GM accelerates China push with electric Cadillacs

Automaker plans 20 new and updated models this year in world's top car market

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GM's Cadillac sales rose 17% to over 200,000 units last year in China, where the luxury vehicle is popular with wealthy buyers. © Reuters

SHUJI NAKAYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- General Motors is preparing to sell electric versions of its luxury Cadillac brand, challenging Tesla and other high-end competitors in China's growing market for environmentally friendly vehicles.

GM already offers various electric vehicles like the Chevrolet Bolt. The company looks to extend the option to Cadillacs, which are popular among wealthy Chinese, in hopes of capturing a bigger piece of the world's largest car market -- both for conventional and electric autos.

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