{"id":117608,"date":"2017-07-24T12:29:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T16:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=117608"},"modified":"2017-07-24T15:07:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T19:07:11","slug":"six-gm-models-may-join-growing-line-up-of-passenger-cars-heading-for-scrapyard-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2017\/07\/six-gm-models-may-join-growing-line-up-of-passenger-cars-heading-for-scrapyard-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Six GM Models May Join Growing Line-Up of Passenger Cars Heading for Scrapyard in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A little more than a year after introducing the Cadillac CT6 as its new flagship model, GM is considering cutting it from the line-up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At least six General Motors passenger cars could be sent to the scrapyard, according to a report by Reuters, a reflection of the ongoing shift from sedans, coupes and sports cars to SUVs, CUVs and pickups.<\/p>\n

But GM isn\u2019t alone. An array of nameplates vanished during the 2017 model-year, with manufacturers expected to pull even more of their slow-selling products from market in 2018. At the same time, expect to see a number of new light trucks fill in those empty spaces.<\/p>\n

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While GM officials declined to discuss the Reuters report \u2013 which included such familiar names as the Chevrolet Impala, Cadillac XTS and even the Chevrolet Volt \u2013 officials with the United Auto Workers union met with the carmaker to find out what such a move would mean for thousands of hourly workers.<\/p>\n

Automakers have long moved to abandon slow-selling models. And the list of products during 2017 was a long one. GM, for example, already killed off the likes of the Buick Verano and the Cadillac ELR. And Fiat Chrysler Automobiles killed off the only two passenger car models still built in the U.S.: the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200, while the last Dodge Viper will roll off the assembly line in just a few weeks.<\/p>\n

(UAW eyeing production levels at GM’s U.S. plants. <\/em>Click Here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for the story.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Imports haven\u2019t been immune. BMW wrapped up the Z4\u2019s run. Honda dropped the CR-Z, while Hyundai killed off the Genesis Coupe. And Volkswagen pulled the covers back over the Eos convertible. Toyota dropped the entire Scion brand, which had long focused on passenger cars. Three models, including its first-ever SUV, however, were shifted over to the Toyota brand.<\/p>\n

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The Buick LaCrosse is one of six cars rumored to be getting the ax as GM focuses on producing more SUVs and crossovers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There were a few light truck models dropped for 2017, including the Chrysler Town & Country, the Cadillac SRX and the Land Rover LR4. But, in virtually every instance, they were replaced by new models \u2013 such as the Chrysler Pacifica \u2013 or they were slow-selling green variants, like the Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid.<\/p>\n

Pushing into 2018, still more models are going away, including the largely unloved Lexus CT 200H hybrid, the Hyundai Azera and the Honda Accord Coupe. There are actually two utes on the list for \u201918, including the Jeep Patriot, which will be replaced by the newly redesigned Jeep Compass, as well as VW\u2019s Touareg \u2013 which will effectively be replaced by the more affordable and equally roomy Atlas.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s market, where pickups, SUVs, CUVs and other light trucks account for almost two-thirds of new vehicle sales, it should be no surprise, then, that GM is seriously considering killing off six more passenger cars. The complete list, according to Reuters:<\/p>\n