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Old 12-12-2005, 04:16 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Re: Buick Enclave Update

Old habits die hard, I guess! Done right I can see this working... maybe GM wants to broaden the appeal of GMC... it's actually one of GM's stronger brands (second highest sales, above-average residual values), and while there sure are incentives on them, they likely carry a slightly higher margin than equivalent Chevrolet trucks and SUVs. GMC has historically been 'real' trucks... but there's no reason a really good CUV can't be a real GMC. Hopefully Pontiac will then focus on building sporty cars, and not have to worry about minivans and SUVs. Buick needs more hardware, and while I'd rather see cars, the Enclave is replacing two (actually three, if you count the eventually-to-be-canned-Terazza minivan) SUVs, so this actually helps to streamline things, instead of clogging them more. Lets just keep our fingers crossed for significant differences between the triplets!
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