At the Detroit Auto Show, Cadillac stunned with the Converj. A source inside General Motors told Motor Trend the buzz from the car has caused GM to green light the hybrid car for production.
The target is to have the Converj on sale in 2011 as a 2012 even GM won’t officially confirm the car’s production. That’s pretty ambitions considering Chevy is working overtime to reach the 2010 target date on the Volt, the car on which the Converj is based. While the Volt’s set up of the lithium-ion battery pack with 1.4-liter combustion engine backup will be a good starting point, it will take Cadillac a while to develop its own exterior and interior. Also Cadillac will likely modify the Voltec platform to accept more batteries, allowing for more speed and greater luxury (weight).
To show on its viability plan, the Converj will be a step in the right direction for the fuel-efficient cars GM needs . Thus, it makes the Converj in charge of its own fate, because the only way the Converj can go into production is if the government approves the plan due on June 1.
