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Cadillac ELR Greenlit For Late 2013, Detroit-Hamtramck Gets $35 Million Investment
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Derek Kreindler
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Published: October 17th, 2012
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GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant will get a $35 million investment to build the Cadillac ELR, a luxury coupe that uses the Chevrolet Volt’s gasoline-electric drivetrain.
Automotive News reports that the announcement was made by GM North America President Mark Reuss at an SAE Conference in Detroit. The ELR will bow at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show resemble the Cadillac Converj concept. With the Voltec powertrain in use, performance and range statistics should be similar to the Volt, while providing Cadillac with a reasonable facsimile of a Tesla Model S or Fisker Karma competitor. But hey, plug-in cars count for more than regular cars under CAFE (but not as much as a pure EV) so why the hell not?
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Published October 17th, 2012 9:00 AM
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The more I see this car, the more I like it. It's too bad they can't/won't offer a gasoline-only version of this car. I'd love to see a V-version of this thing as a RWD coupe.
I can't see this selling in any kind of volume. Perhaps a loss leader just to satisfy some CAFE hurtles? The biggest problem I can see with the Volt is the high price. So release a more expensive Volt? I can't imagine what this car could offer that the Volt doesn't.
Will the ELR be more "American" than the 40% content Volt?
http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2012/07/american-made-index-odds-ends.html The Chevrolet Volt has stirred up plenty of political controversy, but President Barack Obama may want to temper his enthusiasm for it: GM's plug-in hatchback has just --- 46% --- domestic parts.