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

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As we learned in our last installment , the Cadillac lineup was revised visually for 1957, and would be revised again in 1958 once quad headlamps became legal. & GM called it the Safety Girder system. All parts worked together to reinforce the car structurally and make it safer, with no frame rails needed.

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

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Now legal in all states, all Cadillacs adopted them immediately. Worth noting, GM was reeling at the time stylistically and its upmarket and luxury ‘58s were an attempt to catch up to Virgil Exner’s very successful Forward Look Chrysler and Imperial models of 1957. Images: GM, seller , seller ] Become a TTAC insider.

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Opinion: GM Shouldn’t Kill Apple CarPlay, Android Auto

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Tim Babbitt, GM's head of product for infotainment, said the following to MT: “CarPlay and Android Auto have stability issues that manifest themselves as bad connections, poor rendering, slow responses, and dropped connections. You can start to see GM's frustration. Yeah, I have similar feelings here. Yeah, but it’s about safety.

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General Motors to Move from Long-Running Detroit HQ Into a New Location Across Town

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The move is scheduled for 2025, but the decision could leave a significant part of the Detroit skyline empty. GM owns five of the seven RenCen towers, and its absence will open quite a vacancy in the complex. GM President Mark Reuss said the company hadn’t determined how many employees would move to the new location.

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GM self-driving unit Cruise bids farewell to nine leaders amid probe

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Citing a source reportedly familiar with the matter, Automotive News noted that among those who were dismissed were COO Gil West and Chief Legal Officer Jeff Bleich. The October Cruise crash in San Francisco was a huge blow to the GM self-driving unit. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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

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The higher quantity of headlamps was newly legal in all US states. As a bonus, legalization was a win-win for manufacturers: Make the 1958 look new via a quick update and quad lamps, while simultaneously making the ‘57s look dated. Images: GM]

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GM robotaxi unit Cruise offers USD 75,000 to resolve crash probe – ET Auto

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GM said in November it would cut costs at Cruise, which lost more than USD 700 million in the third quarter and more than USD 8 billion since 2016. Cruise also offered to boost its reporting of collisions to the commission as part of its settlement offer. ” The robotaxi company pulled all its U.S.

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