Cadillac Automobiles Blog

General Motors is reportedly set to cut the numbers of its worldwide vehicle platforms and engines in half by 2018. Automotive News is reporting that GM will reduce its current 30 platforms, and 20 engines by a little more than half by the end of the decade, in order to ...    Read more

Been away from your computer this week and missed all the automotive news? We’ve gathered a few of the top stories of the past week along with the weekend racing schedule for your convenience. Cadillac Teases ATS, Promises XTS to Debut Spring 2012 Cadillac will soon launch two new luxury cars, ...    Read more

Cadillac has confirmed that it will launch two new luxury cars next year – both of which we had already been expecting. The ATS “compact luxury sports sedan” will debut in summer 2012, and the XTS “large luxury sedan” will bow in spring 2012. Cadillac released a shadowy teaser photo of ...    Read more

The good news continued for General Motors, as vehicle sales for July 2011 were up eight percent compared to July 2010, for a total of 214,915 vehicles. As was the case in June, the General’s sales success was led by the new Chevrolet Cruze sedan. Luxury brand Cadillac, however, ...    Read more

We already learned what GM had in store for the 2012 Cadillac SRX, but now we have a price: the new model will sticker for $36,935 (including $875 in destination), roughly $1445 higher than the 2011 model. What’s new for 2012, exactly? The biggest changes lie within the engine compartment. ...    Read more

If the word "excess" isn't in your vocabulary -- but the words "more" and "power" are -- then give John Hennessey a call. His firm already builds modified Cadillac CTS-Vs capable of cranking out as much as 800 horsepower , but the company is readying a 1000-hp package for a ...    Read more

Cadillac is ready to make a move and expand its lineup past the successful CTS and SRX models. What’s next? Smaller and larger sedans, new SUVs, and more V-series cars are coming, and the wreath and crest is aiming them all directly at BMW. ATS: Starting with the smallest, Cadillac will ...    Read more

I just spent a night with a 2011 Cadillac CTS-V wagon, and I can’t help but feel a little grateful. Grateful that Cadillac not only saw fit to launch a five-door version of its latest CTS (along with such an awe-inspiring performance version), but also that the end product was ...    Read more

Come this fall, the United Auto Workers’ contracts with the U.S. Big Three automakers -- General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford -- will expire, and UAW President Bob King isn’t ready to budge on any concessions. At the same time, he is also working on courting foreign automakers to let the ...    Read more

By all accounts, the OnStar system is one of the most unique and sought-after features offered by General Motors. And starting on July 24 drivers of non-GM brands will be able to run by a Best Buy store and pick up the OnStar FMV (For My Vehicle) ...    Read more

Ralph Gilles and his crack team of engineers over at Chrysler’s SRT division have just finished the roll out of three new SRT vehicles and already the team is back at it. While we already know that Dodge and SRT are busy at work on the ...    Read more

Car wash booklets for half-off if 250 people pitch in, a coupon for two dozen pastries if 50 people pay for one dozen, a $500 driving experience for $99 if 100 people purchase the coupon: by now it’s safe to say that Groupon has changed the way many of us ...    Read more

After several delays, Saab’s much needed 9-4X crossover began arriving in U.S. dealerships, filling more than 100 customer orders, the company told Automotive News. The first customer took delivery in Cleveland, Ohio at Saab North Olmstead. The Swedish automaker has been struggling since GM cut it loose in 2009. Ironically, ...    Read more

According to Reuters, Bob King, chief of the United Auto Workers, and staff will be meeting with representatives from the big three U.S. automakers and federal regulators this week concerning proposed corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and the potential impact on union members’ jobs. King and the UAW are concerned ...    Read more

There are reports that Cadillac has green-lighted a new flagship that should erase any memory of the discontinued and mediocre STS and DTS sedans. Sources close to product planners at General Motors have told GM Inside News that Cadillac has approved a new rear-wheel drive flagship sedan. The report states that ...    Read more

General Motors in conjunction with MetLife has announced a new standard feature on all of its cars (even Camaros that might be autobots in disguise): free car insurance for a year -- well, if you live in the great Northwest bastions of Oregon and Washington, that is. GM is testing ...    Read more

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued recall notices for several General Motors products. The 2011 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon are being recalled to address faulty transmission shift indicators, while the larger Cadillac Escalade; Chevrolet Silverado, Suburban, and Tahoe; and GMC Yukon and Sierra are being recalled to ...    Read more

That noise around Detroit’s Renaissance Center is the sound of General Motors patting itself on the back. According to the automaker, June 2011 sales figures have increased 11 percent year-to-year, helping the General slowly carve a larger slice of the U.S. market as the year progresses. As has been the case ...    Read more

In a recent report published by J.D. Power and Associates, the firm reports that initial quality of new-for 2011 vehicles is down, while the quality of carryover models is reportedly better than ever. In its annual 2011 U.S. Initial Quality Study, J.D. Power and Associates reported that while the initial ...    Read more

Back in May GM announced it would invest $2 billion to upgrade 17 facilities in eight states. Last friday GM announced that almost two and a half percent of that amount – $47 million – will be invested in its Defiance powertrain plant in Ohio. The powertrain plant was ...    Read more

In a move to beef up its Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program, GM claims to be the first automaker to offer two years of free standard maintenance in the pre-owned industry. Ditching the GM Certified Used Vehicle brand name used in the past to sell Chevrolet, GMC and Buick ...    Read more

Been away from your computer this week and missed all the automotive news? We’ve gathered a few of the top stories of the past week along with the weekend racing schedule for your convenience. Volkswagen’s 2012 Beetle Starts at $19,765, Turbo from $24,765 Volkswagen fans going bug-eyed over the 2012 Beetle ...    Read more

If you ask most Americans to name a domestic luxury car manufacturer, nine times out of ten the answer is going to be Cadillac. Press them further still to name a second luxury car company, and I’m willing to bet the next work out of their mouth is Buick or ...    Read more

Business is booming in China. Consumers are digging deep into their wallets and spending more dough on vehicles, making the Chinese market one of the most sought after by automakers. Ferrari, Lamborghini and Bentley sales have surged in China; however, it's not all luxury automakers seeing a ...    Read more

Cadillac and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are issuing a recall for the 2011 Cadillac SRX. The car’s airbag control module may disable the right curtain airbag, reducing protection for passengers in the right-rear seat. 2011 Cadillac SRX The Problem: If the Cadillac’s airbag computer determines that nobody is seated in ...    Read more