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

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The product people at Cadillac made a crucial decision early in the Fifties with regard to the positioning of the second generation Eldorado: It would be less expensive, and less special. Sales skyrocketed, and the trajectory for the remainder of the second generation was set! price tag in 1953, the 1954’s ask of $5,738 ($65,496 adj.)

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury FWD

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Cadillac’s Midsize Contender. Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Ready to go head-to-head. Three Models.

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

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Of the three high-dollar, limited-production two-door convertibles GM debuted in 1953, Cadillac’s Series 62 Eldorado was far and away the most expensive. With its drop-door styling , a loaded interior covered in additional leather, and a sky-high $7,750 price tag, Eldorado was out of the reach of the majority of consumers.

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Shanghai GM Aims to Reduce Fuel Consumption 15%, Improve Performance 14% by 2015; New Engines, Prototype New Sail Electric Vehicle

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liters will account for 95% of Shanghai GM’s total sales in the future. Engine technologies such as SIDI (spark ignition direct injection) and turbocharging, as well as new transmissions such as the S6, will be applied in Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet products offered by Shanghai GM. liters and 2.5 liter SE and 1.2-liter liter and 1.4-liter

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac CT4 Premium Luxury AWD

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Photos by John Faulkner and Cadillac. Four compelling reasons for serious drivers to consider the 2021 Cadillac CT4. The 2021 Cadillac CT4 comes with two gasoline engines that run on 91 octane and two automatic transmission options, in either rear-wheel or all-wheel drive. Cadillac Style: Exterior. Rear wheel drive.

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GM Makes Final $5.8B Payment to US and Canada; Investing $257M in Fairfax and Hamtramck Plants for Next-Gen Malibu

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The US, Canadian, and Ontario governments, as part of the launch of the new GM, provided loans of $8.4 Sales for GM’s four brands are up 36% through March versus the same period in 2009. Tags: Brief. billion and took equity stakes in the new company. Today’s payment of $5.8 billion ($4.7 billion to the US Treasury and $C1.1

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Ford Terminates Mercury Brand, Expands Lincoln Lineup with Focus on Fuel Efficiency

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end production of Mercury vehicles in the fourth quarter of this year to fully devote its financial, product development, production and marketing, sales and service resources toward further growing its core Ford brand while enhancing the Lincoln brand. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Manufacturers. Ford Motor Company said it will.

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