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

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In our last installment of Rare Rides, we checked out the interior changes Cadillac’s engineers and designers made for the new and improved third generation Eldorado in 1957. And while the interior of the standard Eldorados that year was largely shared with the rest of the Cadillac lineup, there was an exception: Eldorado Brougham.

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Tesla owners in China are being poached by Cadillac for test drives

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Tesla owners are reportedly being approached by Cadillac representatives at Supercharger locations in China, offering free test drives in the Cadillac Lyriq. Now, Cadillac sales representatives are reportedly approaching Tesla owners at Supercharger locations in China, hoping to with them over with the new Cadillac Lyriq.

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2023 Cadillac Lyriq electric crossover will be made in Tennessee, GM confirms

Green Car Reports

General Motors confirmed Tuesday morning that its Spring Hill, Tennessee, plant, which once served as the launch point for Saturn, will build the upcoming Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV starting late next year. As GM clarified in August, the Lyriq might be available for sale in another market—like China—before the U.S.,

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Costco members can save $1,000 on a new 2024 Cadillac LYRIQ for a limited time

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Those Costco members who were hoping to see a shiny new Cadillac LYRIQ in the driveway this holiday season might have a second chance. The auto program of the famed wholesaler is offering discounts on select Cadillac models , including $1,000 off a 2024 LYRIQ… but only for a limited time. You can check out more details here.

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Snoop Dogg’s customized Cadillac is now a centerpiece at a Texas dealership

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Texas Cadillac broker is the unutilized proprietor of a 1966 lowrider referred to as the Snoop DeVille. ” Now, it’s a dialog piece within the newly opened showroom for Frank Kent Cadillac of Arlington. Snoop Dogg had bought it to Bonilla with a blown engine in a while later the 50 Cent video was once filmed.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

The Truth About Cars

Can you find an Oldsmobile for sale with Guidestar intact? & GM would return with in-dash navigation on the Cadillac STS in 1998, but by that time there was steep competition as every other auto manufacturer offered in-dash GPS. By the latter half of 1996, only 2,000 Guidestar systems had been installed in Oldsmobiles. Let me know.

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GM and Chrysler Submit Updated Restructuring Plans; Up to $18.6B More Needed; Outlines for Product Plans

Green Car Congress

Following the steep decline in US industry sales in December 2008 and January 2009, GM responded by further lowering its forecast for 2009 US industry sales to 10.5 In the US, GM will focus on its core brands; Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. million units (57.5 million units globally) for viability planning purposes.

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