PLACE YOUR BETS! Which Auto Companies And/Or Models Will We Say BYE To In 2020?

Mistubishi

Mitsubishi still makes cars?

I could see PSA sending Fiat and Alfa-Romeo packing given their abysmal sales in the USA. Maserati as a niche could be safe but who knows.

Although I don't think it will die, Buick is in a precarious position with Cadillac and GMC encroaching on it.

The Fusion will live to the 2021 model year, but it will be an abbreviated year.

Getting very concerned for Infiniti.

Despite all the hype, I highly doubt that some very, very low volume brands in the VW Group are still around.

Mercedes killed SMART (on the low end), but how is it at all possible that Bugatti, Bentley, and Lamborghini are viable and profitable? Porsche was all but bankrupt in the 1990's but diversified its way into being a volume player.

Shared parts and all - how is it possible that Bugatti, Bentley, or Lambo can support the project range, dealer network, logistics/marketing support, corporate overhead, etc. etc.

Side-bar, Aston will likely struggle getting the DBX off the ground (and if initial quality is poor, it will be likely be dead on arrival much like the Alfa line has been).

For all the (inaccurate) jokes about C7 Corvettes languishing on dealer lots (they are not), there is about a 12-18 month supply of AM Vantages on the ground in the US (many just sitting at the port according to my friend in the biz) and an almost equally voluminous amount of DB11 variants. Aston might very well be teetering on the brink.

...but is there a business case for Aston to be 'saved' or will the even meager results at Bugatti, Bentley, and Lambo question this assumption.

Ferrari is the only exotic brand that seems viable at this point.

Meant to say... "Despite all the hype, I highly doubt that some very, very low volume brands in the VW Group are still around 10 years from now...".

How can the accounting math work?

I actually think killing Audi and expanding Porsche would be a good move.

Aston Martin, Infiniti, Fiat and perhaps even Mini could leave the US market in 2020. BMW seems to support Mini for now, but at what cost? Their sales were down 17 percent in 2019 and BMW keeps moving into their space.
Fiat and Infiniti are already dead, but just have not been pronounced. FCA, likewise seems to support Alfa for at least a few more years by planning more products.
Buick was only kept around after 2009 due to China sales and because Cadillac was moving on to compete as a top tier luxury brand.
Now that Buick sales are languishing in China and the US and Cady has settled for being near luxury like Buick, their is no justification.

Fisker-Karma hot garbage hopefully

Genesis, Mitsubishi, Fiat

Crickets from the Tesla haters. Guess they took a look at the stock price. Lol.

I know, really surprised a dozen people didn't mention Tesla already. For 5 years it's been nothing but bankruptcy talk quarter after quarter.

With the stock this high, I'm surprised they aren't planning another funding round to speed up Gigafactory roll outs. They must have had an amazing quarter financially.

I'm not anticipating many to fall by the wayside. Maybe Mitsubishi sedans, but it looks like their SUVs are gaining some ground. They are a 7 year streak of increased sales and the past 3 years have been over 100K units annually. Though their footprint is still miniscule, there is progress.