Slicing The Pie Even Thinner?

"Jcarr" (jcarr) 12/09/2016 at 13:06 • Filed to: None

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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! that the Chevy Blazer is coming back as a crossover to be slotted between the Equinox ( !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ) and the Traverse. Does Chevy really need 3 crossovers in that range? How much will it cannibalize sales of the Equinox and Traverse?

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jcarr 12/09/2016 at 13:12

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PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE be Colorado-based.

misfitmascots > Jcarr 12/09/2016 at 13:13

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I wish I was a full size like the K5 and 2 door Tahoe

Jcarr > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 12/09/2016 at 13:14

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Looks like it’ll be Chi, just like the Traverse.

HammerheadFistpunch > Jcarr 12/09/2016 at 13:14

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GM is shuffling around the crossover lineup, my guess is that the Blazer will be sized like the new Acadia (which shrunk a lot) while the Traverse will likely grow in size. If they shrink the equinox back into the segment where the CRV and RAV4 play, there will be a hole in the midsized segment (assuming the traverse does grow a little...maybe it just goes away)

Jcarr > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2016 at 13:16

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Sounds like it’s staying put (but maybe getting a little bigger). They’ll probably both be on the Chi platform.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jcarr 12/09/2016 at 13:17

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:(

not for canada - australian in disguise > Jcarr 12/09/2016 at 13:17

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I’m thinking it’ll be a rebadge Holden/Chevy Trailblazer, considering the new Bronco is probably going to be the Everest.

Jcarr > not for canada - australian in disguise 12/09/2016 at 13:18

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Sure doesn’t look like it in the photos. Looks pretty much like a rebadged Acadia.

Nibbles > Jcarr 12/09/2016 at 13:22

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I’d be happy if they brought out another BoF midsize with, I dunno, an I6 somewhere between 4.2 and 4.5L

Jcarr > Nibbles 12/09/2016 at 13:24

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Endorsed.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Nibbles 12/09/2016 at 13:30

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“BoF” and “midsize” are never in the same sentence nowadays.

Nibbles > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 12/09/2016 at 13:48

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thatsthejoke.jpg

Tapas > Jcarr 12/09/2016 at 14:01

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The pie isn’t really sliced, as much as thrown at the face of the market.

They make 20 variants from the same body/frame/engine options and see what sticks.

AMC/Renauledge > Jcarr 12/09/2016 at 14:05

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Consider the sedans Chevy makes:

B-segment: Sonic

C-segment: Cruze

D-segment: Malibu

E-segment: Impala

Now consider the CUV lineup Chevy is likely putting together:

B-segment: Trax

C-segment: Equinox

D-segment: this thing

E-segment: Traverse

Since CUVs are starting to overtake sedans in popularity, we can expect to see CUVs in every size class from every volume marque pretty soon.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Jcarr 12/09/2016 at 14:25

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Okay... so in summary, the CUV/SUV line will be (from largest to smallest)... Suburban > Tahoe > Traverse > Blazer > Equinox > Trax

What about the Captiva??? Now it’s guaranteed we will never get the Captiva!!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Captiva#First_generation_facelift_.282011.E2.80.932015.29

Jcarr > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 12/09/2016 at 14:27

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The Captiva was just a quick badge job on leftover Saturn Vue bodies, wasn’t it?

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Nibbles 12/09/2016 at 14:29

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...with overhead valves...

Where have all the lightweights gone? > Jcarr 12/09/2016 at 14:35

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It was, and good riddance. Those things were garbage.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > AMC/Renauledge 12/09/2016 at 14:39

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That actually makes a lot of sense

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Jcarr 12/09/2016 at 14:41

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Nah... You’re thinking of the “Captiva Sport”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Antara#Americas

The Captiva is an Daewoo-designed vehicle mainly sold in Europe and Asia. 

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Jcarr 12/09/2016 at 15:21

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And speaking of pie...