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Converj won't emerge after all

Automotive News -- The Cadillac Converj concept, like Bob Lutz, is fading away. In January, General Motors' vice chairman told members of the Society of Automotive Analysts that the plug-in hybrid concept would be produced sometime after 2012.

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Submitted Mar 15, 2010 By: gabckmyr

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Tundralimited2009 Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,364 Points:480,850 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 10:28:14 AM Ignore Tundralimited2009 Report Abuse Cadillac has a history of building carss and even a pickup truck that did not sale.....
RocketmanC99 Champion Author Missouri Posts:1,250 Points:422,645 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 10:16:51 AM Ignore RocketmanC99 Report Abuse Let's see if this hurts them.
goalie1950 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:1,430 Points:287,775 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 10:15:45 AM Ignore goalie1950 Report Abuse This was probably Lutz's idea to pursue development of a car like the Converj. The current GM management have determined that this car along with Lutz, no longer have a place at GM. Good riddance to both.
civicdutie Champion Author Rochester Posts:2,515 Points:508,725 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 10:11:19 AM Ignore civicdutie Report Abuse I would like to give good commentary to this article, but I just don't care enough about luxury electric vehicles.
brus282 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:4,611 Points:939,350 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 10:09:33 AM Ignore brus282 Report Abuse most average people cannot afford a regular electric vehicle, let alone a high end luxury model
jorobins538 Veteran Author Chicago Posts:484 Points:61,350 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 10:09:32 AM Ignore jorobins538 Report Abuse and by "sometime after 2012" they mean "NFW"
Pucked Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:1,091 Points:210,780 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 10:05:56 AM Ignore Pucked Report Abuse GM ( Government Motors ) does it again!
Bill100 Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,768 Points:164,325 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 10:05:50 AM Ignore Bill100 Report Abuse It's good they are killing it now when they know it's not a good fit for the company economically.
baitmn Champion Author New Orleans Posts:3,823 Points:1,092,350 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 10:01:32 AM Ignore baitmn Report Abuse another Junker comning from GUBMINT motors
bell05 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:4,155 Points:867,555 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 9:37:55 AM Ignore bell05 Report Abuse Just as well, we don't need a lot of wasted money for another high-priced auto.
bcb_albany Rookie Author Albany Posts:41 Points:85,135 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 9:26:15 AM Ignore bcb_albany Report Abuse I really like that it was never "official" because they didn't issue a press release. Ah well, no super-duper-fancy Volt for us, just the $40k everyman version.
Wizrd03 Champion Author Illinois Posts:3,038 Points:624,855 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 9:15:15 AM Ignore Wizrd03 Report Abuse Just what we don't need, another overpriced hybrid
kruk Champion Author London Posts:2,789 Points:325,800 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 9:14:35 AM Ignore kruk Report Abuse they do not even know what they did yesterday
Jizme Champion Author Lincoln Posts:4,737 Points:1,893,465 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 9:11:51 AM Ignore Jizme Report Abuse Don't they know the world is going to end on Dec 21, 2012.
swlincdrv Veteran Author Lincoln Posts:375 Points:219,115 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 9:10:24 AM Ignore swlincdrv Report Abuse Don't care. Is this site about cars or the price of oil or gas?
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ndhoanggia All-Star Author New York Posts:696 Points:215,505 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 9:06:03 AM Ignore ndhoanggia Report Abuse huh?
karmadrome Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:1,047 Points:344,240 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 9:02:44 AM Ignore karmadrome Report Abuse short and to the point. at least you only waste about 30 sec of your time.
BartBuzz Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,744 Points:772,360 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 9:01:45 AM Ignore BartBuzz Report Abuse Now here's an article I couldn't care less about.