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AAH #749 – 2025: A Second Half Collapse in the Auto Market?
AAH #749 – 2025: A Second Half Collapse in the Auto Market?
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About this episode
The discussion dives into the current state of the auto industry, focusing on muscle cars, the future of electric vehicles, and the challenges facing major manufacturers like Stellantis and GM. Notable guests include Peter de Lorenzo, who shares insights on the decline of the Camaro and the potential for a new generation of V8s. The conversation also touches on pricing issues, market competition, and the impact of EV incentives, with predictions of a possible downturn in car sales. The episode balances industry analysis with personal anecdotes, making it an engaging listen for automotive enthusiasts.
Topics:
muscle cars
electric vehicles
market competition
pricing issues
Stellantis challenges
future of GM
V8 engine development
car sales predictions
consumer preferences
autonomous vehicles
Cars:
Alfa Romeo Stelvio
Alfa Romeo Tonale
Cadillac Escalade
Cadillac Lyriq
Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet Corvette
Chrysler New Yorker
Chrysler Town & Country
Dodge Challenger
Dodge Charger
Dodge Ram
Ford Bronco
Ford Mustang
Jeep Wrangler
Lincoln Nautilus
Lincoln Navigator
Plymouth Voyager
Tesla Model Y
TOPIC: Product Plans in Disarray PANEL: Gary Vasilash, shinymetalboxes.net; Greg Migliore, Editorial Director, VerticalScope; Peter DeLorenzo, The Autoextremist
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Too Afraid to Ask
Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Chevrolet Camaro
"...ne of the elements of this novel is a sixty eight Camaro. Speaker 3: Yes, fantasy sixty eight basically th..."
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Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)
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Chevrolet Corvette
"...ne, and B they're expanding the capability of the Corvette and the aforementioned one thousand horsepower ac..."
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Hans-Jürgen Neubert (CC BY 4.0)
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Ford Mustang
"...at if we think about a Camaro, a Camaro is like a Mustang, right, I mean it's not like a Corvette. A Corvet..."
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Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Dodge Challenger
"...ms like it tapers off and you see things like the Challenger just kind of puddles along. If you will, and that..."
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Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Dodge Charger
"...e maybe a bit more niche and things like like the Charger is an amazing test case, you know right now, just..."
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Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Challenger Hellcat
"...ty two hemy V eight, and the six point two Leader Hellcat. Now I know that they're planning on, you know, u..."
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Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Jeep Wrangler
"...re and I recognize him. He has a three ninety two Wrangler, and he said, yeah, I love it, except that I get ..."
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Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Ford Bronco
"...he fact that Ford said, Hey, we're going to bring Bronco back and we're going to make a phenomenon out of ..."
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Ethan Llamas (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Plymouth Voyage
"...d plymouths. They had plymouths. My parents had a Plymouth voyage or minivan. And it's like it feels like they're t..."
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Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Alfa Romeo Stelvio
"...int of Alpha Romeo, I mean, do you have Julia and Stelvio and and that's it right. Speaker 3: Yeah, they're..."
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Matti Blume (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Alfa Romeo Tonale
"...s it right. Speaker 3: Yeah, they're bringing the tonale, a non high bred version to the US to lower the p..."
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AlfvanBeem (CC0)
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Chrysler Town Chrysler
"both of those brands are not they've kind of gotten away from what you think they would be, you know, and it's just another, I think example of how kind of scatter brain they are right now. Speaker 1: So so Peter, I mean, in this town, Chrysler was long held to be, you know, a venerable brand. What's your sense of the brand value for Chrysler today? And"
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Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Cadillac Lyric
"...: I would quibble a little bit. Speaker 1: On the lyric. I think that I think there are others in the in ..."
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Kevauto (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Lincoln Navigator
"...lid. I think we all would probably agree that the Navigator is great, but things drop off a little bit. I thi..."
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Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Lincoln Nautilus
"...at, but things drop off a little bit. I think the Nautilus is okay, whereas I think Cadillac they're, you kn..."
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Baron Maddock (CC BY 4.0)
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Cadillac Escalade
"...ike that's where things were going, you know, the escalade. That was a pretty big redesign. I think they cou..."
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Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Tesla Model Y
"...ou're like, oh, well, look at the interior of the model Y versus the Equinox or something, and people sort ..."
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PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Chrysler New Chrysler
"...d something that people go, wow, you've seen that new Chrysler. They don't have that right now."
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