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General Motors just announced it retained leadership of American automotive sales with 2.6 million deliveries against Toyota's 2.24 million and Ford's almost 2 million. But can they resist the ongoing assault?
For example, the first major awards of the 2024 season went to their archrivals, Toyota – which won NACTOY's (North American Car of the Year) classic award with the Toyota Prius and Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, while Ford got the truck accolade with their all-new super Duty iteration. Even Kia snatched the final chance as the EV9 became the utility laureate.
That means there's pressure from everywhere as Toyota will surely continue the onslaught of new model introductions with the Tacoma i-Force Max, 2024 Land Cruiser, and 2025 Camry mid-size sedan plus 2025 Crown Signia crossover SUV, among many others. Meanwhile, Ford just launched the refreshed 2024 F-Series, and the F-150 Raptor R has reached the milestone of 720 hp, making it the most powerful ICE-powered full-size pickup truck on the North American market.
As for General Motors, things aren't looking all that great – they just stopped production of the sixth-generation Camaro pony and muscle car without a successor in sight, and their EV endeavors are not off to a great start – the Equinox and Blazer EVs have massive software issues, the Bolt EV replacement is not official yet, and the Silverado EV is only available as an expensive WT (work truck) while the Sierra EV is not on the market yet.
Thus, what could help fuel GM's sales even further? Well, they say that Buick has now become the group's base offering instead of Chevrolet – so how about if they return to offering a passenger car on the list? Well, if that is not entirely possible in the real world, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators has no qualms about filling the gap.
For example, Jim, the virtual artist known as jlord8 on social media, loves messing around with all things CGI from General Motors, and now he's doing a digital Buick revival again. A proud owner of a 1986 Buick Regal T-Type and 2001 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning, this pixel master has an "unhealthy" obsession with trying to recreate a contemporary seventh-generation Buick Regal (or Grand National) that pays homage to the 1980s version.
And when you say anything about the Regals from that period, obviously, you are talking about the Regal T-Type or GNX. This time around, the CGI expert chose to address the T-Type side of the digital equation with a turbocharged model that would look right at home alongside the other members of Buick's new ST (Sport Touring) line. Sure, this modern yet retro two-door coupe is entirely wishful thinking, but isn't it cool to imagine that GM could allow it alongside the Envista ST, Encore GX ST, and Enclave ST?
That means there's pressure from everywhere as Toyota will surely continue the onslaught of new model introductions with the Tacoma i-Force Max, 2024 Land Cruiser, and 2025 Camry mid-size sedan plus 2025 Crown Signia crossover SUV, among many others. Meanwhile, Ford just launched the refreshed 2024 F-Series, and the F-150 Raptor R has reached the milestone of 720 hp, making it the most powerful ICE-powered full-size pickup truck on the North American market.
As for General Motors, things aren't looking all that great – they just stopped production of the sixth-generation Camaro pony and muscle car without a successor in sight, and their EV endeavors are not off to a great start – the Equinox and Blazer EVs have massive software issues, the Bolt EV replacement is not official yet, and the Silverado EV is only available as an expensive WT (work truck) while the Sierra EV is not on the market yet.
Thus, what could help fuel GM's sales even further? Well, they say that Buick has now become the group's base offering instead of Chevrolet – so how about if they return to offering a passenger car on the list? Well, if that is not entirely possible in the real world, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators has no qualms about filling the gap.
For example, Jim, the virtual artist known as jlord8 on social media, loves messing around with all things CGI from General Motors, and now he's doing a digital Buick revival again. A proud owner of a 1986 Buick Regal T-Type and 2001 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning, this pixel master has an "unhealthy" obsession with trying to recreate a contemporary seventh-generation Buick Regal (or Grand National) that pays homage to the 1980s version.
And when you say anything about the Regals from that period, obviously, you are talking about the Regal T-Type or GNX. This time around, the CGI expert chose to address the T-Type side of the digital equation with a turbocharged model that would look right at home alongside the other members of Buick's new ST (Sport Touring) line. Sure, this modern yet retro two-door coupe is entirely wishful thinking, but isn't it cool to imagine that GM could allow it alongside the Envista ST, Encore GX ST, and Enclave ST?
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