Chevy has just released this photo of its upcoming MPV, called Spin — as originally reported by GM Authority. The vehicle will offer seating for five and seven, depending on the configuration, and will be the only vehicle in its class to offer an six-speed automatic gearbox, according to GM. The car, which was spotted nearly naked last month in Brazil, is said to deliver “flexibility, car-like handling, cargo-carrying capability and great fuel economy with the look of an SUV, thanks to its muscular exterior and wide stance”.
The vehicle will replace the Chevy-badged last-generation Opel Meriva and Zafira twins in developing markets and sources have told us that it will ride on a modified Gamma architecture shared with the Chevrolet Agile, Montana, and (South American-market) Cobalt.
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So on which globe is the United States? Why don’t they trust us with the good stuff?
We don’t get the good stuff because people are willing to buy the Equinox. Reuss is afraid that if he gives us something more, something better, or something as large as two sizes smaller (in a Chevy Gamma-based CUV) that he will lose profit margin with the Equinox. I’m serious. It’s actually true. Hard to believe that GM management is that insecure. It will be their downfall. Again.
This strategy will work in the near term but kill them in the long term. You can’t play in a competitive game that way. Just wait till cars like the Escape and CX-5 are in full swing. Reuss will wish he played it differently. The same thing is happening with the Cruze. GM comes out with a good product but then fails in continuous improvement. It’s been the same story for a long time. Bankruptcy changed nothing except reduce the number of offerings.
I suppose I’m being a fool as well, expecting, hoping that GM would change.
The good stuff. We do get the good stuff sonic cruze. And we get the great stuff that they don’t get in the Third World Corvette Camaro Malibu next Impala Silverado.
Whoops they do get the Malibu. Now they’re going to want the impala.
Obviously it matters how one defines “good stuff.” To me it’s a coming together of quality and utility in an efficient package that doesn’t burn you at the pump. The rest of the world does not get cheap fuel and utilizes their vehicles better. By that I’m referring to “utility,” the ability to fit large items into a small car, and use the roof for boats, bikes, luggage, or other bulky items. When not carrying a load a car with good “utility” gets great gas mileage, so it’s a great commuter car as well.
Americans don’t seem to understand this. They would rather complain to their congressman or blame the oil companies when gas hits their wallet, rather than demand and purchase a different type of vehicle.
To date, nothing offered by GM in the U.S. meets this description of “good stuff,” but the rest of the world has received and, if the announcements are true, will continue to receive the kind of cars Americans need to have in their futures. Washington is deceiving you. The U.S. standard of living is about to decline, and decline rapidly, so we will need to get more out of our cars — not the next generation of cars, but this generation. People who don’t see this coming have their head in the sand.
The problem is your hating on GM for being a responsible company and catering to where the market demand is and not to “niche” customers like you. You cant expect GM to change before its customers do, that would kill the company faster than any management.
Your argument is with the American people, not GM, you think the kind of car you advocate is best for Americans, not just you for a variety of reasons, Im not going to debate that as its a subjective conclusion, and not grounded in facts.
But I will say that the supposed decline of America is a myth, at least in the near term, and thats a conclusion that I, if I felt the inclination to, could prove with 2011 and 2012(so far) economic data from the World Bank and other sources.
@ fixencorearnrest you’re correct good stuff/ great stuff is in the eye of the beholder.
‘…was spotted nearly naked last month in Brazil…”
They say cars are a reflection of their owners. 🙂
Absolutely 🙂
@ Brian E you are what you drive.
Well, in that case, I’m big, black and have around 600HP. LMAO
I read that ‘nearly naked in Brazil’ part and I immediately thought of a little Chevy Spin with nothing but a skimpy bra… and freshly waxed, of course.