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Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Yahoo
Cadillac Escalade-V Theft Ring Stole $1.5 Million in Supercharged SUVs, Police Say
There's no shortage of automotive theft rings in the U.S., but one Detroit-area group of car thieves appears to have had an extreme fixation on one very particular model. They weren't focused on high-end Mustangs or Mopar Hellcats, as you might expect; instead, they turned their attention to Cadillac's 682-hp Escalade-V, according to a report from the Detroit Free Press. According to the Free Press, Macomb County law enforcement officers have arrested a 24-year-old suspect who they have accused of participating in an ongoing theft plot involving Cadillac Escalade V units stolen from a General Motors facility in Warren, Michigan. The county's auto theft squad first started investigating the thefts in December 2024 after a string of high-end SUVs went missing from a lot on Van Dyke Avenue. These stolen models totaled up to $1.5 million in value, according to a Macomb County Sheriff's Office news release. Court documents allege that the suspect nabbed numerous units of the 682-hp SUV, which were awaiting shipment to dealerships or used as corporate loaner cars. The suspect was charged with one count of criminal enterprise, and his bond was set at $2 million on Wednesday, March 19. If convicted, that could result in a sentence that puts the man behind bars for up to 20 years. Detectives told the Detroit Free Press that the suspect was retagging the vehicles with cloned VIN numbers before selling them out of state. Law enforcement officials said the suspect was making a large profit on each model, but declined to be exact about how much money the suspect had made during his thieving career. Printers, retagging equipment, fraudulent registration documents, meth, jewelry, and even a Chrysler Pacifica were seized alongside the suspect, according to police The suspect pled not guilty in court and will be required to wear a GPS tether if he makes bail. This is not the suspect's first brush with law enforcement, either: another district court in Romeo, Michigan, implicated the suspect in the theft of an automobile from a dealership in Washington Township last February. We can hardly condone the theft, but perhaps we can agree on our shared taste for supercharged V-8s. You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car
Campaign ME
14-02-2025
- Automotive
- Campaign ME
Cadillac Escalade-V takes the experiential route for V-Day
Cadillac 2025 Escalade-V has made the most of the 'V' in its name with a Valentine's Day activation. This year, Cadillac celebrates the global day of romance with a special appearance of the supercharged luxury three-row SUV in one of Dubai's most prominent locations, The Walk, JBR. With a boot full of – and overflowing with roses – and its rear windows covered with the red flowers of the season, the Cadillac 2025 Escalade-V marks Valentine's Day with an invitation for couples, friends and families celebrating the season of love to swing by and take a rose from the bunch. 1/5 Cadillac Escalade V(Day) 1 The activation was also carried across the brand's social media channels, with its Instagram Stories inviting people to swing by. The brand aims to use this activation to get consumers to interact with the power, precision and prestige of the vehicle. While the roses draw the crowd in, the Cadillac's flagship vehicle invites potential customers to take a closer at its interior and exterior design, including the three rows of semi-aniline leather seating to the illuminated crest and grille surround and exclusive placements of V-Series badging. 1/2 Cadillac2 The activation will run only on Valentine's Day, Friday, 14 February at The Walk at JBR, Dubai from 9am to 6pm. Cadillac's Instagram page has also invited people to capture the moment and tag the page as part of its ongoing activation. Saatchi & Saatchi and Weber Shandwick partnered with Cadillac on the creative output and the PR and communications for the Valentine's Day activation.
