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Badge engineering, the forming of multiple automobiles from the same foundation while adjusting the fascias and switching the logo, is alive and well. Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, Mercury Mariner? How 'bout the Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5?Â
- Top 10 Best-selling American Suvs In America - October 2010
Number three overall in the USA in October 2010, the Ford Escape still stands out as the most popular American utility vehicle in America. Larger, more traditional SUVs still form a surprisingly strong contingent among America's Top 10 Best-Selling...
- Midsize Suv Sales And Midsize Luxury Suv Sales In America - August 2010
Here's a question nobody will ever be able to answer: how many Lambda platform CUVs would General Motors have sold in August 2010 if there was still a Saturn Outlook? What if GM had kept Pontiac and decided to sell a G9 in addition to the Outlook,...
- U.s. Sales Of Midsize Suvs - April 2010
As the first of what will be an ongoing publication, this Graph measuring the Sales Stats of Midsize SUVs was a l'il bit difficult to organize. The Nissan Xterra is no competitor for the Buick Enclave. Yet the Nissan Xterra could easily be seen as...
- 16,667 '09 Gm Lambda Crossovers Recalled - Enclave, Traverse, Acadia, Outlook
Four General Motors crossovers are being recalled, NHTSA says, for failing to measure up to requirements for safety standard #209.... the one for seat belt assemblies, don't you know? The second or third row seat belt buckle could be missing a rivet....
- Platform, Architecture, Badge, Component
GoodCarBadCar is soon going to showcase bright examples of platform and architecture sharing. Ifyou think showcase is the wrong word; keep in mind that GoodCarBadCar will break open the worst examples of badge engineering and horrific occurrences in which...
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CHEVROLET HAS HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR THE TRAVERSE
Badge engineering, the forming of multiple automobiles from the same foundation while adjusting the fascias and switching the logo, is alive and well. Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, Mercury Mariner? How 'bout the Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5? Not surprisingly, the most prominent badges often steal the sales. General Motors' impressive Lambda platform has played host to a trio of successful crossover utes. At the high end, Buick's Enclave is a seller; plus it has earned favour right here at GoodCarBadCar. The Saturn Outlook is the garden-variety Lambda from the brand that promises something different. At present, General Motors' trucking badge, GMC, sits on the front of the Acadia, a vehicle that GoodCarBadCar named one of the Top 5 Cars the Police Should Be Driving.
The trio of Lambda CUVs will soon become a quartet. Typically, adding members to your band is a surefire bet for increasing tension and messing with the harmonies. Imagine what happens when the fourth and latest member is intended to be the lead singer and main spokesperson. Chevrolet wants its Traverse to eventually sell 150,000 units per year. That's about what the Enclave, Outlook, and Acadia sell. Combined.Â
Is the Traverse able to attract the attention and hype to overwhelm its brethren in sales? More than likely, the Traverse will drive down the road with exactly the same mannerisms as the former trio. Features and content won't measure up to the Enclave, nor will the exterior appearance. However, the Chevrolet Traverse will be the most affordable CUV from the Lambda platform. Cheap is good.
- Top 10 Best-selling American Suvs In America - October 2010
Number three overall in the USA in October 2010, the Ford Escape still stands out as the most popular American utility vehicle in America. Larger, more traditional SUVs still form a surprisingly strong contingent among America's Top 10 Best-Selling...
- Midsize Suv Sales And Midsize Luxury Suv Sales In America - August 2010
Here's a question nobody will ever be able to answer: how many Lambda platform CUVs would General Motors have sold in August 2010 if there was still a Saturn Outlook? What if GM had kept Pontiac and decided to sell a G9 in addition to the Outlook,...
- U.s. Sales Of Midsize Suvs - April 2010
As the first of what will be an ongoing publication, this Graph measuring the Sales Stats of Midsize SUVs was a l'il bit difficult to organize. The Nissan Xterra is no competitor for the Buick Enclave. Yet the Nissan Xterra could easily be seen as...
- 16,667 '09 Gm Lambda Crossovers Recalled - Enclave, Traverse, Acadia, Outlook
Four General Motors crossovers are being recalled, NHTSA says, for failing to measure up to requirements for safety standard #209.... the one for seat belt assemblies, don't you know? The second or third row seat belt buckle could be missing a rivet....
- Platform, Architecture, Badge, Component
GoodCarBadCar is soon going to showcase bright examples of platform and architecture sharing. Ifyou think showcase is the wrong word; keep in mind that GoodCarBadCar will break open the worst examples of badge engineering and horrific occurrences in which...