Re: [MBZ] OT: Chevy Cruze Diesel

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

G Mann via Mercedes 
February 19, 2017 at 3:48 PM
A good marketing department ...
We ARE talking GM here.  I don't think they have had a good ad since 
they fired Dinah Shore.

... blah blah
blah..

So it is probably doomed.
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Chevy Cruze Diesel

[G Mann via Mercedes]

A good marketing department would make exactly that issue a strong point..

ie... "Our diesel powered car passes ALL EPA EMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS" and
delivers  miles per gallon. Unlike some of our competitors... blah blah
blah..


On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 2:38 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Dontcha think the VW diesel fubar will be affecting sales of these?
> Who wants to go through what VW owners have been suffering under the
> name diesel.
> tin-man
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Chevy Cruze Diesel

[Mountain Man via Mercedes]

Dontcha think the VW diesel fubar will be affecting sales of these?
Who wants to go through what VW owners have been suffering under the
name diesel.
tin-man

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Re: [MBZ] OT: Chevy Cruze Diesel

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

How long does it take for the 52mpg diesel to overcome its price premium over 
the 40mpg 1.4L gasser?

Mitch. 

> Yes you should get a Cruze diesel, or better yet a Colorado diesel then you 
> can haul stuff 
>

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Re: [MBZ] OT: Chevy Cruze Diesel

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

Yes you should get a Cruze diesel, or better yet a Colorado diesel then you can 
haul stuff 

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> On Feb 19, 2017, at 12:32 PM, OK Don via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> *Just when it was looking like Diesel sedans were disappearing:*
> 
> The 2017 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel makes a powerful argument for the benefits
> automakers and their customers get from global engineering and
> manufacturing.
> 
> Chevrolet wouldn’t have the engine without General Motors’ product
> development and manufacturing operations around the world. U.S. diesel car
> sales are too small to justify developing and building the engine. To make
> economic sense, the program had to piggyback on diesel production in other
> parts of the world, offering U.S. buyers a choice they wouldn’t otherwise
> have.
> 
> Diesels are very popular in some countries, but they account for a tiny
> share of American passenger vehicle sales, peaking around 3% before
> plummeting when Volkswagen’s diesel program went up in smoke.
> 
> Despite that, GM is optimistic about the technology’s prospects. In
> addition to the Cruze compact sedan and hatchback, GM will offer the new
> 1.6-liter diesel in the 2018 Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain compact SUVs
> that go on sale later this year.
> 
> In the Cruze, the new 1.6-liter four-cylinder turbodiesel gives the Cruze
> the highest EPA rating for highway fuel economy of any non-hybrid or
> electric vehicle sold in the U.S. — 52 miles per gallon with General
> Motor’s new nine-speed automatic transmission.
> 
> The engine also gets 30 mpg in the city and 37 mpg in combined city and
> highway driving. The engine is also 50% quieter at idle than the previous
> Cruze diesel.
> 
> “Diesels are and will remain an important part” of Chevrolet’s program to
> reduce carbon dioxiThe new 1.6-liter four-cylinder turbodiesel gives the
> Cruze the highest EPA rating for highway fuel economy of any non-hybrid or
> electric vehicle sold in the U.S. — 52 miles per gallon with General
> Motor’s new nine-speed automatic transmission.
> 
> GM vice president of global propulsion systems Dan Nicholson said, adding
> that the engines’ efficiency can save customers thousands of dollars in
> fuel bills, despite the fact that the engine adds about $2,800 to the price
> of a Cruze hatchback.
> 
> “Diesels present an opportunity for growth for Chevrolet,” because they
> combine fuel economy and high torque output for acceleration, Nicholson
> said.
> 
> The Cruze’s 1.6-liter turbodiesel produces 137 horsepower.
> 
> Chevrolet and GMC will have a total of 10 diesel vehicles on sale in the
> U.S. by the end of this year, ranging from the Cruze and Equinox to the
> Colorado and Canyon midsize pickups and heavy-duty full-size pickups. GM
> sells a total 34 diesel-powered vehicles around the world, including many
> small cars and SUVs in Europe and Korea, where diesels are very popular.
> 
> “Diesels are one of the lowest cost ways to reduce carbon dioxide
> emissions,” Nicholson said.
> 
> http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/gm-goes-global-to-make-chevy-cruze-diesel/ar-AAn6JjP?li=BBnbfcN
> 
> -- 
> OK Don
> 
> *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of
> our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain
> 
> "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who
> learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
> for themselves."
> 
> WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers*
> 2013 F150, 18 mpg
> 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg
> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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[MBZ] OT: Chevy Cruze Diesel

[OK Don via Mercedes]

*Just when it was looking like Diesel sedans were disappearing:*

The 2017 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel makes a powerful argument for the benefits
automakers and their customers get from global engineering and
manufacturing.

Chevrolet wouldn’t have the engine without General Motors’ product
development and manufacturing operations around the world. U.S. diesel car
sales are too small to justify developing and building the engine. To make
economic sense, the program had to piggyback on diesel production in other
parts of the world, offering U.S. buyers a choice they wouldn’t otherwise
have.

Diesels are very popular in some countries, but they account for a tiny
share of American passenger vehicle sales, peaking around 3% before
plummeting when Volkswagen’s diesel program went up in smoke.

Despite that, GM is optimistic about the technology’s prospects. In
addition to the Cruze compact sedan and hatchback, GM will offer the new
1.6-liter diesel in the 2018 Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain compact SUVs
that go on sale later this year.

In the Cruze, the new 1.6-liter four-cylinder turbodiesel gives the Cruze
the highest EPA rating for highway fuel economy of any non-hybrid or
electric vehicle sold in the U.S. — 52 miles per gallon with General
Motor’s new nine-speed automatic transmission.

The engine also gets 30 mpg in the city and 37 mpg in combined city and
highway driving. The engine is also 50% quieter at idle than the previous
Cruze diesel.

“Diesels are and will remain an important part” of Chevrolet’s program to
reduce carbon dioxiThe new 1.6-liter four-cylinder turbodiesel gives the
Cruze the highest EPA rating for highway fuel economy of any non-hybrid or
electric vehicle sold in the U.S. — 52 miles per gallon with General
Motor’s new nine-speed automatic transmission.

GM vice president of global propulsion systems Dan Nicholson said, adding
that the engines’ efficiency can save customers thousands of dollars in
fuel bills, despite the fact that the engine adds about $2,800 to the price
of a Cruze hatchback.

“Diesels present an opportunity for growth for Chevrolet,” because they
combine fuel economy and high torque output for acceleration, Nicholson
said.

The Cruze’s 1.6-liter turbodiesel produces 137 horsepower.

Chevrolet and GMC will have a total of 10 diesel vehicles on sale in the
U.S. by the end of this year, ranging from the Cruze and Equinox to the
Colorado and Canyon midsize pickups and heavy-duty full-size pickups. GM
sells a total 34 diesel-powered vehicles around the world, including many
small cars and SUVs in Europe and Korea, where diesels are very popular.

“Diesels are one of the lowest cost ways to reduce carbon dioxide
emissions,” Nicholson said.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/gm-goes-global-to-make-chevy-cruze-diesel/ar-AAn6JjP?li=BBnbfcN

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OK Don

*“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of
our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain

"There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who
learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
for themselves."

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2013 F150, 18 mpg
2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg
1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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