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Cadillac Lyriq 2022.

Serial production of the Cadillac Lyriq electric crossover will begin March 21, 2022.

This electric car gets a regular Ultium battery, 340-horsepower electric motor and a range of 480 kilometers.

According to unconfirmed official information the long-awaited electric Cadillac Lyriq crossover will be launched on March 21.

And the launch of production of the novelty was preceded by a large-scale modernization at the plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee.

The automaker invested billions of dollars in it. Our foreign colleagues asked to comment on the rumors that appeared in the network about the launch of Cadillac production.

A spokesman for the brand said they are talking about the end of March, but without specifics. The GMC Hummer EV was the first to try out the Ultium battery.

As for the Lyriq, it first appeared before the public back in August 2020 as a concept.

Last spring, the production car debuted, and in September, the novelty could already be booked.

Moreover, the welcome version of the Debut Edition sold out in 10 minutes.

The rear-drive Lyriq with one 340-horsepower electric motor and a 100-kWh battery will be the first to hit the market.

On a single charge this electric car will drive 480 km. It costs at least $59,900.

All-wheel drive modifications are still being developed. In addition, the brand is preparing more powerful «charged» variants.

All Cadillac cars have gone up in price on the Russian car market in March 2022.

The luxury brand Cadillac has reassessed all of its models that can still be bought on the Russian car market.

According to the statistical portal Price Auto, this March the models of this brand have increased in price more than the markups that occurred at the end of winter.

In particular, the XT4 parketta has added 120 thousand rubles to its former price. In percent growth has made from 5,2 to 5,5 %, that depends on the chosen version.

The XT6 model has gone up in price by 280,000 rubles, or 5 percent. The XT5 is more expensive at 300 to 320 thousand rubles. This increase is from 6.7 to 6.9%.

The Escalade got the biggest markup. Its previous price tag went up from 600 to 720 thousand rubles. The markup was from 5.0 to 7.3%.

The last time prices for models of the American concern were corrected at the end of winter 2022 for all cars.

A month ago the markup made up from 120 to 301 thousand rubles. In percentage terms, this is a markup of 2.9 to 5.1%.