO Mary Barra said she asked a roomful of techno types if they owned an electric car and a bunch of hands went up. Then she asked how many had another vehicle and almost every hand went up. She was shocked. She also admitted that they could have "handled the cancellation of the Bolt" better and that it will be back in 25 or 26. She's highly regarded in the industry, but the amount of tunnel vision that allowed her to miss something like that is pretty amazing. I think the auto industry is so obsessed with building the "ultimate" EV that they're missing the lesson of the Model T. Ford didn't build a great car. He built a car that was cheap enough that an unprecedented amount of people could afford and was reasonably reliable and easy to repair. The Chinese seem to remember what Detroit forgot.

Non paywalled story about BYD Seagull.

https://bsky.app/profile/kashhill.bsky.social/post/3kocl2lvxga2x

Lincoln Dealers Still Have Over 33,000 Unsold 2022, 2023 Models On Their Lots

Shocking: Ford Lowered Mustang Mach-E Prices, And People Finally Bought Them

You couldn't *pay* me to drive that hideous abomination

There goes my idea to have them pay you for the gas to drive that thing