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Last we knew, the fate of the Cadillac Converj (http://green.autoblog.com/2009/01/11/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj-w-video/) vehicle was unknown and remained "a concept vehicle undergoing a review that has not yet concluded (http://green.autoblog.com/2009/04/15/cadillac-converj-reportedly-approved-for-production/)." Resistance to putting the Voltec plug-in powertrain into a Cadillac apparently came not only from the Treasury Department (when General Motors was still in bankruptcy) but also some executives within the company.

BusinessWeek (http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/aug2009/db20090821_978464.htm) names the resisting execs as GM North America President Troy Clarke and Mark McNabb, who ran Cadillac, Hummer, and Saab. Note the past tense there: both Clarke and McNabb no longer work at GM. One of the Converj's strongest proponents, Bob Lutz, remains with the company (http://green.autoblog.com/2009/07/10/day-one-for-the-new-gm-the-more-things-change-lutz-stays-co/). While nothing has been officially decided - some inside GM think the Volt should have been a Caddy all along while others don't think that luxury car buyers care about being green - don't count the Converj out yet.


Gallery: Detroit 2009: Cadillac Converj (http://green.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj-1/low/)

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[Source: BusinessWeek (http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/aug2009/db20090821_978464.htm)]REPORT: Cadillac Converj has a new lease on life, maybe (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/25/report-cadillac-converj-has-a-new-lease-on-life-maybe/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).



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