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Cadillac Takes A Page From Tesla's Book, Uses Mega Castings On Celestiq

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The ultra-luxury flagship's production processes also include the 3D printing of 115 parts and a procedure called Flex Fabrication.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part II)

The Truth About Cars

We began our journey through 50-plus years of the Cadillac Eldorado last week. Conceived as a new high-end convertible in the years leading up to the personal luxury car, the Series 62 Eldorado “sports convertible” wore unique sheet metal to all other Cadillac models in 1953. The smallest of the three was Buick’s Roadmaster Skylark.

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Tesla’s Model Y comprised over a third of all Q1 EV sales in the U.S.

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Automotive sales data from Kelley Blue Book shows that EV sales growth slowed down in the first quarter, and while dominant market leader Tesla wasn’t immune to these effects, the U.S. Credit: Cox Automotive/Kelley Blue Book Tesla’s Model 3 sedan followed behind the Model Y with an 11.3 percent), the Rivian R1S (2.9

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Rivian R1S climbs to fourth best-selling EV in the US in Q1, tops Hyundai IONIQ 5, VW ID.4

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According to Kelley Blue Book data , the company’s electric SUV accounted for the majority of sales. 9 Cadillac Lyriq 9,154 5,800 2.1% As a result, Rivian expects production to remain flat at around 57,000 this year. The R1S is not slowing down, climbing to fourth place in the first quarter of the US EV market. 8 Volkswagen ID.4

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Report: Vehicle Supplies Are Climbing Back Up

The Truth About Cars

new-vehicle average transaction price in January was $47,401, down nearly 4 [percent] from a year ago and down almost 3 [percent] from December 2023, according to Kelley Blue Book. regulators have tied emissions rules to vehicle footprints has also incentivized companies to build increasingly massive and expensive products over the years.

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These were the best-selling EVs in the US in 2023 – Rivian R1S cracks the top 10

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4 37,789 9 (+4) 6 Hyundai IONIQ 5 33,918 7 (+1) 7 Rivian R1S 24,783 N/A 8 Ford F-150 Lightning 24,165 10 (+2) 9 Tesla Model X 23,015 6 (-3) 10 BMW i4 22,583 N/A Top 10 best-selling EVs in 2023 (Source: Kelley Blue Book) Meanwhile, the Chevy Bolt EV had its best sales year yet with 62,045 electric models sold. Let us know in the comments.

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Tesla Model S Plaid crashes during Nürburgring testing

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The Model S Plaid, Tesla’s fastest production vehicle, was sharing the “Green Hell” with a 2022 Corvette Z06 prototype and a BMW M8 test-mule, according to Road and Track , who originally reported the crash. mile course, according to reports. Don’t hesitate to contact us with tips!

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