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Originally Posted by snizzle
Toyota and Honda seem to do just that. Streets around here seem to be littered with RAV4s and CRVs (many are hybrids, GM has no answer). If full size trucks and SUVs struggle, not sure what GM would do other than look to the tax payer again.
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Even Toyota isn’t doing just the bare minimum. The new Tacoma and 4Runner offer a hybrid powertrain. The Tacoma even has an optional 4 link suspension for the top off road variants.
Would GM have lost a ton of money if the new Blazer was built off the Colorado chassis? Maybe, maybe not. They could have still sold the Blazer as another badge and still made that money. With the popularity of the 4Runner, a GM option would likely do well. The Bronco shows there is a market, but GM chose not to pursue it.