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 Cadillac to Replace DTS With XTS Model in 2012 |
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Jul 02, 2009 - 10:49 AM - by Administrator
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Cadillac's replacement for the top-level DTS sedan is to be called the XTS and will be built alongside several other GM products at the company's Oshawa, Canada plant. Production is expected to begin in December of 2011, making the DTS a 2012 model.
The XTS will be based on the company's Epsilon platform, which will also underpin the new Regal and the upcoming Impala. All three vehicles will be built in Oshawa, which will give GM significant flexibility in production to meet market demands. Previously GM used a less flexible production plan with whole plants or lines dedicated to one vehicle.
The Regal will begin production in August of 2011, while the next Impala will start in February of 2013 - meaning that the current Impala is scheduled to hang on until then.
Along with the new Camaro, a hybrid offering will also be built in Oshawa and while there is no indication on what that hybrid model will be it is expected to be a version of one of either the Regal, Impala or XTS.
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GM Forcing Last Cadillac Dealer in Detroit to Close |
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Jun 25, 2009 - 11:06 AM - by Administrator
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Dalgleish Cadillac, the only remaining Cadillac dealer in the city of Detroit, is being forced into closure next year as a part of General Motors' restructuring plan. This isn't just sad because the dealership has been selling Caddy's in Detroit since 1954. And its symbolism extends beyond GM's current problems or even the company's 100 year history.
The city of Detroit, originally Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit, was founded in 1701 by a French explorer. That man's name was Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac. Yup, the guy the cars are named after.
And in case that isn't sad enough for you, Dalgleish Cadillac is located across the street from where the first Caddy was made, back in 1902.
When Doug Dalgleish, the 80-year-old owner of Dalgleish Cadillac got the news from GM he was appalled. "They didn't even have the guts to sign anyone's name."
The dealership actually passed an initial round of closings but was later notified that its contract would not be renewed in 2010. The notice was appealed, but GM rejected it.
Doug Dalgleish's son (also named Doug) believes that the closure will hurt General Motors and says that a lot of Cadillac customers buy from Dalgleish not so much because of the cars, but because of the relationships they have built up over the years.
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General Motors to Cut Number of Cadillac Dealers |
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Jun 08, 2009 - 1:21 PM - by Administrator
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The long list of General Motors dealerships got a lot shorter recently, but it will get shorter still as the company has made known plans to reduce the number of Cadillac dealerships in its network.
"Our current footprint of 1,400 Cadillac dealers, most of which are dualed, is out of sync with modern luxury automotive retail," said GM's sales boss Mark LaNeve at a dealership conference last week.
Those 1,400 dealers sold an average of 110 cars last year. Other luxury brands operate on almost the reverse, with Lexus selling 1,158 cars on average from just 226 dealers.
As many of those dealers are paired up with other GM brands it often means that there are Cadillac dealers in regions that might not normally sustain such a business. Despite that, GM's plans are to focus on cutting dealerships in urban centers where customers have another Caddy retailer in close proximity.
The number of dealers to be cut is reported to be significant and it would have to be for the Cadillac brand to be as streamlined as its German and Japanese competitors.
Based on the numbers, the amount of Cadillac dealership closings could be as many as 700. After the recent announcement that GM would cut 1,124 dealers from other parts of its company, followed by news that 405 Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Hummer dealerships would close, the total number of GM... [Read More]
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