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Old Apr 25, 2023 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by geko29
The EV has been around for 7 years, but the EUV only for 2. Odd that they would discontinue both.
It's actually selling pretty well. The EUV is pretty popular. That is odd
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Old Apr 25, 2023 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
they must have something coming to replace it.
They'll have a sub-Equinox EV electric vehicle to fill this slot coming no later than the end of 2025.
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Old Apr 25, 2023 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
they must have something coming to replace it.
For sure, look like they come out with a new version using their own (new) battery.
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Old Apr 25, 2023 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786

GM confirms Chevy Bolt will die this year, making way for electric pickups

GM expects to build 70,000 this year before ending one of our favorite EVs


https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/04...ctric-pickups/
Are they making any Bread and Butter money on these or is it a loss leader?
If they're making money on them I think it's a mistake.

However, if they are losing money I can see moving their EV tech they already have to something like pickup trucks to fill that demand. win win.
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Old Apr 25, 2023 | 10:24 AM
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The Bolt EUV does not have a high profit margin at all.
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Old Apr 25, 2023 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
Are they making any Bread and Butter money on these or is it a loss leader?
If they're making money on them I think it's a mistake.

However, if they are losing money I can see moving their EV tech they already have to something like pickup trucks to fill that demand. win win.
@TangoRed answered before me ^ ^
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Old Apr 25, 2023 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
i believe the taycan is outselling the 911, so they're living large with it. and unlike ford/gm/etc., they don't choose to lose money selling them.
Only because production capacity on the 911 is capped, they could sell twice as many - but they don't make enough.
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Old Apr 25, 2023 | 02:04 PM
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I'm guessing the loss leader Bolt was not sustainable. There are tons of 'em around here. My neighbors are on their 2nd Bolt lease.
Not sure what is next?
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Old Apr 25, 2023 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
I'm guessing the loss leader Bolt was not sustainable. There are tons of 'em around here. My neighbors are on their 2nd Bolt lease.
Not sure what is next?
Sub-Equinox EV model coming in 2025
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Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
I'm guessing the loss leader Bolt was not sustainable. There are tons of 'em around here. My neighbors are on their 2nd Bolt lease.
Not sure what is next?
No idea either but hope someone steps up to offer a low cost unit for peeps who need it.
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Old Apr 25, 2023 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
It's actually selling pretty well. The EUV is pretty popular. That is odd
of course it is, they're giving it away, as you know, and losing a ton of money on every one.
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Old Apr 25, 2023 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by TangoRed
Sub-Equinox EV model coming in 2025
If a company is serious about EVs, they dhould design one from the ground up.
Isn't the Equinox somewhat of a compromise?
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Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
If a company is serious about EVs, they dhould design one from the ground up.
Isn't the Equinox somewhat of a compromise?
The Equinox EV is not a converted ICE Equinox. It sits on GM’s BEV3 platform which is a EV-only platform shared with other upcoming GM electric vehicles.
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Old Apr 26, 2023 | 01:52 PM
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Yep, if you look at the existing Equinox and the new EV side-by-side, they're not even remotely the same shape. They're just using established names of Equinox and Blazer to give themselves a head start from a marketing perspective, since the new EVs slot into roughly those same size classes.
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Old Apr 26, 2023 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by geko29
Yep, if you look at the existing Equinox and the new EV side-by-side, they're not even remotely the same shape. They're just using established names of Equinox and Blazer to give themselves a head start from a marketing perspective, since the new EVs slot into roughly those same size classes.
Also have to make sure their EVs have an E somewhere in the name so they can use those blue bars for the E
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