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Badge-Engineering; How It's Bad For American Cars
Topic Started: Oct 22 2017, 11:19 AM (90 Views)
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If you are a person who looks at American cars, there are those that are badge-engineered. They are the same car, but one is more expensive and may have more amenities than the least expensive version. Badge-engineering is bad for American cars, because nobody will tell what is really different about it. Some examples...

Ford Expedition/EL/Max~Lincoln Navigator/L
Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban~GMC Yukon/Yukon XL~Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV
Chrysler 300~Dodge Charger
Chevrolet Express~GMC Savanna
Lincoln MKT~2011 and up Ford Explorer
Lincoln MKX~Ford Edge
Chevrolet Cruze~Buick Verano
Buick Envision~Chevrolet Equinox~GMC Terrain
Buick LaCrosse~Chevrolet Impala (to be released around 2020)~Cadillac XTS
Chevrolet Malibu~Buick Regal
Chevrolet Corvette~Cadillac XLR (that one has been gone for years)
Chevrolet Colorado~GMC Canyon (we had the Hummer H3 and Isuzu I-series)
GMC Acadia~Cadillac XT5~Chevrolet Traverse~Buick Enclave


There are those where import car companies work with American car makers. Examples

Nissan Quest (the 1993-2002 models)~Mercury Villager
Mitsubishi Raider~Dodge Dakota
Mitsubishi Eclipse (the 1990-2005 models)~Eagle Talon~Plymouth Laser~Chrysler Sebring~Dodge Avenger
Suzuki Sidekick~Chevrolet/Geo Tracker
Chevrolet/Geo Prism~Toyota Corolla~Suzuki Swift
Volkswagen Routan~Chrysler Town & Country~Dodge Grand Caravan


Badge-engineering also killed Mercury, Eagle, Plymouth, and most of GM's brands.
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