Its current two-mode hybrid system is limited to large trucks and SUVs, like the Chevy Tahoe and Cadillac Escalade.
The pain for GM was mitigated because its large SUVs--the Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade--are all new.
People buy GMCs because they are nicer than a Chevy and, in the case of a Suburban, cheaper than a Cadillac Escalade.
When his three children are with him, he gets a Cadillac Escalade.
For added convenience, Wahlberg had a new Cadillac Escalade transformed into a mobile office by California-based aftermarket specialists West Coast Customs.
The real competition is with gasoline-powered SUVs, like the Land Rover LR4, the Infiniti QX56, Lexus LX, Acura MDX and Cadillac Escalade.
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Cadillac Escalade owners can now breathe a sigh of relief and perhaps worry a bit less from now on when parking their behemoth bling-mobiles.
The bottom line: This year Congress is running a large "bonus depreciation" special on cars weighing more than 6, 000 pounds, such as the Cadillac Escalade and Nissan Armada.
The next great hope for GM is a portfolio of redesigned large SUVs such as the Chevy Tahoe and Cadillac Escalade, due to go on sale early next year.
The company placed its turnaround hopes on the newly redesigned Chevy Tahoe, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade, along with its coming full-sized trucks, the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra.
But face it: If you had millions in the bank, you'd quickly realize that you wanted a Ferrari rather than a Corvette , a Range Rover instead of a Cadillac Escalade, and so on.
So far this year, GM has been able to stem the slide of the sales of big, expensive sport utility vehicles, with a raft of all-new models like the Chevy Tahoe, Cadillac Escalade and GMC Yukon.
Here's one that might do it: A coming edition of Cadillac's Escalade, already a hit, will have heated and cooled cup holders and DVD players in the second and third row of seats.
Cadillac responded with the Escalade, and the race was on for the luxury SUV.
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