Poll: Should GM Offer A CD Player As An Accessory?
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Even the most dedicated General Motors enthusiast might have trouble answering this question: how many GM vehicles on sale in the U.S. today offer a CD player? The answer is that almost none of them do, with the exceptions of the 2021 Chevy Express van and the its corporate twin, the 2021 GMC Savana. For all their qualities, neither is a state-of-the-art vehicle, so it’s not surprising that they can be ordered with a CD player.
This does not apply to any other GM model. No other Chevy, no other GMC and no Buick or Cadillac models of any kind has a CD player, even as an option. The assumption held by GM and most (if not all) other automakers must surely be that owners nowadays prefer to connect their smartphones to their vehicles’ onboard entertainment systems – whether by Bluetooth, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto or a humble USB cable – and listen to music, podcasts, audiobooks or any other type of content that way.
But this does not apply to everyone. To start with, some people do not own a smartphone. Others have a lot of CDs and would like to play them in their car. In a new GM vehicle, other than an Express or a Savana, they can’t. There may be other reasons too.
The point is that there is a demand for modern GM models to be fitted with a CD player, as attested by readers of both GM Authority and of our sister publication, Cadillac Society. Below are some examples.
“A tremendous dislike and disappointment because I cannot enjoy the vehicle as I really like the inability to play my extensive collection of music CDs. A car with 14 speakers is designed to sound great but not this car because there is no CD player made to install and there is no factory installed version in this vehicle.” – Donna (Cadillac XT6)
“When will Cadillac put back the CD players in the vehicles?. My last purchase was an SRX that had it… disappointed to find out my 2021 XT5 doesn’t have it.” – B.R.T
“I would have liked to have the option for a CD player. I realize many use their phone for music but I still want to play my CDs on this Bose Panaray system.” – Glenn (Cadillac CT6)
“Why isn‘t there a CD player? The sound system in this car is incredible when I play radio but would be better if I could play CDs. I don‘t want to use a phone.” – Chuck A. (Chevy Corvette C8)
“I have a large CD collection that I carried with me in my old Sierra. I just got a brand new 2020 Sierra and disappointed to realize a CD player isn‘t offered.” – Steve (2020 GMC Sierra 1500)
Smartphones are undoubtedly the music devices of choice these days for the overwhelming majority, but perhaps GM could satisfy the demand demonstrated here by making CD players available as accessories and fitting in them in the glovebox, or under a seat, or in the trunk, just like in the old days. Doing so would satisfy an admittedly small portion of the market, but it would also provide a new source of revenue for The General.
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Lexus offered a a cassette player on the last generation ES.
Why not take it a step farther and go with an 8 track?
No, no a 45 rpm phonograph player….
Look, certain things should be left alone in the past as other manufacturers is moving away from this media.
Meanwhile, millions have CD’s on the shelf ready for immediate use. Perhaps you might throw away your DVD player.
My dad Digitized his CD collection a decade ago and hasn’t touched them since.
Between the “auto- stop” feature and no CD, I’ll just plan on keeping my 14 Silverado.
I don’t blame you for keeping a reliable truck with a CD
I would keep the 14 too. before your headliner gets wrecked you might want replace the seal for the onstar/xm antenna they an update and tsb on it and the a/c condenser will leak it is just a matter of time
Here is a reality check. Hardly anyone sells CD’s anymore.
I have hundreds of them and I put them all on my pad, lap top and phone. I take all 25,000 songs everywhere I go.
My discs they are back ups at this point as if I get a corrupted file I just reload it.
I gave up CD’s a while ago and only use them in my old Pontiac.
The truth is this. CD players take up space, they are out dated tech, they have a lot of issues and most people have smart phones with thousands of songs on them.
The hub for your car is centered on cell phone and will become even more integrated with it as time goes on.
Your phone is your personal computer, entertainment device and communications tool. With all it has to offer I find losing a CD player a minor loss.
What issues with CD players? I’ve never had a problem with a CD player, in car or out.
After market CD players are dirt cheap if you have an issue and interfaces are available for steering wheel controls
I don’t have a problem with C8.R’s sentiment. For the most part I agree with it. I think most people should be able to understand why manufacturers have moved away from having CD players in their vehicles. I just didn’t understand the comment about lots of issues. There can be problems with anything but CD players were a very sturdy technology.
My neighbor had a Cadillac in the 1960s with a record player in it. But he could only play while parked. My two present cars have CD players and can play MPEG encoded files so one CD holds 30 tracks.
But a CD player takes up a lot of volume, so modern infotainment systems have to move parts of it away from the center console, or place the player elsewhere.
Most famously, once touch screens became commonplace, companies moved the CD player inlet BEHIND the touch screen, which would either elevate or bend forward for access. I loved that idea.
I just ordered a trail boss last week. This is the first truck I have ever bought brand new. I have never test drove one or seen one up close but a few days ago looking at photos like i do obsessing over it until it gets delivered I noticed there was NO CD PLAYER I almost cried. I’m glad someone is bringing this up because that’s BS making people change how they listen to there music. Thank god I got the 2010 2SS/RS with a CD PLAYER
CD’s. Lol. I bet it’s been 30 years since I listened to a cd. Who even has a CD player. Oh I know. The flip phone people.
All BMWs have CD players, is it that hard to believe people would enjoy the ability to use CDs while driving. CDs enhance the driving experience and while avoiding advertising. I have to drive my 2011 Traverse to listen to my CDs.
So my grandson gets into my new 2021 Cadillac Escalade and sees these two fantastic video screens on the back of the front seats. He is 4 years old. He is excited. He hands my his favorite DVD which is “Frozen” and says “Here pawpaw, play this one.” He knows in our 2018 Escalade he could watch anything he brought along. And now I have to explain, to him how our $114,000 auto can’t play “Frozen”. Yes this was really an up grade. NOT!!
And oh yes Brad, I supposed to remind him that next time he should transfer what he wants to watch to a thumb drive. Yeah sure….
oh come on… it has an HDMI IN… YOU PROVIDE YOUR OWN DVD PLAYER, plug it into power and the HDMI in and tada you have a DVD ready to be watched…
Hey Nebula,
You were a fantastic help. After I read your comment I quick found a Chevy dealer on YouTube that went through all the different ways you could hook up to the new system including connecting a DVD player through HDMI. It is very simple. All I can say is, thank you very much. 🙂
James
When you buy a vehicle, make sure it does everything that is important to you. If no CD or DVD player is a priority to you, then find another brand of vehicle that suits that need best. No one forced you to buy a Cadillac.
Bought a car without ever driving one first. That is telling.
I bought a car without driving it! Would you buy a ct6-v after someone tried to see how fast gets from 0to60?! I doubt that you’ll find a c8 to test drive also. I told the salesman that the deal is off if the car’s odometer rolled over more than 1 km over the 14km / 9mi came off the delivery truck. “We have to fill up the fuel tank!” … Don’t. Let me worry about that.
MP3, MP4’s, iPhone, Smart Phone or iPad, everyone or should I say, a large percentage of the US Population has gone wireless when it comes to playing their music, whether it be a car, house or even in the club and yes; Vinyl Records are even still being used by most DJ’s and some of those albums don’t come cheap. gm can sell those CD Players as an accessory if they so choose, but that consumer will soon have to come to grips with reality that the CD Player will have to be put to the side in order to keep up with quickly changing technology and to deal with the fact that their favorite Music Artist can’t be accessed by CD’s anymore when it comes to getting the latest music, so offering a CD Player may be a good “Short Term” idea and in this 5G Society that we are in, that Short Term offer just may be Very Short!!!
Reading the comments herein, there seems to be two distinct factions: those who contend CDs & a player for them are “old” & a group who clearly WANT the player, regardless of any other “available tech.” I clearly align with that latter category. Having 15 million “new” options does NOT antiquate an older technology beyond it’s usefulness, especially when it is STILL the industry STANDARD in a diverse field such as music. My Grandkids & their friends LOVE listening to my music selections, & marvel over how rich the sound is… “It’s NOTHING like my MP3 Gramma!!!” Good audio COUNTS: my smart phone CANNOT HOPE to produce the sound/tone quality of an advanced Infinity System…to think any of the newer tech even compares is indicative of how limited the contender’s understanding of quality audio is & THAT is sad. It is the CD PLAYER that makes the good system really shine!!! I would not own a vehicle that didn’t have one.
A CD player is a digital system just like any other digital phone… What MADE the CD was the compression used to burn the music to the disk. There are plenty of other formats that are available for phones and other devices that are far superior to MP3 like FLAC and ALAC.
Two things:
The title of the article uses the word, “accessory,” as in optional. People that don’t want or need a CD player aren’t obligated to have one.
The issue isn’t about digital format superiority but rather one of convenience for the user. It is inarguably easier to stick a CD one already has into a slot than to have to first rip the disc and transfer it to a media device. Smart manufacturers find ways to give customers what the customers want rather than force what the manufacturer or someone else believes is better for the customer. Ideally customers should get to choose between what they prefer or already have, and then perhaps later transition to something technologically better.
There is plenty of space in the the infotainment stack for a slot loading CD player module. Make it a $200 dealer installed option for luddites that want to have it and be done with it. That was how it worked for a used Honda I had. I pulled out the factory tuner and slid in a factory Tuner/CD I got from an auction web site. It was a 15 minute job.
When I bought a “authorized” head unit w/CD player from a junk yard to initially upgrade from the AM/FM only head unit in my 04 Impala, I couldn’t do the install myself: the DEALER had to install the new head unit & pair it with the sub-computer board. Problem now is the new vehicles are built such that they don’t allow upgrade modifications… You can’t upgrade anything as the “computers” won’t accept it… My #1 REASON why I reject any of the newer vehicles.
I find it a racist comment against older folks. It’s not like we are still listening to 78 RPM records. A CD is still a viable and high end way to listen to music. An investment made not all that long ago. As Amazon still sells CD’s. If you buy a album on their site you get the CD also. So just ask if you want one and stop being cheap. The engineering exists to add a CD player there’s still a lot of baby boomers left sorry about that but we’re still here
THANK YOU BOB!!!
I will ALWAYS opt for STELLAR QUALITY SOUND over second-rate “noise”… In my 60s & fully intend to “ROCK OUT” as long as time allows me to do so, irrespective of what new “fangled tech” anyone decides to “invent.” If auto makers DON’T give me what I want, I’ll buy late-model & severely modify it to my liking… Simple as THAT!!!💜
I just love the irony of people suggesting how uncompromising they are when it comes to sound quality… in their cars. That’s like only saying you only eat caviar and filet mignon, but eating said meals off an old dirty hub cap.
Good sound quality is PRIMO!!!
…& I’ll take my 13-year-old wheel covers…that shield RACING BRAKES on a track qualified Impala over your over-computerized, wimpy DINOSAUR SUV any day of the week!!! And I can JAM while I leave you in the duusssst!!!!!…..
Jeep Trackhawk inc CD player
6.2 lt V8 707 HP
0 to 60 3.7 sec
Range Rover Sport SVR inc CD player
5LT V8 Supercharged 542 Hp
0 to 60 4.2 sec
Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio
inc CD player
Bi turbo V6 510 Hp
0 to 60 3.8 sec
Porsche Cayenne Turbo
Bentley Bentayga
Aston Martin
Masarati
Lamborghini Urus
and many more
I know these are all high end SUV but you made the comment and relegated all SUVs to dinosaur status.
If these are all dinosaurs I want to be a paleontologist
Besides a 13 year old Impala is closer to extinction.
13 years is just broken in considering all her upgrades in performance & er 800 watt Infinity Concert Hall audio system. High end SUVs are expensive DINOSAURS: gas-guzzling blacktop lumbering monstrosities with poor acceleration, snail-pace handling, and their size & numbers alone contribute to overall retardation of traffic flow… & driving a 2020 Equinox “tricked to the nines” with completely unnecessary computerized garbage(& NO CD PLAYER!!!) for a week last June proved ALL of the above. IF I had the $$$, a TRANS AM 455 SUPER DUTY RENEGADE CUSTOM BUILD would be in my garage, next to my 08 Impala 50th Anniversary Special Edition, SEVERELY MODIFIED for performance!!! Both vehicles would be willed to my Grandkids as they both ADORE my Ruby Impala. Keep your SUV dinosaurs… I want PERFORMANCE & RELIABILITY…. & BOTH cars leave you in the duuusssssssttt…..
How true
I also wonder how much time most of these whiners actually spend in their vehicles. I was an area business manager for a large international farm machinery company for five years down hear in Australia, I travelled an average of around 70,000 km per year often doing 1,000 km in a day, I put up with the sub standard stereo in my fleet car and was always glad to get back to my home office with surround sound top shelf stereo where I could escape and really appreciate my collection of music.
Yes, that. As soon as you’re rolling, the road noise pretty much covers up any sonic differences between a 320 Kbps .MP3 file, lossless .WAV file and 44.1K sample/second CD.
Some (all?) of the talk channels and some of the music channels of Sirius/XM are another story. The bit rate is so shamefully low that even my tin ears can easily hear the distortion even when the car is at speed on the road. Sirius/XM is OK for 40s Junction which plays a fair number of 12 KHz monaural 78s, complete with static and pops, but with a sampling rate fast enough not to cause noticeable alias noise.
You say that CD is still the industry standard then tell me why most of the up and comming singers, musicians, and other entertaining wannabes are posting on social media or trying out in “talent” shows to garner attention rather than going down the tried and true path that has been trodden for years by true artists by making a demo and flogging it around talent agents?
Also can anyone explain to me why (if this is a “forum”) that anybody from GM has not explain here their reason for removing CD, DVD from production as well as explain to us the best way to connect to their inbuilt system. After all said and done it could a saved us a record number of confusing replies and they would have still got there answer that a lot of their customers are not happy but also a lot of their customers have already worked around the situation.
All that has been explained, there are instructions on how to connect to their systems on youtube on their official channels. There are User Guides explaining the ins and outs of their infotainment systems… It’s all there if you bother to look.
Maybe because they aren’t good enough to land a recording contract with a label yet… Maybe they think the internet is their SRB to fame… Maybe because that’s the only option they’ve got… Who knows…
All I know is cutting a studio demo works the radio circuit…IF it gets played enough, local shows are the next step: THAT is exactly how RUSH did it… opened for KISS & that landed them in the recording studio… 35 albums & 50 years later, they’re STILL one of the most requested bands… In my CD Player right now…
Well if more young people got of their lazy arses and stopped looking for the easy way out we would have less trash and more decent music to listen to, the problem is today’s audiences are easily taken in by all the hype. these days you really have to search to find real musicians. Joe Bonamassa 1989 at the age of 12 opened for B B King 2020 he been voted #1 blues guitarist replacing Eric Clapton
Yes they should oh, I was very surprised when I found that my $55,000 truck did not have a CD player. And if I had realized that before I probably would not have bought it. If I could figure out a way to get one in there I would do it.
Here’s an option for you.
https://www.amazon.com/Automotive-Integrated-Electronics-Connection-USBCDPLAY1/dp/B07DHXY5X3/ref=asc_df_B07DHXY5X3/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312025993668&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9859150447648933813&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1018984&hvtargid=pla-642166745990&psc=1
Or For $22 do this
External DVD Drive, USB 3.0 Portable CD/DVD+/-RW Drive/DVD Player for Laptop CD ROM Burner Compatible with Laptop Desktop PC Windows Linux OS Apple Mac Black
Even my LT ((for a decade) hasn’t had a CD.
Everyone is so lazy…
A thumb drive can hold more music than all you CD. (My 128G has 25,000 song)
If you can’t do that have you grandperson do it for you…
Or, subscribe to Sirius…
Why pay for all that old crap that does not integrate…
Unbelievable…
I agree
Tduder…. Easy answer… Sound quality. My 10 yr old LT has a CD player. And it works well.
Yes… MANY Buyers today are Very “Technology Literate”… and they have the latest and Greatest Cell Phone and iPad or other Tablet…
And they think that because it is ‘2nd Nature’ to Them, and all of Their Friends, that “EVERYBODY” should be just like Them! And that EVERYBODY listens to the last 10 Rap Songs that were released this week.
But SOME of us… a LOT of us … do NOT have the latest $1500 cell phone, and don’t have Movie and Music subscriptions and unlimited downloads and streaming and holograms of Dancing Girls on the hood of our cars… So, Yes, I have Stacks of CDs of music that is probably older than many of those commenting here.
And I will be VERY disappointed that my next Corvette does not even have a USB port that I can at least plug a CD Player into.
There ARE other ways to make enough money to buy a new car, and still not be neck deep in “High Tech”…
you don’t need a $1500 phone to play music in a car, you don’t need a CD player to play music in a car… Just an SD card in the SD Card slot with all your files. Dumb simple.
Not all vehicles “have” SD Card slots.
There is ALWAYS someone that finds it necessary to cut down every word being typed. Everyone does not have to agree with YOUR ideas! Why is it that no one can have their own opinion on this site, without the risk of being blasted? It is just SAD!!
Those of us that still want to have a CD Player should be able to…period! If you don’t…fine…you do you!
The majority doesn’t want or need a CD player. The same with DVD players. I bet that you would complain that isn’t an aux port available too. Not keeping up with tech makes you look a little slow. It’s really not hard.
YOU need to settle into the reality that “tech” begs a “feed the pig” mentality notwithstanding the reality that YOU CANNOT IMPROVE ON A MASTERPIECE: CDs perfectly reproduce reliable exquisite sound, especially on GOOD audio systems. ANYONE in the music industry will confirm that the instant you “copy” from the original, you LOOSE quality: even remastered issues ARE NOT AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL… so “copying” onto thumbdrives, IPods, or any other media interface is no where NEAR the sound quality of the original burned CD. I could easily illustrate this with my serious audio systems, just using Deep Purple’s _Machine Head_ as an example… But one would have to understand sound to “catch” the huge differences. I hung out with Rush Roadies… I KNOW good audio… CD is the ONLY option… EVERYTHING ELSE GETS A NUMBER.
Correct sir
Sirius say radio is terrible sound quality. No serious audio person listens to that
Unless you have unlimited data on your cell, lossless music streaming eats through your data quickly, plus cell coverage issues on vacations.
Best source of uncompressed audio are CDs. No, we don’t want to waste time ripping them all, just take some off a shelf or open a newly purchased cd and play
Rip them to a usb thumb drive using a quality software. It’s very painless. My grandpa even did it. Always continue to learn. It keeps you younger longer.
Floyd, They may ne “Technology Literate” but they are also as dumb as a rock once out of their Mom’s basement.
Ridiculously overpriced, 3 Star rating indicates functional issues.
In this day and age more fool you for not asking if your new truck had a CD player or not, most vehicle manufacturers these days have dropped the CD player as an option. I took my young grandaughter for a drive in my old truck the other day she looked at the dash and asked me what the slot in the dash was for she then asked me what the handles on the doors were for (window winders), like my truck I’m getting old!
As for CD as an option yes definitely in all vehicles until ICE is phased out. EV, new times, new start, new technology
Let’s face it, all car companies do what they want. It has nothing to do with what their customers want.
I for one, am sick of it!
Just offer as an option what is the big deal. I plug my phone in and play my songs on Apple CarPlay but you know it’s limited I have to do the work and download all those songs I have on CD anyway like I stated I’m different threads here I had a chance to have one in my car and I missed it. I have toyed with buying a BMW but I like my car better but a BMW has a CD player and a high-end stereo system
For those that must have a CD player, there are options out there for external CD players that are USB driven.
But what about the audio quality?
CD data is digital, so the audio quality depends on the DAC and the amplifier.
I’ve heard some of these “splice in” ideas & the resulting sound quality I rank as “mediocre” at best. There is a REASON WHY the mechanics at my Dealership grin widely when my Impala goes in for service: THEY HAVE A JAM SESSION while working on my/other vehicles… I load the CD THEY REQUEST, adjust the Graphic Equalizer for the optimum sound, & in the back She goes!!! You always know when Ruby’s in for service as the mechanics are “boogie on the job” HAPPY… & they ALL admit the System puts Bose to shame!!! She’s won 2x for Best Audio at car shows.💜💞💜
I have a 2021 Denali 1500 on order, and I’ve been looking into external CD players for it. The USB drives I’ve seen are converted laptop CD drives, that are quite unreliable, and somewhat overpriced at around $200. A $30 “walkman” style portable CD player, with a 3.5 mm cord is probably a better option, if for no other reason than you’re only out $30, when it stops working in 6 months (though I don’t know if GM trucks still even come with a 3.5 mm terminal).
I enjoy the convenience of Spotify, SiriusXM, Pandora, etc, but the sound quality of their signal doesn’t come close to the sound quality of a CD. With a 40 year collection of over 300 CD’s, I find it quite annoying that a $65K truck can’t be had with a CD player, even if only as an option.
There are plenty of options available. I have a suitcase full of cassette tapes. I don’t expect a tape player to be in a brand new car.
Tapes degrade with age, may as well throw them away. Mine are long gone.
You should also throw your cds away and get up to date.
Well, you have a cell phone. Load your cds to your phone and then you can connect wirelessly to your trucks audio.
Such a simple concept. Sadly this site has been overwhelmed with individuals who can’t leave the past behind and move forward.
Ah… But go to any TRACK & TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE????? My 08 Impala has waaaaaaaaay more balls than even the Camaro new on the lot… She cost >1/2 that Camaro… AND the workers who built Her made GOOD $$$… UNION JOBS!!! Just like what you see on the TRACK… OLDER IS BETTER…ESPECIALLY ONCE THEY STOP MAKING IT!!! Classic Racers!!!!!
GMC Fan, why waste all that time when you can simply shove the CD in the slot?
Never thought of that I will check that out. When I ordered my 2016 ATS-V one was still available and I forgot to get it I was so pissed at myself
Didn’t work the Cue system said system does not accept
Got a new 2021 Silverado can’t play CDs or a thumb drive if I had of known the USB ports were only for charging I would have kept my Sierra Al least I could listen to the music I want
You are incorrect sir. Do people even research.
Playing from a USB
A USB mass storage device can be connected to the USB port.
Audio extensions supported by the USB may include:
. FLAC
. MP3
. AAC
. OGG
. 3GP
File System and Naming
File systems supported by the USB may include:
. FAT32
. NTFS
. HFS+
The songs, artists, albums, and genres are taken from the file’s song information and are only
displayed if present.
The radio displays the file name as the track name if the song information is not available.
I made the same comment but apparently it isn’t showing for me anymore?? odd.
Edit: NVM they had reposted this exact same comment later on in the thread… I responded to that one.
So, Shane, could you please list a specific brand so that we could actually buy and install such a device?
Jim Bensberg, I’ve already posted a link in this comment thread, but because there so many comments here, I see how it can be easy to overlook, so here it is again for one. They even provide a chart to show compatibility, as they make two different versions with different drivers.
https://www.amazon.com/Automotive-Integrated-Electronics-connection-USBCDPLAY2/dp/B07DJ2FBJY/ref=asc_df_B07DJ2FBJY/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312140517066&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13915485422233797934&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1018984&hvtargid=pla-668798967248&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=62501500059&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312140517066&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13915485422233797934&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1018984&hvtargid=pla-668798967248
Thanks, Shane.
First, the phone number for AIE has been disconnected. And, they do not respond to email. My guess is they are out of business.
Second, there is no listing for a CT4 compatible CD player/USB through Amazon.
None of the local car audio stores in Colorado sell any such CD player.
Any other suggestions?
My wife’s 2017 LaCrosse does not have one either, we were both disappointed. And my 2019 GMC does not have one. Disappointed again. We have a bunch of CD’s, and the vehicles have nice sound systems, yet, we can’t fully utilize them to our liking. Bean counters again, lets get rid of it.
Everyone should stop the cheap complaints and put your whole cd collection on your computer and then save it to a USB stick. One stick is good for hundreds of CD. What could be better than accessing your collection on one list?
Guess what, computers don’t have CD players/recorders in them anymore…
That would be new ones, even computers a few years old have them, especially desk tops. I’m sure many of the old farts who complain about lack of a cd player have some older computers at home, but you already know that.
If they don’t , they should call up a cab on their land line and travel that way and use their Walkman CD player to listen to things.
The other thing is an external player is both readily available and inexpensive. I know it’s tough adjusting to tech, but I’ll take a electronically fuel injected engine over an old carb job any day (especially a stalling Ford type)
You can easily add one
I bet all of the people that are complaining about not having CD players in a brand vehicle have an old computer with a disc drive. Bet. If they don’t there an easy solution. Never stop learning.
Notice the title of the article, “ Poll: Should GM Offer A CD Player As An Accessory?” It doesn’t say anything about a CD player being compulsory for anyone who doesn’t want one.
A savvy maker of goods does what it needs to do to reduce friction and hence increase satisfaction of people who use its products. If customers want to play CDs in cars then give them an option to do so, even if there is a technologically more modern way to do the same thing. Pleased customers may lead to selling more cars.
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On a personal note, it isn’t about mental agility, age or the type of mobile phone I own. I have converted a lot of my library into lossless digital files, but it is an ongoing long term project to convert everything. LPs, 45s and 78s are a bit of a problem because I am more or less stuck converting them in real time. They usually require post conversion clean-up too. I have a pile of the older style 2-minute Edison cylinders that are resistant to my own converting. I know Edison made an electric reproducer to substitute for the usual type C reproducer on their machines, but I haven’t acquired one. UCSB has a big on-line library of digitized Edison cylinders and I actually found several I have in the digital library. I don’t really miss listening to cylinder recordings on the road; they’re mostly novelties and curiosities.
Walt, this is absolutely a great way to go! I do not understand all the negative ratings. Enter the 21st century! If you cannot do the computer work yourself, then try to learn or get your third grade grandchild to do it for you. You can access your entire collection of CDs in one place and even use voice commands to access them if your vehicle allows it.. You get perhaps 60 minutes of music per CD and then you have to change the disc. How can you do this if you are driving alone? Oh yeah, fiddle with the CD player and run off the road into the gorge!! The audio quality is superb and you can have different USB drives for different styles of music for each driver if you wish. I was disappointed that I could not use CDs for a little while but with a USB drive or CarPlay my disappointment faded very quickly. Are the negative raters still using CRT televisions? No, I bet they all have widescreen HDTV!
Thanks for the support. I too was wondering how will I adapt to the USB port? I have so many CD’s. My wife simply said “put it all on the USB” and I have not looked back since. Don’t need a CD player anymore.
NOPE!!!!!
I transferred my extensive CD collection to a 128g iPod, which plays through the sound system in my ’17 Camaro. Sound is fantastic through the Bose system upgrade.
Hard to believe you spent all that money on a ’17 Camaro and it didn’t even come with a CD Player.
Yes there are options out there but now there you go start cluttering up again in the cab. And of course you don’t have the sound from those units that you have through your radio system
A usb drive is as big as your thumb and all of your music is one of them. Your cd collection takes up the whole seat. Never stop learning.
My 2020 Mustang BULLITT has a CD player…………. I can also see out of it, enter and exit the vehicle without doing bodily harm, and my head doesn’t hit the roof!!
Sadly, the next generation of car design people design vehicles for the 20-40 age group of Soy Boys and Girls who use a cell phone as a pacifier!
Sorry, I’m not at my desk, leave a message and I’ll get right back to you from the Philippines!
My 2019 Silverado 1500 LD came with one.
My 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe has both a CD player AND a built in hard drive that lets you transfer the CD content to the hard drive, a GREAT idea, I have used it extensively. My 2019 Colorado ZR2 lacks a CD player, as all do, a huge disappointment for a $46K truck with a Bose sound system.
2017 GMC Acadia sans a CD player. Put music on your smart phone? Okay, but in 2015, every time I got in my GMC Sierra with my phone, the truck sound system would automatically start up and play music from my phone. Note that I never put music on my phone! Apparently the music was coming from the cloud and my iTunes account where I did have music. No way to turn it off either from the vehicle system nor my phone. I finally had to delete the music app completely from my phone.
I bought a plug in CD player that was somewhat compatible with the Bose system in my 2018 Canyon. A bit disappointing but at least it works. I would much prefer a factory player that worked with the info system.
Hi Michael,
That is what I am thinking of doing when my new truck arrives. The cd player you bought, did it just plug into the usb and is it the same one you can add to a computer that lacks one. Thanks
Barry
My cell phone only is used to make actual voice conversational calls. Much less having music or videos on it. It may as well be a flip phone. I bought a 2020 Suburban because I could still get a DVD/CD player in it – period. They dropped the CD player out of the Silverado in 2019? These Gen-X or Millennials making the decisions thinking everybody else “should” carrying magic phones with music and videos on them have no common sense. Not that I’ve got tons of CDs – but damn – what do they think I’m going to do? Dump them all in the trash because they believe I should get over it “Boomer”? F Them.
Hallelujah!!!!!
Hey GM are you listening to this crap I bet you thought you had a band of loyal followers and faithful owners, turns out they only bought GM for the CD Stereo not because the rest of the vehicle suited their needs.
Seems to me if you want to gain bigger market share and steal customers from other brands all you need to do is find the biggest and best CD stacker wack it in the dash and job done customers will come running!
Ya know, you DON”T need a smartphone to have all your music available in your car.
You can pull all your music on a thumb drive, an SD card, or mp3 player and use that in your car.
My Grand Cherokee has a slot for an SD card. I put ALL my music on it and then stuck the card in the slot and now all my music is available to me anytime I want. No cables, no CDs, nothing to see.
I don’t miss having a CD player.
Preach
Convert them to sub. Adapt or die.
Screw them they will ruin the economy
I am a 67 year old Veteran with a large collection of CD’s. I wrote GM as I noticed the 2018 GMC SLT Pick Up HAD a CD but the 2019 did NOT. I intended to order a 2020 and was hoping GM would reconsider and at least offer the CD as an “Option”! Well my 2021 SLT is being built this week and NOW I see this Posting!! Many older folks prefer cd’s to all the new fangled electronics especially with the price of this vehicle over $100.000.
I am hoping I can connect one of the DVD players from my computer to the Infotainment unit via a USB and put the CD in the center console. I have no idea if it will work, guess I will see next month when the truck arrives. It will be too late for me but GM should have the CD / DVD as an option .
Connecting antiques to new technology is possible. Just research it.
Yes GM should have a CD player standard not as an option. I have a new C8 with a great sound system and no way to play my own CDs. Like not offering all season tires with the Z51 package this is a disregard for customers verses what some nerd in GM planning thinks people want. Got a news flash to rant a little further- total electric and GM is screwed. I’ll be buying a ton of classic car in the future as will many many people.
I got a great idea for you, jump in your C8 drive down to your nearest auto electrician, explain to them what you want and they will fit a custom made system for you. It might cost a bit but hey you just forked out for a C8 if your still not happy jump in your C8 drive back to your nearest GM dealer and hand the keys back.
So you get a vehicle with a high performance upgrade option and you want to put all season tires on it? Go buy a cheap set of wheels and tires and switch them out at your convenience.
You sound like the old guy that can’t remember his password to anything. Lol
Well no CD would be a deal killer. Have had a CD player in every new vehicle since 2000. Including -2 Impalas, an S-10 ZR5 Crew Cab, a RAM 1500, 2-Jeep Wranglers. Hell the S-10 and RAM pickups had both CD and Cassette built-in. Currently the CD is all I listen to in my 2014 Impala 2LT. Don’t drive that much anymore so no need to waste money for Sirius/XM though have had it since my first RAM 1500 in 1998. And listen to one group (Up With People) special concert CDs exclusively. I guess I will be relegated to my 2014 Impala 2LT until the end. Which I am fine with.
..A cd player should be a must in every car, What are we to do with our collection of cd’s?. This is nothing but a cost cutting measure at customer’s expense.
The only people that want a cd player in a new car are the same people with aol accounts and flip phones. Always continue to educate yourself and adapt. It’s actually very simple.
Think you might wanna rethink that: I already PAID for the CDs… NOT gonna “invest” time flipping them onto a media source solely for my vehicle when I can pop a disk into my CURRENT player & “boogie down the blacktop” HAPPY!!!!!!!!!
Besides Hard wired sound is the best. Bluetooth sucks. Just listen if you have a stereo system worth it’s salt in your car
There are lots of other options. Have you heard of googling it?
I love my new GMC Terrain except for two things; no CD player & the grille is SUPER CHEAP LOOKING BLACK!!!!!! HOPE TO REPLACE IT! The CD player is needed to play language lessons , Great Courses CD’s & my own favorite music!!! Was SHOCKED when I realized vehicle I purchased after my 2014 Buick had NO CD player!!!! I have Sirus, but does not meet my needs! Never dreamed that it would not be standard equipment. JR
A usb drive is as big as your thumb and all of your music is one of them. Your cd collection takes up the whole seat. Never stop learning.
You probably still have cassette tapes and records since you collect antiques. When was the last time you’ve seen a runner in your neighborhood with a CD player on their hip? When was the last time you’ve seen a basketball player where chick taylors? When was the last time you bought a cd? I think it was 2002 for me and I learned about new technologies that made life easier and I didn’t complain about not wanting to learn something new. Don’t be that guy. It’s actually very simple. If you can read you can do it.
Latest figures show nearly 70% of the world’s povulation listen to music downloaded or streamed from the internet.
It’s Chuck Taylors***I rest my case!
Depends on whether or not you’ve been adapted to death. Over decades it becomes cost prohibitive for most.
It literally cost $15 for a usb thumb drive. If that’s breaking the bank you probably shouldn’t drive. Save your money.
I am in my sixties and have had to adapt to change all my life (as most of us have), after the second world war the world had a new lease on life and modernisation started to leap ahead as new ideas and technology took hold, since then our lives and our way of doing things have changed time and time again as we evolve. I have a collection of records (364 in total) that have all been transposesed to modern technology I listen to them in my car, I have a CD collection (1,132 in total) of which about a third are currently transposed. If I want to listen and really enjoy the ambience of my vinyl records and my plastic CDs I get lost in my home office and listen to my surround sound stereo and end up in a different world. When all boiled down It doesn’t really matter how we listen to our music as long as we still do.
no cd not buying Gm ,have to look at ram
No CD players in a RAM either.
No
My wife uses cd for books on CD while commuting. Downloads books from library. Will not buy next car without CD
your all losers! if you think they should add this! put all the cd s on a usb you lazy people
Thank you for your comment. It’s not rocket science to put data on a USB stick.
GM stopped doing this in the 2018 Model year. The ELR had an option for one in the glove box.
My 2021 traverse has so much michigan road noise that I can’t even listen and enjoy my XM radio stations so who needs CD players!
Odd how my 18 Acadia is quiet like a bank vault. No problem with listening to radio or media.
That is a great idea since very few drivers have gloves in that box.
The radio system in the GM Pick Ups has been basically the same design since 2012 and the unit had a CD player integrated into it. This continued until 2019 when the CD was discontinued. WHY? The dash design continued until 2022 when it changes completely. GM should have KEPT the CD until at least 2021. Then made it a Plug in Option after that.
I have been reading all the comments and the bottom line is “YES” I want a CD (Majority) or “NO” I don’t. It is very simple. Technology advances and some accept it other don’t. That does NOT make me at 67 a lesser person because I prefer a cd in my vehicle. Those people offering options on how to incorporate or make a “Portable” CD work in my 2021 is Appreciated. Those of you who are criticizing us older people is NOT acceptable. I for one have transferred my 45 and 33 rpm records to CD and yes my 1998 GMC had a Cassette and CD which I used. It is time consuming. Twenty years from now there will be something completely different and your turn will come to decide if you want to adapt to it. I am a Veteran and proud, and everyone gets older. Please be considerate to those of us who are living during the transition period. My Dad ‘s first car had no radio and the heater was an option he chose as more important. Thanks!
Just love how the new generation thinks that their precious cell phone can solve all of life’s little problems , well sonny boy , your $1,500 phone CAN’T produce the sound quality that a cd does……prove me wrong…..I’m waiting
Chris: BAM!!!!!!!!!