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General Motors Wants Dealerships To Update Their Image

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General Motors is revamping dealerships for its Buick, Chevrolet and GMC brands for the first time in nearly two decades. The cost of the work was another factor. The new program is designed to move the locations away from the traditional dealership experience to yield an open design concept and less high-pressure sales tactics.

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Rare Rides Versus: Lincoln Continental Mark III and Cadillac Eldorado

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It led to competition like the Buick Riviera of 1963. The Cadillac Eldorado was all-new for 1967 when it moved onto the front-drive E-body platform with the Oldsmobile Toronado and the Buick Riviera that debuted in 1966. General Motors got to market first.

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Tesla's Cheaper EV Is 'Just A Model Y,' Musk Says

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PST with additional background information on the cost of a Tesla Model Y. Updated 3:45 P.M. PST with information from Teslas earnings call that the new model will be a Model Y. Updated 4:30 P.M.

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This High-Mileage Tesla Model S Had Limited Range. Here’s How Much An Upgraded Battery Cost

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As for labor, Alex owns an EV repair shop, so he didn’t have to pay anything extra, but he said that the average Model S or Model X owner who’s looking to have the same work done should expect a final cost of around $12,000. It all depends on how expensive the upgraded pack is and how good the old battery still is.

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Abandoned History: America's 1970s Convertible Controversy, Who's to Blame?

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would be forced to pass that cost on to the consumers. The emissions regulations were finalized by that time, but with the other two still in discussion Henry Ford II stated Ford expected the cost of its cars to go up between $100 and $800 ($780 to $4,925 adj.) in the years between 1972 to 1975.

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Junkyard Find: 1981 Buick LeSabre Estate Wagon

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Since we need to correct that wagon deficit in dramatic fashion, here's a discarded example of one of the most prestigious Detroit station wagons available in the United States during the Late Malaise Era : a 1981 Buick LeSabre Estate. If you wanted your neighbors to envy the cost of your Michigan-grade wagon in 1981, Buick was your best bet!

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Government of Canada, Québec invest in GM-POSCO CAM plant in Québec

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CAM are key battery materials that consist of components such as processed nickel, lithium and other materials that make up about 40% of the cost of a battery. The Ultium CAM joint venture project will support production of electric Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC, Buick and BrightDrop vehicles in North America.