Willing to bet every single one of the in-transit units has a deposit.

Last weekend there were over 10,000 EqEV units available. At this moment, there are 4,118 either in dealer stock or in-transit to dealers. Most of them are high dollars RS AWD units.

GM is going to have a spectacular EV sales month for September.




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Willing to bet every single one of the in-transit units has a deposit.

Last weekend there were over 10,000 EqEV units available. At this moment, there are 4,118 either in dealer stock or in-transit to dealers. Most of them are high dollars RS AWD units.

GM is going to have a spectacular EV sales month for September.




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The question is "Profitable or Not Profitable"

The question never was "Will Low to Moderately BEV sell or not?" The question is, "Will Ford and GM be able to produce a Low to Moderately Priced BEV to sell at a Profit?"

And the Hurdle, is about to get Higher with the elimination of the Federal Tax Credit. Tesla Sales in Canada dropped 64% in May after the Tax Credit ended. Even British Columbia and Quebec suffered Drastically Slowing Sales.

The Nox FWD is the Lowest Priced BEV in Canada, why not try one as a Second Vehicle in many cases? Especially when the Sales Person says, "the $7500 Credit is ending soon, you can basically drive this for 2 Years, see if you like it, if not, sell it and get your money back."

Oh, and BYD can sell them for a Profit, they can almost match the Nox Price with a 100% Tariff.

 

C'est La Vie.... Queue up Doris Day.

 

Same two still available at my local dealership, one LT and one RS. Another RS available in the next closest town.

 

I expect the sales to drop like a rock once the tax credit is gone, October down 90%.

 

So you expect GM to offer Zero incentives in October?

 

There are 246 available within 100 miles of Milwaukee.

 

122 available within a 125-mile radius of my dealership in Danbury CT. For comparison there are 2,950 ICE Equinox in the same radius. Part of that 125-mile radius will overlap with NYC.

I'll go out on a limb and say there are certain regions of the country that are bigger BEV markets than others. Probably political leanings, wealth and weather/temperatures play a big roll.

 

Crazy to see these things touching almost 50k on the msrp... I dont see how they are going to sell these things, no one is going to touch these @ 7,500 more, the incentives will need to equal the tax credit, and they will now have to do it without shoving the loses and overhead onto Truck and SUV prices as they are beyond their actually MSRP limits now themselves. Good luck to them as imo all of these manufactures have become far to dependent on these tax credits.

 

most EVs for sale today do not qualify for the tax credit if you purchase. So a large % are not dependent on the credit. In terms of purchasing, there are only about 10-12 models that qualify based on the restrictions- this fact gets ignored a lot when people discuss the credit. It is true that it technically applied to leases by sending the money to the lease holder but I can guarantee you leasees are not seeing $7500 worth of savings on leases. Its all very fuzzy with the leasing benefit- especially since the leaseholder does not have to pass on the savings.

 

I readBigdog's comment above and wondered how much an ICE Equinox caps out at, about $44k with all boxes checked. But one of the options was the MobileService+, I don't recall seeing this as an option before. Is this saying they'll pick your car up from your house if it breaks down? Does that include maintenance like an oil change?

 

I don't understand "accountable for running a business".

My meaning was, "Where are the Sedans, Where are the Mini Vans, Where are the Entry Level Products? Hyundai and Kia can do it, Honda can do it, Why can't Ford and GM? Why just exit the Market? How many "Entry Level Customers" does Kia keep for a Lifetime of Automotive Purchases?

Instead, it is just easier to Concentrate on the Largely Profitable Market, and Abandoned the others. There, Job Done, where is my Compensation?

I have said many times, North America's switch to Zero Emissions, has more than 1 Roadblock. The largest Roadblock I see, is "I need a Suburban for my 2.3 Kids, or I need a F150 for back and forth to work, because I tow a 28' Boat 2 times a year.

The whole North American Auto Industry, is a Shakey House of Cards, Dependant on Full Sized Trucks/SUV's, Government Handouts and Fossil Fuels. As soon as 1 of those things, disappear, the House Falls.

China is Posed to Fill in the Blank, even if it is "Affordable" ICE products, but definitely in BEV products