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The Cadillac Escalade EXT, a $53,000 chrome-trimmed luxury pickup with leather bucket seats, a seven-speaker stereo system with satellite radio and a global tracking system, is the vehicle most targeted by thieves, a study by the insurance industry found. It's the second year in a row that an Escalade has been at the top of the list, which was released Tuesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Escalade sport utility vehicle topped last year's list; this year, that SUV is third. The Nissan Maxima, a midsize sedan, is the second most likely to be stolen among newer vehicles....

Cadillac, Mercedes battle over hip-hop throne DETROIT, United States (AFP) - Move over Mercedes-Benz, Caddy is this month's king of cool, according to Americas trend-setting rappers and musicians. AFP/File Photo While the German luxury brand was the favoured status-symbol of rappers last year, a review of the top 20 best-selling records in the United States in January shows that Cadillac was the hottest set of wheels this month -- at least in the eyes of America's music-makers. "Don't want to meet your daddy, just want you in my Caddy," runs a line from "Hey Ya!" a tune by hip-hop band...