2018 Buick Regal GS Buick will kill off its Regal sedan in Canada after 2020, making the brands product range crossovers only for model year 2021, a spokesperson told magazine Motor Authority.The four-door will say good-bye to the North American market, where crossovers made up almost 90 per cent of Buick sales this year, says Stuart Fowle of Buick and GMC communications, but will remain on sale in China, where demand for sedans is still strong.In Canada, Regal sales in 2019 are the highest theyve been since 2016, with about 747 units moved to-date.The mid-size LaCrosse left the Buick lineup earlier this year, and the Regals being axed will leave the brand with a range of En-named utilities, from the subcompact Encore to the full-size Enclave.The current-generation Buick Regal is built by German automaker Opel, which General Motors sold off in 2018, around the time of this gens debut. The two companies worked out an agreement where GM pays Opel to build the car for it.The 2020 Buick Regals sold in China recently refreshed by Opel will apparently continue to be built for GM by the German company. We wont be getting that updated car in Canada next year, though, just a continuation of the 2019
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Infiniti is killing off its Q70 sedan
For 2019, all Q70 3.7 LUXE content from the previously complimentary Essential package is now standard. The new standard features include valuable technology such as: INFINITI InTouch™ Navigation with InTouch™ Services, Bose® Premium Audio System with 10-speakers, Around View® Monitor with Moving Object Detection, front and rear sonar system, leather appointed seats, climate-controlled front seats and a heated, leather-wrapped steering wheel.Infiniti Infiniti is ditching the Q70 sedan from its lineup to make room for more SUV sales.The large luxury sedan will not return for the 2020 model year, according to Motor Authority. The hybrid version of the Q70 was already dumped for the 2019 model year.The Q70 can trace its roots as a luxury sedan back to the first Infiniti, the Q45.Introduced in 1989, the Q45 was a rear-wheel-drive V8-powered sedan that was built to take on the luxury cars of the day, mostly the brand-new Lexus LS400. It would go on to morph into the M37, M45 and then the M56 before it was renamed the Q70.The Q70 was Infinitis attempt to compete with the German Big Three of Mercedes-Benz, Audi and BMW. It was available in a few configurations, including rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive. Engine options included a 5.6-litre V8 or 3.0-litre V-6, and trims included short- or long-wheelbase sizes. Unfortunately, the model was mostly left out of most conversations. Sales of the Q70 were dropping as buyers shifted their attention away from sedans and toward larger SUVs like the full-size Infiniti QX80, which boasted a hefty sales increase in 2019 over 2018.For reference, both vehicles are powered by the same 5.6-litre V8, and both are available with all-wheel-drive, so the sedan didnt offer too many benefits over the SUV.A replacement for the vehicle has not been made public, but the brand has teased electrified vehicles that could take its
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Nissan killing off optional diesel engine for Titan XD
2017 Nissan Titan XD Nissan is killing off the Titans oil-burner in favour of a dramatically refreshed, next-generation gasoline-powered truck.At the end of the year, Nissan will stop selling Titan XD models with the 5.0-litre Cummins diesel engine. The engine made 310 horsepower and 555 lb.-ft. of torque, which was good enough for a maximum towing capacity of 12,830 pounds. The engine was marketed at buyers looking to switch from a half-ton to a three-quarter ton truck, or vice-versa. Now, diesel-powered trucks like the Ram HD produce over 1,000 lb.-ft. of torque.Production of the Titan XD Diesel will end in December 2019, Jennifer McCarthy, Nissan Canadas product communications manager, wrote in an email. This will help better position Nissan in the long term as we prepare for the launch of the new, dramatically refreshed 2020 Titan and Titan XD Gas later this year.Poor sales was another factor contributing to Nissans decision to axe the diesel. In the U.S., just 2,242 Titans left dealers last month, both diesel and gas-powered. For reference, Ford sells about that many F-150s per day.Apparently, Nissan knows what people want in a new truck and will offer it in the revised Titan, but theres no word on when or where it will be revealed, but we imagine itll be at a major event like the State Fair of Texas, as thats a fitting venue before autoshow season kicks off in the
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Chevrolet may be killing off the Camaro after the sixth generation
The development of the seventh generation of the Chevrolet Camaro may have just been shelved, and after 2023 the Camaro name could die altogether, according to multiple sources within GM speaking to Muscle Cars Trucks.The rumours may seem like a huge blow to fans of the pony car, but it should be noted its already left the automotive world once before, in 2002.The fifth-generation Camaro with its throwback styling was revealed in 2009 to great fanfare, but, two more generations on, its not farfetched to imagine it going away again.A few factors support the claim, the first of which is the phasing out of the current Alpha platform that the Camaro is built on. The Camaro will not transition to the new platform, called A2XX, that underpins the Cadillac CT4 and CT5.Another factor is the movement of Camaros chief engineer, Al Oppenheiser, to GMs electric car division. Information about a next-generation Camaro happening has also been scant, to say the least.When pressed for comment by Motor Authority, GM officials offered a suspiciously vague non-denial.While we will not engage in speculation, we will remind you of our recently announced updates coming to the Camaro lineup this fall, a spokesperson said.An all-new LT1 model will provide customers V8 power with the design and affordability of our LT trim. The award-winning SS model will feature a new front fascia from the Camaro Shock concept. All of our updates are customer-driven to improve the car and its driving experience. Lately, the Camaro has not seen the sort of booming sales it did when its 2009 reintroduction was first announced. The pony car segment is ruled now by the Ford Mustang, with the Dodge Challenger in close pursuit.This has lots to do with the Camaro sitting at a higher price point, as well as a facelift that was so ugly and received so much blow-back, Chevrolet actually reneged on and re-redid the design.This is still very much speculation, so were going to wait for some more clearer sort of confirmation before we start planning the going-away
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VW killing EV sports car platform, but may introduce new EV brand: report
The VW I.D. Buzz Cargo ConceptHandout / VW Commercial Volkswagen is planning a lot of changes for the coming years, and they aren’t insignificant ones, either, according to a new report. Within 10 years, the Volkswagen group is planning on ditching a lot of the extra weight it pulls around, including a few vehicle platforms and brands, Automobile Magazine reports. Before it even got off the ground, VW is allegedly killing off Porsche’s proposed SPE electric sports car platform, and instead will work only with the three new architectures it’s already developed, the MEB, PPE and the J1, which underpins the Taycan. Even the upcoming electric Boxster and Cayman will have to adapt and use a converted MMB structure instead of its own new platform. While VW puts itself in a good position to create 70 new electric vehicles (EVs) by 2028, the future doesn’t look so bright for a few of the luxury brands under the company’s umbrella. Bentley will most likely get chopped or sold off, says Automobile, as almost no part of VW’s plans for the future includes massive W-12 luxury cars helmed by execs not keen on EV technology. Bugatti might also be gifted to Ferdinand Piech of Porsche, and Italdesign and Ducati could also be blown off soon, too. Lamborghini is the only brand that might get a second chance, the report says. VW, Audi and Porsche are likely to survive untouched. VW is also willing to take a risk on building a brand-new EV-only brand that would take on Tesla. According to VW boss Herbert Diess, “It would be a mistake not to address the increasingly volatile market with potentially game-changing new offerings. Trouble is, we already have a very full plate, and there is a limit to our spending power.” The plan would be to build EVs the size of the compact Up! with an electric range of up to 160 km for urban drivers, and to build in the ability to spawn up to 10 other body styles inside the brand, to be used as taxis and shuttle vans. So VW is making some big changes, but as Diess says, risks and opportunities live next door to each
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