General Motors yesterday confirmed that it will be putting the Cadillac Converj Concept as the new Cadillac ELR. At the time of the announcement, GM said details on the production car’s performance, pricing and timing will be announced at a later date. However, some people familiar with the Cadillac ELR project say that the plug-in hybrid [...]
General Motors has just confirmed that the Cadillac Converj Concept will enter production as a luxury coupe with extended-range electric vehicle technology. Known as the Cadillac ELR, details on the production car’s performance, pricing and timing will be announced at a later date since it development just started. “The Cadillac ELR will feature an electric propulsion [...]
Ever since the Cadillac Converj made its debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, the car has been rumored/reported to be greenlighted for production on numerous occasions. Finally, in March of 2010, official (and believable) reports stated that GM has officially stopped work on the production version of the Converj to focus on cheaper plug-in hybrids [...]
General Motors’ Vice Chairman Bob Lutz has officially confirmed that the Cadillac Converj Concept will enter production and will use the same Voltec technology as the Chevrolet Volt. Speaking at a Society of Automotive Analysts meeting Sunday, Lutz declined to give any official date on the production Converj, but said it would appear after 2012. [...]
Continuing on with the surge of GM product news coming out this morning, we now have more details on the upcoming Cadillac ATS and XTS sedans. Both cars were shown to a select-group of media today in near-production form in Detroit. First time at egmCarTech? Visit our home page for the latest news. The Cadillac [...]
The 2009 Cadillac Converj Concept, which made its debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, is one of the best looking concepts we’ve seen from General Motors. During a live chat today with Bob Lutz, a question about utilizing the Voltec platform from the Chevrolet Volt on other vehicles was asked. Not giving away too [...]
Yesterday, Motor Trend released a report stating that General Motors has given the Cadillac Converj the go-ahead for production for 2011 as a 2012 model year. Today, the folks at Inside Line decided to contact General Motors asking them if the report held any weight. “There is no change to the status of Converj,” Cadillac spokesman David [...]
According to a “well-placed source,” General Motors has apparently approved the Cadillac Converj concept for production. Motor Trend says that GM is looking to bring its extended-range electric-coupe to the roads by 2011 as a 2012 model. And it doesn’t end there – sources say that GM will follow up with a Cadillac crossover SUV [...]
General Motors on Monday asked the U.S. government for a total of $2.6 billion in low-interest government loans to support the development of three new hybrid vehicles – two of which it said will be spin-offs from the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. That brings GM’s loan request to $10.3 billion in aid from a U.S. [...]
Apparently two-door coupes are hard to sell and that’s one issue that’s keeping GM from putting its latest Cadillac Converj concept into production. According to Motor Trend, GM is now considering a four-door version of the Converj concept for production making it more of a four-door-coupe for Cadillac. Don’t get too excited because sources say [...]
