Comments on: GM money issues to delay Cadillac Converj

By: Duck

Duck — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:25:01 +0000

Thats the Cadillac Cien CarAdvice Geeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz!

By: Frontman

Frontman — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:30:21 +0000

Car tuning, I’d actually agree with you there. The way I see it is the largest uptake of Prius has been the Hollywood boulevard set. Now, under the banner of national pride, I reckon if you could give them a Cadilac that is almost 90% green they would pay a premium to be seen as the Flag waving tree hugger. GM could charge over the top for the Cadilac, knowing full well that it would be a limited number of starters. Low volume High Yield works for people like Ferrari and Porsche (both had good years in ’08)
Things like Fusion and Escape, Tahoe and Malibu hybrids just don’t scream loud enough for this particular set so they will pay premium prices to be noticed. I reckon Volt will be seen as too “low rent”

By: Car Tuning

Car Tuning — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:38:51 +0000

i think expensive cars will be sold better than mid prices cars and the Converj would have a return of investment pretty good so they shouldn’t delay this project due to this economic crisis.

By: Crouchy

Crouchy — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:15:16 +0000

Seems the caddy designers have finnaly put their rulers to good use!

By: Richo

Richo — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:09:01 +0000

oh and CA get the right photo up because the real Converj is absolutely stunning!

By: Richo

Richo — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:06:15 +0000

Captain Mainwaring – what you fail to grasp with all of your anti-GM stuff is that even if GM goes into chapter 11, GM will not suddenly cease to exist! There will still be a GM, some even think chapter 11 would be a GOOD thing in a strange twisted way for GM because it would allow them to offload their debt and restructure in a more sustainable way.

GM will not dissapear, like you think it will, it will still be around in some form or another and its stronger brands will stay in the GM portfolio and cadillac would be one of those brands

By: zahmad

zahmad — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:49:38 +0000

Agree with tentacles…whats wrong with CA? Can’t even get the pic right!

By: Tentacles

Tentacles — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:17:55 +0000

The photo is not even of the car the article is about, it is the Cien concept from 2002, so i think that one has already missed the production boat.

By: Casey

Casey — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:09:36 +0000

I agree with Milobob – I can see R8 in that as well. Looks great actually, hope it gets to see the road.

By: Captain Mainwaring

Captain Mainwaring — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:46:56 +0000

C’mon guys, control your excitement. Yes it’s gorgeous, and yes it’s environmentally friendly, but it won’t save GM. If this company had worked out 30 years ago how to make affordable, reliable, desirable cars able to be sold profitably in their hundreds of thousands per year, they wouldn’t now be staring down the barrel of Chapter 11.
Save your cheerleading for the carmakers of the future, not the past.