Detroit auto show: Cadillac teases concept car
Another eye-catching Cadillac concept will break cover on Jan. 12 at the Detroit auto show.
Cadillac released a teaser of the show car on Tuesday, and from it we can see elaborate headlight casings, a prominent grille that follows the brand’s recent design language and impressive wheel arches. The doors and body panels appear chiseled, and the lines flow backward. The concept also will be fitted with imposing wheels.
The 2011 CTS-V coupe, which goes into production next summer, will also be revealed in Detroit, following the debut of the CTS coupe at the Los Angeles auto show.
The Detroit auto show was also the stage for the reveal of the Converj concept in 2009 and the CTS coupe concept in 2008.
Cadillac has enjoyed a product renaissance in recent years with the success of the CTS sedan. It was joined by a wagon sibling this year, as well as the redone SRX crossover.
A $9 mil IBM in 1970! you must be smoking something potent to come up with this price (probably if adjusted for inflation & currency fluctuations)
The success of the IBM PC was largely due to IBM's oversight. Not seeing the potential for PC's IBM chose to not keep this proprietary and thus spawned an entire industry to manufacture cheaper models.
Now comparing the PC & auto industry there is really not much difference in the componentizations. The heart of the PC is the microprocessor & Intel still rules this. The rest are almost commodities and have a large supplier base. Similarly the heart of the auto is the engine and is pretty much controlled by the auto mfg. The rest – pistons, transmissions, wheels, body panels etc, are all mfg by different suppliers. There are hundreds of smaller companies that produce components for the auto makers.
Distributed mfg, is a thing of the past. To leverage economies of scale it is no longer possible to mfg all over the world and why China has risen to be the world's mfg base.
New PC's are not evolving primarily due to the componentization, but largely due to the innovation of Intel. Where would the PC industry be today if not for the innovation of microprocessors & Moore's Law.
From an energy perspective, it looks like everyone is jumping onto the electric bandwagon. But this is short sighted. Just imagine how many automobiles are on the road today & estimate the amount of energy required to keep them operational. Now if all these automobiles were to switch to electric were would that electricity come from? Do countries have the capacity to produce electricity in such quantities ?