Cadillac Dealerships Preparing For EV Sales And Service
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As Cadillac gears up to introduce a wealth of brand-new all-electric models, Cadillac dealerships will begin upgrading for EV sales and servicing as early as next month.
According to a recent post from Automotive News, Cadillac dealerships around the country are working with facility management provider ABM to assess the cost of upgrades needed to sell and service all-electric vehicles. ABM is working with each dealer on a case-by-case basis to accurately gauge what is needed.
“There’s an entire infrastructure, an entire ecosystem, and it’s different dealer to dealer,” said vice president of Cadillac North America, Mahmoud Samara. “That’s why we have required that every Cadillac dealer go through this assessment and more importantly, offer them the turnkey solution.”
Cadillac will cover the cost of the ABM assessment, after which dealers can continue to work with ABM during the upgrade process, or tap another service provider, if desired.
In order to sell and service the new EVs, Cadillac dealerships will be required to install on-site vehicle charging stations, new tooling and service upgrades, cosmetic enhancements, and provide new training to sales and service staff.
On average, Cadillac dealerships will be required to shell out roughly $200,000 to complete the necessary upgrades. Alternatively, dealers who choose not to update for EV sales and service are offered a buyout package between $300,000 and $500,000. It’s estimated that a fifth of Cadillac’s 882 dealers chose the buyout route over upgrading.
Samara says that the ABM assessments are expected to be completed by the end of Q2, well ahead of the arrival of the Cadillac Lyriq early next year. The Lyriq will be sold for the 2023 model year, with production taking place at the Detroit-Hamtramck facility in Michigan.
“We’re moving super fast,” Samara said. “Our goal is to have actions speak louder than words.”
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Live to dream, a Cadillac sports luxury convertible coupe that shares most of the guts of the 2022 GMC Hummer EV meaning the Caddy will be capable of 0-60 in under 3 seconds and top speed of near 200 mph.
I am waiting to buy the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq for my wife. I prefer an electric Cadillac sedan, and will wait for it.
My pops is in the same situation. They leased an XT6 Platinum to wait for this to come out. Hope it delivers.
Take the buyout. The brand is dying anyway.
The big thing here is actual taxes your going to be paying, Yes, Electric is going to be about 50 cents per gallon compared to gas. However you will be paying on hefty yearly license fee in your state for taxes they are not geting on gas. It will not save you a dime in the log run. Because they are going to make sure they make up for the loss tax everywhere including no money from oil changes and other services states wont’ get any more. I bet taxes on electricity go up, we know most states don’t know how to budget or cut cost.
You are absolutely correct about the states screwing some EV owners. I own a Bolt and am forced to pay the State of Ohio $200 annually. I sincerely believe that I need to support the state to maintain the roads. However I only drove 5,000 miles a year on average. The price of gas is currently around $2.30 a gallon of which very little is state tax. To get my “fair share” of the $200 bucks that I pay I need to drive over 30,000 miles a year. Plus if you think about it I’m paying electrical tax also. Taxes have to be fair. Kind of ironic that gm is constructing their battery plant in Ohio as Ohio doesn’t treat the EV owners very well. Not one incentive to purchase an EV either.
Recently the Mustang EV was compared to the Tesla small. The mustang ate its lunch. Quieter, more “luxurious”, more planted on the road. It wont be long where most cars put TESLA to shame.
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I currently own and drive a 2020 Cadillac Escalade while my wife has a 2021 Cadillac Xt6 and i’m thinking about trading in my Escalade for a 2021 but in a few years i don’t want to drive a Electric Escalade we love GM a lot and their vehicles but i’m used to Cadillac’s Sexy gas cars not electric i don’t want to have to charge my Escalade i want to pump gas into it. I understand it’s better for the economy but it’s just not like them to make a big change like this out of nowhere. Also let’s not forget there ugly concept cars they keep coming out with like just look at those Taillights they wrap all the way to the headlights. Come on GM let’s fix Cadillac not bring them back down! BUT LIKE I SAID WE LOVE CADILLAC AND ALWAYS WILL BUT THEIR JUST DIGGING IN A GRAVE BY THE CHOSES THEY ARE MAKING
I love ICE as much as anyone, but I struggle to see your point here.
You say you like Cadillac’s sexy gas cars…why can’t those bodies be plopped on an electric platform?
You say you want to pump gas into your Escalade instead of charge it, and don’t say why…so why do you prefer that? Is the only reason you want gas actually just to go to a station to pump it?
I am a bit bearish on EV’s, but not for Cadillac. If they play their cards right, they could reclaim their former glory with this EV push. Stop trying to chase the Germans – it failed. Go back to your ROOTS, big, bold and ENTIRELY focused on luxury. Wide. Long. Exquisite exterior styling and beautiful interiors. Evoke emotion. Think the Caddy of the 60’s. You don’t need a gas motor to do that.
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