Cadillac News

The news came from UAW officials who were supposed to keep quiet on the subject. Details of the project, which will begin production in 2011, were released as part of UAW publicity for the new labor agreement with GM. The car, code-named Alpha, will feature two body styles built on a completely new...

The 2008 Cadillac CTS is being hailed as the best American car in 40 years by automotive journalists across the nation. Now GM is looking to take that success overseas. This week's UAW strike threatened to cut into production of the new right-hand drive CTS, which is being built at GM's plant in...

Americans - like their cars - are getting heavier every year. Unfortunately, it seems the tested passenger capacities of the cars they drive are not keeping up. Two-seaters like the Mazda MX-5 and the Chevy Corvette aren't rated to carry two 200lb (91kg) adults - and some, like the Cadillac XLR are...

Cadillac has appointed Clay Dean as its new global design director, who’ll be spearheading the design of several new Cadillac models over the next several years. Dean has been working for GM since 1988 and has been employed as its design director for small and mid-sized cars since 2004...

Cadillac is hoping to shed its image as a developer of luxury barges by rejuvenating its lineup with the addition of a new entry-level small sporty sedan. The new model, which will be sold in both North America and Europe, will be based on GM’s mid-sized RWD Alpha platform and should arrive...

Cadillac sales have been so slow in Europe that execs have been forced to readjust sales forecasts downwards. New targets for Cadillac’s European sales have been reduced to just 10,000 units per year in the short term with the hope that this lifts to 15,000 eventually. This is a significant...

The Cadillac SRX has been officially revealed. Click here to view the story. Cadillac’s SRX is expected to come in for an update by 2011, by which time an all-new BMW X3-sized crossover may also see the light of day. Designed primarily for European markets, the new crossover will be based on...

The Cadillac BLS wagon is due to make its world premiere at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show with a range of new engines on offer including a bio-ethanol option and a two-stage turbodiesel. The new wagon will officially go on sale in November with the bio-fueled model appearing in showrooms...

To combat declining sales and the fallout from US fuel prices hovering around the $3 per gallon mark, Cadillac is considering adding hybrid options to its entire lineup. Sales in the US fell 3.4% last year, the first major drop since 2001, and sales are down a significant 7.2% for the first five...

The Cadillac lineup is in for possible shakeup with a basic case of in with the new and out with the old. The first to go would be the FWD DTS. Despite being one of its best sellers, the DeVille successor doesn’t point to the direction Cadillac execs are hoping to take the brand in. The...

GM is ramping up for a massive assault on next week’s New York Auto Show with planned launches for its HUMMER, Buick and Cadillac labels. The General’s luxury division is set to debut the facelifted version of the 2008 model-year STS sedan, which picks up revised styling, a revamped...

General Motors is hoping to transform its Cadillac label into a full line global car company and has its sights set on the likes of BMW and Mercedes Benz. Cadillac only offers a handful of models outside the US, but we’re likely to see a full range of cars including a high-end saloon, luxury...

At the recent Chicago Auto Show, General Motors’ vice chairman Bob Lutz hinted at the possibility of using an extended version of the Camaro platform to build an all-new ultra-luxury vehicle for the Cadillac division. The car, which would be a potential rival to popular saloons such as the...

General Motors execs will determine whether to produce wagon and coupe versions of the new Cadillac CTS over the following months to give the popular model a better footing against its more established rivals from Germany. The problem lies in the fact that such models don’t sell well in the...

Cadillac will be adding the BLS wagon to its European lineup where it joins its sedan cousin and the larger, more up-market CTS. The new BLS variant is the first Caddy wagon in the label’s 104-year history, but the car’s roots are based on the Saab 9-3. The front-wheel drive wagon range...

Ever wondered what those test-drivers seen in spy images really do? If you answered yes, then General Motors' Cadillac Driver’s Log is probably worth a look into. The site features comments from the actual test-drivers for the new CTS sedan as it underwent pre-production work all over the...

Cadillac has major plans for the European market despite the brand achieving well below its initial targets and the downgrade by analysts at JD Power and Associates. An insider from the Mark Stehrenberger design studio has outlined to German magazine Auto Motor und Sport key details about which new...

Cadillac will be launching a diesel powered version of the all-new CTS sedan aimed at European markets. Automotive News is reporting that the engine will be sourced from Italy's VM Motori, with the diesel variant appearing in showrooms several months after the gasoline version. "We expect at least...

Many of the major car manufacturers are backing crossovers as the next big thing in the automotive world, and heading the charge is General Motors who’s tipped to release three new crossover models this year. All three vehicles, the GMC Acadia, Saturn Outlook and Buick Enclave (pictured), are...

Cadillac’s next generation CTS sedan doesn’t break any boundaries in its design and why should it? The luxury car brand’s new rear-wheel drive sedan is two inches wider than its predecessor thanks to an optional all-wheel drive system that is expected to debut later this year. The...