{"id":328188,"date":"2010-02-16T18:53:07","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T23:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/?p=51187"},"modified":"2010-02-16T18:53:07","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T23:53:07","slug":"report-cadillac-ats-next-generation-cts-to-get-two-mode-hybrid-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/328188","title":{"rendered":"Report: Cadillac ATS, next-generation CTS to get two-mode hybrid system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51188 aligncenter\" title=\"Cadillac Converj\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/cadillac_converj_concept_quarter_main_a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz last week repeated his long-held opinion that hybrid gas-electric cars have a limited market and will not be profitable for the Detroit automaker. However, he said that GM will be forced to make more hybrid due to tougher fuel-efficiency regulations.<\/p>\n<p>This bring up the question &#8211; what hybrids can we expect from GM?<\/p>\n<p>According to Jim Hall of 2953 Analytics, GM&#8217;s next-generation two-mode hybrid system will be migrating down to rear-wheel-drive sedans such as the upcoming Cadillac ATS and CTS. Both the ATS and the next-generation CTS are scheduled to debut in 2012.\u00a0Hall\u2019s viewpoint is supported by General Motors announcement last month that it will set up a $246 million facility to build electric motors to power future hybrids.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autobytel.com\/content\/research\/chooser\/index.cfm\/action\/SelectTrim\/make_vch\/Cadillac\/model_vch\/CTS\/cat\/Any\/year_si\/0\/minprice\/0\/maxprice\/999999\/id\/31622\"><strong>Click here to get pricing on the Cadillac CTS<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the future, electric motors might become as important to GM as engines are now,\u201d said Tom Stephens, GM vice chairman, global product operations.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; By: Kap Shah<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hybridcars.com\/news\/gm-we%E2%80%99re-forced-make-hybrids-which-ones-27259.html\">HybridCars.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Udj1ALBppqEx16PPlnlsLv2MRmc\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Udj1ALBppqEx16PPlnlsLv2MRmc\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Udj1ALBppqEx16PPlnlsLv2MRmc\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Udj1ALBppqEx16PPlnlsLv2MRmc\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=xiL_JHxYfkk:hfSt3NE3a8M:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=xiL_JHxYfkk:hfSt3NE3a8M:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=xiL_JHxYfkk:hfSt3NE3a8M:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=xiL_JHxYfkk:hfSt3NE3a8M:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=xiL_JHxYfkk:hfSt3NE3a8M:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=xiL_JHxYfkk:hfSt3NE3a8M:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=xiL_JHxYfkk:hfSt3NE3a8M:TzevzKxY174\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=TzevzKxY174\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz last week repeated his long-held opinion that hybrid gas-electric cars have a limited market and will not be profitable for the Detroit automaker. 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