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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.
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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.
The Cadillac ATS sedan seems to be a mixture of the of the CTS Coupe, [...]

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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 much [...]

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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 Caldwell [...]

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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 based [...]

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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. Energy [...]

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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 that [...]

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It’s no surprise that General Motor’s tight finances will hold it back from producing a production version of a concept like the Cadillac Converj. But you have to ask yourself why cash-strapped GM would invest money in a concept that it sees no future for in the short-term – especially in terms of profitability.
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•  It’s a luxurious Caddy version of the Chevrolet Volt.
•  Voltec-system along with 4-cylinder engine produces 161-hp.
•  Travels 40 miles on battery-power; Top speed of 100 mph.
•  Takes 3 hours to recharge at 240V.

GM has unveiled the much talked about E-REV Caddy concept. The new Cadillac Converj Concept made its debut today at the 2009 [...]

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