I was thinking from the production side: if Renault, Nissan and Opel versions are made in the same factory, using 2 assembly lines to provide the 2 (strongly) different front faces is certainly not the most efficient nor the least costly method...

I forgot to mention in my Yaris post from last page, that by "everywhere", I also meant that Toyota is dropping the Vitz name in the japanese market.

And speaking of streamlining, another big change is happening in Japan next year : Toyota's four dealer networks (Toyota, Toyopet, Corolla & Netz) will offer the full range of cars. Until now, they all had their exclusive models, and that's the reason why Toyota has offered the same cars under several names with some cosmetic changes (Corolla & Sprinter, Mark II & Chaser & Cresta, and so on).

Now, having a unified range across the dealer networks means some duplicate models will disappear. The Allion and Premio are getting replaced by the new Corolla, and I guess there will be at least one victim among the Noah/Voxy/Esquire minivan triplets.

https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2019062400779/all-toyota-vehicles-to-be-available-at-every-dealership-from-next-may.html

Maybe because the Movano will get a PSA-sourced replacement in the near future, and Opel decided not to bother too much with the current one ?

As a Limo, makes sense. But as a hearse? Thats a stretch

I guess the new Aviator is expected to pick up that void?

Wasn’t aware the MKT was ending production. What does that mean for the Limousine? The MKT was pretty much the Town Cars replacement for Limos and Hearses for Lincoln

Sad for the loss of jobs, a little bit for the Flex but about time for the MKT..

Another dead model, Infiniti in the US has discontinued the Q70 sedan for 2020. It also discontinued the 4-cylinder 2.0t Q50, making the 6-cyl 3.0t as the base engine. They are introducing a new base Pure trim for the 3.0t.

Ford is killing the Flex and the Lincoln MKT, production ends at the end of November. 450 employees at the Oakville, Ontario plant will be laid off.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a29611853/ford-kills-flex-crossover/

This was posting no.11111 in this part of the forum.