Tesla to open 25 new stores in 2013, first Chinese location this spring. Cadillac ELR Electrifies the Luxury Market. Luxury coupe blends dramatic design, industry-leading extended range technology DETROIT – Cadillac unveils the 2014 ELR today at the North American International Auto Show. The sleek luxury coupe features the first application of Extended Range Electric Vehicle technology by a full-line luxury automotive brand. “ELR is an unprecedented combination of luxury, advanced engineering and progressive design in a coupe that is both sporty and environmentally friendly,” said Bob Ferguson, Cadillac global vice president. “This is a pivotal moment in Cadillac’s history, as we continue our product-driven expansion.” The ELR delivers on the promise of the Converj Concept on which it is based. Industry-leading Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV) technology provides full driving range exceeding 300 miles (480 km), combining pure electric driving and an efficient, range-extending generator.
“ELR marks a fresh, even surprising new dimension of Cadillac,” Ferguson said. The future according to Google's Larry Page. Note: On Jan 3, as Fortune published this article, the Federal Trade Commission ended its investigation of Google's search practices saying it found no evidence that the company manipulated search results in violation of antitrust laws.
The European Commission and other regulators continue to investigate the issue. FORTUNE -- When Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP Group, the giant advertising agency, visited Google this past fall, CEO Larry Page sent a car to pick him up at the Rosewood Hotel about 20 miles away. Only this was no ordinary car. The Lexus SUV drove itself thanks to a slew of high-tech tools, including radars, sensors, and a laser scanner that takes more than 1.5 million measurements every second.
For about 20 minutes, while navigating I-280 and the area's busy State Route 85, the car cruised on autopilot, making quick course corrections, slowing down here when traffic loomed ahead, speeding up there to get out of the blind spot of a neighboring vehicle. MORE: Meet the L-Team. Best New Cars 2012 – Car of the Year List 2012.
One of the tropes in the car business is things run in cycles: If you're on the top today, you'll eventually be on the bottom.
Consider, then, America's largest carmaker: General Motors. GM began life in 1908 as a small Michigan holding company; it's now the world's second-largest car manufacturer. Over the years, it's put out genuinely amazing machinery, utter garbage, and everything in between. This is relevant, because Esquire's Car of the Year isn't selected in a bubble. Like a lot of people, we look at the numbers — acceleration times, fuel mileage, sales potential — because those things matter. Meet the newest Esquire Car of the Year: the 2013 Cadillac ATS.
Consider Cadillac: GM's top-shelf brand, long struggling, once a genuine world leader. The turnaround began with the CTS. The rear-wheel-drive ATS, new this year, is the next step. Can the ATS hang with a 3 Series on winding pavement? 5 Terms Car Unscrupulous Dealers Don’t Want You to Know - The CarWoo! Chronicle. CarWoo!
Is no longer accepting new car buyers as of 1/20/2014 CarWoo! Was founded with a mission to deliver the best car buying experience possible. While CarWoo! Is shutting its doors, our commitment to that mission remains as strong as ever. To that end, a small group of us will be joining TrueCar, the negotiation-free car buying platform. I am personally proud to join the stellar group of innovators at TrueCar. Tommy McClung President and CEO, CarWoo!