This topic was posted , thanks Responsibility2nd.
Yeah, that's the reason -- not supply constraints and the DNC's 2020 torpedo to the US economy.
Cadillac Lyriq shows the TRUE Issue of EVs | September 22, 2021 | Tailosive EV
Posted on 12/04/2020 2:19:36 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
About 17% of Cadillac’s 880 U.S. dealerships decide against spending for necessary upgrades
About 150 General Motors Co . dealers have decided to part ways with Cadillac, rather than invest in costly upgrades required to sell electric cars, according to people familiar with the plans, indicating some retailers are skeptical about pivoting to battery-powered vehicles.
GM recently gave Cadillac dealers a choice: Accept a buyout offer to exit from the brand or spend roughly $200,000 on dealership upgrades—including charging stations and repair tools—to get their stores ready to sell electric vehicles, these people said.
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Most dealers who accepted the buyout also own one or more of GM’s other brands—Chevrolet, Buick and GMC—and sell only a handful of Cadillacs a month, the people familiar with the effort said.
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
200K is not that much money for a luxury car dealer to spend on upgrades.
Of course the Chevy Volt was not exactly a big success, either.
“We also own a 2018 F150. I’d love to get rid of that POS.”
I had the 2015 edition! Traded it in for the Toyota Tundra. I buy American being a patriot, but it was the turning feature which pissed me off. However, I can put heavy stuff on it, even a damn stone fountain years ago and the suspension held.
Lol! I’ll bet it made the police chasing her think twice too....
Drive from Houston to Albuquerque
in July (a/c full blast) at an
average speed of 70 mph with some
high beam headlight action thrown
in, plus lack of and or stacked up
wait times for juice. See ya in 3
days.
The 523 miles each way takes about eight hours in a gasoline-powered vehicle. The Tesla required three recharge stops, adding nearly three hours to the trip.
Interesting article.
https://www.caranddriver.com/shopping-advice/amp32081802/tesla-model-3-road-trip/
My daughter drives nothing but luxury cars. She’s had Audi, BMW, etc. and keeps going back to Lexus. She drove my Mercedes the other day and when she came back said...I guess I’ll never own anything but a Lexus.
: ) Whatever that burnout is trying to sell, I am not buying. Propping up a buttwipe for some product. No thanks.
Sounds like you are finally posting in one of your saner moments......
Yea, I follow your idiots rants on the Michigan board too.....
It was a comedic commercial if you would have taken the time to watch it.......
About as relevant as the other crap YOU post here..........Sheesh!
LOL!
“Some men are Baptists, others Catholics, my father was an Oldsmobile man.” - A Christmas Story
This topic was posted , thanks Responsibility2nd.
Yeah, that's the reason -- not supply constraints and the DNC's 2020 torpedo to the US economy.
Cadillac Lyriq shows the TRUE Issue of EVs | September 22, 2021 | Tailosive EV
GM recently gave Cadillac dealers a choice: Accept a buyout offer to exit from the brand or spend roughly $200,000 on dealership upgrades—including charging stations and repair tools—to get their stores ready to sell electric vehicles, these people said.
My FIL bought my MIL Cadillacs for maybe 25 years. After the last one, they got a Toyota Avalon, which is made across the state from them. They’ve been quite happy with it. He can afford whatever he wants, but is naturally economical in what he buys. The repairs on that last Cadillac killed buying them again.
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