I would hope this applies to USA models only and GM cars sold outside the US
are metric only.

Euric


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hillger, Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, 2004-09-10 14:05
Subject: [USMA:31071] RE: km/h on speedometers


> NOT true.  As has been pointed out here on the listserv, GM has gone to
> a system that looks like it has only MPH, but an English/metric button
> causes the dial to move to show either MPH or km/h.  My wife has this on
> her new 2004 Bonneville, and Paul Trusten mentioned it being in a GM car
> he rented.
>
> Besides the dial moving, a LED lights up behind either the "MPH" or
> "km/h" to show the units being displayed.  Pretty nifty system I think.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf
> > Of Jason Darfus
> > Sent: Friday, 2004 September 10 11:58
> > To: U.S. Metric Association
> > Subject: [USMA:31069] RE: km/h on speedometers
> >
> > All the current Cadillacs have MPH-only speedometers.  Go check out
> the
> > interior photos at http://www.cadillac.com
> >
> >
> > On Sep 10, 2004, at 13:44, Phil Chernack wrote:
> >
> > > However, I have not seen a speedometer on any car
> > > manufactured after 1977 for use in the U.S. that did not include
> both.
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> > > Behalf
> > > Of Terry Simpson
> > > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 1:36 PM
> > > To: U.S. Metric Association
> > > Subject: [USMA:31064] km/h on speedometers
> > >
> > > Do cars in the U.S.A. have to have km/h on them by law?
> > >
> > > Is it Federal or State law?
> > >
> > > What date did it become mandatory?
> > >
> > > Is the actual law available online?
> > >
> >
>

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