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That doesn’t seem to be supported by any evidence I can find online (other than your “that’s what my dad told me”). Rather, it seems that the old design no lon

That doesn’t seem to be supported by any evidence I can find online (other than your “that’s what my dad told me”). Rather, it seems that the old design no longer satisfied modern standards and was retired in favor of newer models that did. As one example: “For the 2012 model year, all Crown Victorias were produced for export; as the vehicle was not produced with stability control, it was no longer legal for sale in the United States or Canada.”

linksnapzz 3y ago
If Cadillac Fleetwoods had the same net $$$ per unit as Escalades, GM would be building them today. That said, it would've been possible to update those vehicles, like any other. When you're an institutional (gov't) buyer in the US, you are often obliged by your funding source to choose a domestic supplier of equipment. GM and Ford had the market split between them, so they knew their LEO customers would have to buy whatever they had to sell. Hence, police Explorers. Police Tahoes. Police F-150s.
- RecycledEle 3y ago
  > If Cadillac Fleetwoods had the same net $$$ per unit as Escalades, GM would be building them today. I disagree. The Management Class at GM killed off the last great American-made, V8-powered, rear-wheel drive cars to appease journalists and environmentalists. After that happened, I hated environmentalists for several decades. I still despise The Management Class.