What Was The BIGGEST Automotive Blunder In 2014?

Cadillac hiring de Nysschen.

Cadillac letting de Nysschen create an idiotic new naming system.

Cadillac letting de Nysschen move to NYC so he can be so near the Broadway musical he soooo loves *squee*

Cadillac not firing de Nysschen.

Cadillac for not hiring Mullaly instead.

Do I sense hostility to Cadillac?

ZERO hostility to Cadillac 1000% toward de Nysschen and a fervent hope Cadillac will come to its senses and fire the idiot before he turns Cadillac into the next Saab. The damage he did to Infiniti is irreversible.

GM is the biggest automotive blunder of the millennium .

GM failing to learn any lesson from it's past then moving Cadillac to NYC so some snob with no car sense can run it. BLUNDER

The biggest blunder is the existence of the American automobile companies still standing by making the same ol' unreliable pieces of junk.

Car and Driver reported apparently two of blown up engines in the new Corvette, after 5 months of ownership. It really shows the "American quality" in the new Corvette.

Cadillac moving to NYC is most likely the only way to save Caddy, as the majority of the U.S. is pretty much a third world country with nothing much to see, and New York City alone is the only remaining world class city in all of America. Even though this seems like the only way to save it, but even NYC most likely can not save Cadillac due to the fact that the brand does not have the cars that actually can match other competitors. It has no real flagship car, and it has only one coupe (Which means it fails to even be a luxury brand, like how Lincoln is a total failure) and the other called ELR which is something that no one wants. Not to mention Cadillac is just a poor man's Audi. Like how Lexus is.

And Ford has some serious design problems, as their SUVs and cars look a lot like Japanese or European-wannabe. But I guess we can't help it, since the U.S. has no such thing as a culture of its own (It's no wonder why many rich Americans would love to preserve the legacy of palace of Versailles of France, when no American cares about Detroit. Just google American friends of Versailles lol!)

And Chrysler. Even though they have merged with Fiat, the reliability of the cars is still garbage level. Meaning even the Italians can not save this trash.

And practically no rich Americans care about America, either. I was rather surprised when I saw Queensridge place, Las Vegas, as the place was designed to be almost like streets of Europe. So are many of streets in L.A.

Now, why would this be? This is because, the Americans love Europe, and the European luxury is the ultimate status symbol for many Americans, when anything American is a total garbage for them.

And how did all this happen? It's all because the American companies only cared about profit, and thanks to this, no one, even the Americans, respects the Americans brands and the country itself.

The American companies should care more about the quality of their products. We all know they will never make anything luxurious as something European, and we all know anything American will never reach the "European" level of brand recognition forever and ever, but only if they cared more about consumers, they can at least beat the Japanese without a doubt.

So for now, I will just stick to my Toyota truck.

And those of you who wonder why the American cars are usually pieces of total junk, here is something for you.

http://www.quora.com/Why-are-American-cars-seemingly-less-reliable-than-Japanese-cars

You are welcome.

Unfortunately, FOR YOU, Cadillacs are very reliable relative to the Germans. The reliability difference between Toyota and GM is statistically insignificant.

My family used to have an SRX, which had a starter issue, and broke down all the time. It only took us a few months to replace that garbage with something Japanese. And my good ol' Escalade was good in general, but it still needed some expensive fixing. And I heard the last gen model was pretty bad in terms of reliability, and the new one, I do not know. I'm sorry, Matt, but I already know if the Cadillacs are "reliable or not".

But if you mean to say the Caddies are a lot more reliable than German cars, then when did I even say anything about this? The European cars require expensive maintenance, all because they are the "ultimate" status symbols, so the price to maintain the ultimate status symbol does not come cheap.

On the other hand, Cadillac or Lincoln are just sub-luxury junk brands that anyone should be able to afford. Cadillac, if anything, competes with the likes like Hyundai, Lexus, Infiniti, Acura and Toyota. And those are all pretty much reliable in general, when Cadillacs are falling apart.

I'm sorry, Matt. But this is the truth.

Cadillac and Lincoln vehicles seriously should be a lot cheaper, like they should cut down at least 30~50% of the prices that they have right now. The price difference between Chevrolet and Cadillac should be only around 2~3,000 dollars, since they are just the overpriced Chevy/Ford. Then I would love to pay for their cars.

Not to mention Cadillac and Lincoln are nothing more than poor man's Audi, meaning they don't even get recognized as good luxury brands to begin with. And on top of it, they are unreliable pieces of junk. And their competitors like Hyundai, Toyota, Lexus, Acura and Infiniti make far more reliable vehicles.

The rich people would gladly pay for outrageous amount of maintenance costs to keep their European luxury vehicles, as "European" is the standard of all luxury in the entire world, not to mention the European cars are the most advanced as well. But what are Cadillac and Lincoln? They are first of all, "American", and they are basically "nobody" that uses Made in China parts with absolutely no innovation. So, Matt, don't you think the Americans should care more about reliability and try to beat out the Japanese first? Because frankly, America's rival always has been Japan and will always be, not Europe. There is no one who can even try to rival the European luxury brands in the entire world.

What's up with all those deboosts? When I am merely giving out my humble opinion that actually might save Cadillac?

@JDMUSMuscle we all know of your hate and support you in your 12 step program

Well if they know me well, then they should boost me. Because I actually care about the future of the United States and its industries.

JDMUSMuscle = racist

Come on, Matt. You are better than that.

You know my comments are telling the truth, you know this deep inside your heart.

Reliablity is not part of the wealth-Image calculation, within practical limts of course. The euro dealers will tow your in warranty-unreliable but superior in every other way- ride back and issue substantial courtesy vehicles without delay.
Chevy will let you drive your deathtrap-recall and cite bureaucraticspeak until you're dead while waiting for a part. Ford will install self-igniting wiring harnesses in cars for over 15 years continuously. Dodge will blame it's suppliers for it's low quality.
Concerns over Reliability are for poor people who can't afford true luxury makes. They really need the car to last.
The concern over reliability identifies one as a member of the lower class, so you'll rarely see truly wealthy complainers, they are not so dependent on their rides.

Exactly correct. And Lexus, Acura and Infiniti at least sell well in North America thanks to such good reliability.

And I guess that means, Lexus, Acura and Infiniti can not be the real luxury brands, but they at least are popular among people who just want reliable cars.

And I am saying that is what Cadillac should be. At least this way, Cadillac will actually make sure they get some loyal buyers.

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Any manufacturer creating these 600+ horsepower vehicles...ridiculous.