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General Motors Bringing Back Plug-in Hybrids

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Despite previously having committed itself toward a future where it builds all-electric vehicles, General Motors has made plans to bring plug-in hybrids back to our market. General Motors already delivered the Chevrolet Bolt, with the model becoming one of the first affordable EVs offering real utility to customers.

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Exclusive: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq Preview

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Cadillac has tried electrifying cars before. Based on the Chevrolet Volt platform and technology, the ELR coupe was ahead of its time for the traditional Cadillac buyer, which was too bad. Then in 2017 along came the CT6 PHEV , an electrified version of Cadillac’s full-size, flagship sedan, but 2019 saw the end of this car.

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GM bringing wireless smartphone charging with Powermat to Cadillac models

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Cadillac will add wireless charging of smartphones in the 2015 model ATS sport sedan and coupe launching this fall, to the CTS sport sedan this fall and to the Escalade SUV at the end of 2014.Compatible Cadillac CUE is the centerpiece of the ATS Coupe’s in-vehicle technologies.

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2014 Cadillac ELR Driven, 2015 Nissan Juke, Rinspeed XchangE: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: The Tesla-based Rinspeed XchangE and 2015 Nissan Juke debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, and we drive the 2014 Cadillac ELR electric-luxury coupe. The 2015 Nissan Juke is unveiled at the 2014.' All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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GM’s Brownstown Battery Assembly expands; building new battery system for 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV

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General Motors Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant worker Tina Oaks attaches wiring harnesses on a Spark EV battery pack. General Motors will bring all its electric vehicle battery pack building capabilities in-house with production of battery systems for the 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV at its expanded battery assembly plant in Brownstown, Mich.

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ContiTech develops first polyamide strut mount for Cadillac chassis vibration control; 25% lighter

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In collaboration with General Motors LLC, ContiTech developed the strut mount for the new Cadillac CT6, which is being launched on the market at the end of 2015. The strut mount offers a weight reduction of around 25% and a longer service life over traditional variants made from steel or aluminum.

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GM retail sales in China in 1st 8 months of 2015 up 2.3%; down 4.8% in August

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General Motors and its joint ventures had record retail sales of 2,197,192 vehicles in China during the first eight months of 2015, up 2.3% Cadillac also set a record in the first eight months of the year, with sales rising 12.0% from the same period a year earlier. Sales rose 5.4% on an annual basis.

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