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Cadillac Lyriq vs Ford Mach-E vs Tesla Model Y: Features, price, and tech comparison

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GM has entered the premium all-electric crossover SUV market, and its flagship vehicle is the rather eye-catching Cadillac Lyriq. With the competiton in the EV SUV market in mind, it’s important to know how the Cadillac Lyriq stacks up against two of the strongest entries in the premium all-electric crossover segment today.

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GM China sales top 4M vehicles for the first time in 2017; SUV sales up 37%

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The company benefited from record domestic sales by the Cadillac, Buick and Baojun brands. The improved product mix contributed to robust performance across segments—especially SUVs and luxury vehicles. GM’s SUV sales in China surged 37% last year. In 2017, GM added 18 new and refreshed models in China. million units.

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GM deliveries in March in China up 16% to new March record; SUVs, MPVs, luxury drive sales

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The Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands all reached new sales highs for March. Their hot-selling models—the Baojun 510, Buick GL8 and Cadillac XT5—stood out in the fast-growing SUV, MPV and luxury segments, which accounted for about half of GM’s March sales. engine and a nine-speed automatic transmission.

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The Best Electric SUVs on the Market

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These spacious, versatile, and family-friendly vehicles offer drivers the best of many worlds in one, so it’s no surprise that the release of electric SUVs on the market was highly anticipated and met with excitement by EV fans and SUV enthusiasts alike. Prices have been coming down while ranges have steadily increased.

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New Buick, BMW PHEVs for China

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Buick announced that it will shortly launch the Velite 5, its first extended range electric vehicle (EREV), in China. Leveraging GM’s proven EREV technology as shown in the Chevy Volt and the Cadillac CT6 Plug-In, the Velite 5 also offers advanced connectivity and safety technologies. seconds to accelerate from 0-100 km/h.

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GM CTO says company accelerating electric vehicle development in China; R&D focus on batteries and lightweight materials

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Full hybrid technology such as the 2-mode hybrid system on full-size trucks and SUVs. Extended-range electric vehicles, which offer electric propulsion and contain an on-board engine generator to extend the vehicles’ range. Pure electric vehicles, which run on full electric propulsion.

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DOE awards $98M in tax credits to automakers and suppliers for clean technology manufacturing

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from a factory that produced full-sized trucks and SUVs to the world’s first and most flexible manufacturing facility for multiple electrified vehicles. Lead organization. Description. Ford Motor Company. Ford transformed its Michigan Assembly Plant (MAP) in Wayne, Mich., 20 million.