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GM Cadillac OPTIQ EV to be built in Mexico

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General Motors (GM) recently confirmed that the Cadillac OPTIQ electric vehicle (EV) will be built in Mexico. The legacy automaker’s Mexican subsidiary confirmed the news about the Cadillac OPTIQ EV’s production to Cluster Industrial. The OPTIQ EV will build on the GM LYRIQ. However, dealers will set the final price.

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GM investing $500M+ in Arlington Assembly for future ICE SUVs

Green Car Congress

General Motors plans to invest more than $500 million in Arlington Assembly to prepare the plant for production of future internal combustion engine (ICE) full-size SUVs, subject to successful discussions with local government officials. Product details and timing related to GM’s future full-size SUVs are not being released at this time.

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GM fine-tuning 2023 Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV ahead of spring 2022 arrival

Green Car Reports

General Motors on Monday released an update on development of the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV, which is scheduled to start production in the first quarter of 2022. Cadillac engineers of completed 80% of validation testing, meaning they can now begin fine-tuning the Lyriq ahead of the start of production, the GM press release said.

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GM's former Saturn plant is already starting to make Cadillac electric SUVs

Green Car Reports

The first pre-production 2023 Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV has rolled off the assembly line at General Motors' Spring Hill, Tennessee, factory, GM president Mark Reuss announced Thursday on LinkedIn. GM is aiming to ship the first customer vehicles in "a few months" Reuss said.

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GM plans new cheaper Cadillac ‘Optiq’ electric SUV in China

Electrek

Amid growing competition in China’s booming EV market, General Motors looks to introduce a new Cadillac electric SUV option, that’s expected to have a cheaper starting price than the Lyriq. more… The post GM plans new cheaper Cadillac ‘Optiq’ electric SUV in China appeared first on Electrek.

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2025 Cadillac Optiq EV pivots to Millennials, goes soft on Art & Science

Green Car Reports

A small electric SUV, the Optiq joins the Ultium family of GM EVs that includes the Blazer EV, Equinox EV, and Lyriq Prices start in the mid-$50,000s—and the Mexico-built Optiq should qualify for tax incentives Cadillac promises fully-charged driving range of about 300 miles Cadillac has revealed an entry EV for the GM luxury brand that.

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GM, finally, ramps up Cadillac Lyriq to meet demand for luxury SUVs

Electrek

General Motors says it is responding to a strong demand for luxury EVs by ramping up production of its Cadillac all-electric Lyriq SUV this year. The company says it has resolved its battery module production problems that have plagued sales for the last two years.

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