General Motors’ portfolio of SUVs and crossovers will see a price cut for the 2019 model year. Shoppers looking at the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox, Traverse, Encore, Enclave, Acadia and Terrain could save a couple thousand dollars.
CarsDirect reported on the pricing changes on Thursday, and most of the reductions come from decontenting mid-level trims. In the case of the 2019 Equinox, the 3LT trim sees a $1,200 price cut, but the Driver Confidence Package is no longer standard. Buyers will also have to add the $1,545 Confidence & Convenience Package. The option group adds popular options such as remote start, dual-zone climate and heated seats.
The Equinox 1LZ trim also sees a content reduction, which once created a $3,700 price gap between front- and all-wheel drive models. Instead, buyers can opt for packages and add their desired features, rather than paying extra for options he or she may not want.
The 2019 Traverse LT leather trims get a price cut, too, at $2,700. Like the Equinox, Traverse features such as 20-inch machined wheels, 10-speaker Bose audio, surround view monitor, navigation and more will be optional.
At GMC, the changes are more modest. The 2019 Terrain and Acadia prices fall by $500 on SLT and SLT-1 trims. No equipment changes are apparent.
Buick sees a shakeup, however. The 2019 Encore will no longer offer the range-topping Premium trim. Thus, the most expensive Encore now starts at $31,795, down from $33,095. Features once found on the Premium trim will now be offered on the Essence trim. Buyers of the 2019 Enclave get a sweeter deal. The full-size crossover will cost $2,300 less for the popular Essence trim. The change brings prices from $45,295 to $42,995.
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Wouldn’t exactly call that a price cut when you drop $1,200 from the price and delete equipment that you then offer fo $1,500.
If you’re getting killed by the Asians in pricing I’d do two types of price cuts —
1. Eliminate all pricings that are like two dollars away from a much bigger price. “It’s only $22,969!!!” I hate that garbage. It’s only $23,144!!! sounds much better DESPITE being $175 more. lol
2. Extend warranties. J.D. can take his powers and shove them up his associates. 7 year warranties will flip so many Japanese car buyers it’s not even funny… and it also FORCES GM to make the cars are reliable as possible in order to avoid servicing these cars. Maybe you phase in certain competitive models (Equinox, Trax, Acadia) with said warranties.
So if you put those ideas together it means GM could mark a car UP $500 but then give you way more warranty… for pennies.
Good idea with phasing in warrenties. Start with one model then after finding areas of quality to improve take that knowledge to other models
The Korean brands are killing everyone on price, standard options and warranty. GM has a great Chevrolet line up. An extended warranty and an SUV stuffed with standard options might aid the Bowtie in regaining share on the coasts.
Chevrolet is popular in interior America but needs to out do the imports if they want to regain share on the Left coast.
Price manipulation to increase profits.
Drop equipment and brag about a price cut. Shady manipulators is what they are.
GM seems to be obsessed with this profit per vehicle thing. Don’t seem to matter how many they sell just as long as they make more profit per sale than the other guys. Long-term that strategy just might come back and bite them in the butt. Like Steve said the Koreans are killing them on price, standard equipment, and warranty. I don’t understand why they cant offer great products with lots of standard equipment at a great price and watch the profits and market grow. Seems like a win-win to me but who am I but a guy just looking to get the most bang for his buck.
If anyone has paid attention to GM product reviews in the press, they have gotten very vocal about GM’s obvious cost-cutting measures and lackluster interiors, while still asking very high prices. Even the Denali, Avenir and High Country trims have been widely criticized for not being nice enough to justify the pricing. So, GM is cutting corners wherever possible, making it obvious, and still having the gall to charge up the a** for it.
So tired of them constantly raising the prices. I’m happy to see a price reduction for once.
They are losing far more sales on the inability to defeat the engine start/stop system, then they are on price. Don’t they realize that?
Easy to defeat stop start. No reason not to buy the car.
O.K. Tell me how to defeat start stop………I know there;s a company in Virginia that sells a module that defeats start stop……
I don’t know what car you have but I just bought a 2018 Equinox and you put the shifter in L and then tap the plus button on top of the shifter until you see L 6 on the dash and auto stop will be off , works with 2016 and up Cruise to ,if you have a 9 speed transmission then you do put the shifter in L and tap the plus button until you see L9 on the dash. This will not hurt the transmission,it just gets rid of the start stop, good luck.
I have a 2016 Equinox. I also owned a 2010 Equinox and a 2013 GMC Terrain. The vehicles were either 1LT or SLE-2. I added the convenience package and nice wheels and got out the door at less than $32K MSRP……….you can no longer package a vehicle like this. The 2018 Equinox as well as the 2018 Terrain have cheap hard cloth seats. The wheels selection is zero unless you want a sunroof, running boards, etc in a package. And don’t get me started on the TERRAIN push button gear selector or the start stop feature!
Maybe I’ll just buy a FORD or go foreign………….
Thanks for the input on Start Stop. I know pushing the gear selector to the highest gear disables the start stop……..this is a real pain………..why not like FORD have a disable switch button on the dash????
I may spend $129.95 and get the plug in module…….
Like the rest of the folks who posts………GM just keeps making it harder to stay with GM.
Maybe Mary Barra should seek employment at Chrysler/FCA, Home Depot, or J.C. Penny’s…….
Sad……..
Why is doing what I said a real pain it takes 3 seconds , yes GM should have put a defeat switch in the car but you would have to press it every time you start the car. If you put that defeat device under the hood you better remove it every time you go in for service. As for me I would never tap into any wire of a modern car, Everything is one big computer, and if something bad happens That would be a TRUE REAL PAIN !
Daryl,
I hear you!! The company claims it has done MOPAR for a few years and the device is tested. I’m a skeptic when it comes to after market parts.
We’ll see what happens with discounts on 2019 models……the Equinox is IMHO way overpriced……When GM is ready to sell, I’ll buy, if not I’ll look at some other options!
I bought a new basic LS for 23,000 dollars it has every thing I wanted, I feel this trim level is a good value. But if someone pays 35,000 or 40,000 dollars they need their head examined.
Daryl,
I hear you!
$20K difference in prices between some Equinox/Terrain models…………….when you trade it in the dealer always says…….that those sold for $23,000 or that vehicle had a $10K rebate so it’s not worth what you think it’s worth!! And, we go by auction prices, not Kelly Blue Book………….LOL!
It’s a game unfortunately. Lately the rebate game GM is playing is crazy……..$6K off today, nothing off tomorrow! You can no longer buy a GM vehicle unless you ride the keys on the computer daily. Buy on the off day and you lose $5-9K!!!