Cadillac News

Cadillac just can't resist the idea of downsizing, it seems. The ATS is grabbing the headlines as the "baby Cadillac," its smallest model, but its engineers know that they could design an even itsier, bitsier Caddy than that. “The (compact) ATS sedan is not as small as we could go at ...    Read more

On Monday, everyone was talking about the Clint Eastwood and Chrysler 300 Super Bowl ad where the Gran Torino star showed Christian Bale how to really do a Batman voice. But that ad, and others, did not reach as many eyeballs as the video of the Cadillac ATS being slung ...    Read more

General Motors will be opening up a new component stamping facility at its Arlington manufacturing complex in Texas. The new $200 million facility should be operational in 2013, and will create another 180 jobs. However, the new Arlington complex will save the Detroit based auto maker $40 million a year ...    Read more

The La Nina this winter has been cold and dry, says the American Agriculturist , but for the domestic auto manufacturers, January sizzled. Overall, Chrysler Group LLC was up 44 percent compared to January 2011, with double digit gains at Jeep, Ram Truck, Dodge, and Chrysler, respectively. The Ford ...    Read more

The Super Bowl of advertising is just around the corner, once again coinciding with the actual Super bowl. Good thing too, since it's a sure bet that not all of the millions of people watching The Big Game actually enjoy football. However, all of them do buy stuff on occasion, ...    Read more

Cadillac Master Coachbuilder, Caddy's unit responsible for livery vehicles, limos, and even funeral coaches, will build a leggy XTS available later this fall. The American luxury automaker plans to offer extended and limousine versions of its new Sedan. The 2013 Cadillac XTS will be available this spring with a 3.6-liter V-6 ...    Read more

The past few years has seen major shakeups in the automotive industry, and it shows in a recent survey on brand perception conducted by Consumer Reports. Once dominant players Toyota, Honda, Ford, and Chevrolet remain on top, but each automaker has seen its points gap decrease compared to last year. ...    Read more

The hearse that carried the body of assassinated U.S. President John F. Kennedy will be up for auction this week. Desert Autosport is representing the current owner of the hearse, who wishes to remain anonymous. The model year 1964 Cadillac hearse was built by Ohio-based Miller-Meter Co. and was a show ...    Read more

Following General Motors’ 2008 bankruptcy, it’s been a guessing game trying to figure out how much of “New GM” is actually new versus an idiosyncratic carryover from the bad ol’ days. It’s also been tough sorting out the good apples among that bushel of company leadership. But if his list of ...    Read more

Over the past few days, we've covered touchscreens, voice commands, head-up displays, applications, smartphone integration, and various other technologies featured at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. But what does much of it come down to? The cloud. Technology in cars is finally at a point where it needs ...    Read more

Fresh off the unveil of the all new 2013 Cadillac ATS in Detroit comes news that the American automaker is considering a small luxury SUV to compete against BMW's popular X3. BMW has seen a four-fold increase in sales with its latest X3, and Cadillac currently doesn't offer a luxury ...    Read more

By 2015, General Motors estimates 78 percent of cell phone users will have smartphones. Why should that statistic matter to you? Because GM is designing its in-car software to work seamlessly with the next generation of wireless technology. Speaking about Cue, the new Cadillac infotainment system that will first be available ...    Read more

The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show opened on Sunday night with a General Motors' OnStar unit introducing its latest evolution: allowing third-party companies to create apps for it a la open source software for smartphones. Giving software companies kits to integrate software, OnStar used part of its press time to introduce Shelby ...    Read more

In August, we wrote about IIHS findings concerning the relative ease with which certain criminals could take your dubs, namely, your Cadillac Escalade. The report named the Escalade the most stolen vehicle per 1000 units, and the highest cost to repair stolen and damaged parts. This was unacceptable, we wrote, ...    Read more

Cadillac is making no small deal ahead of the 2013 Cadillac ATS' arrival, insisting that the car has been tuned with German inspiration, but until the 2013 Cadillac XTS and 2013 Cadillac ATS go on sale, the CTS remains. The CTS has received a reputation as a gallant looker, but ...    Read more

Cadillac has delicately crafted an image of grandiose American luxury to associate with its cars, but for the all-new 2013 ATS, it's mixing things up, Euro-style. The ATS will compete against ultra-primed German breadwinners such as the Audi A4, BMW 3 Series, and Mercedes-Benz C-Class, in as tough a segment as ...    Read more

As Cadillac works on the compact ATS sedan for the Detroit Auto Show, the idea of a “baby Caddy” becomes less and less of an oxymoron. And to ensure that the ATS will be competitive against the likes of the Audi A4 and BMW 3-Series, GM is giving it a ...    Read more

Buick has decided to tease the 2013 Encore before its scheduled unveil at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next month. What we do know is that the Encore will "offer contemporary Buick styling, signature QuietTuning technology, and segment-leading content and space." As for what lies under the ...    Read more

Scarcely a day has passed since we first posted General Motors' plans to debut four new vehicles at next month's Detroit Auto Show. Now comes word that Buick and Chevrolet are filling three of those slots, joining the Cadillac ATS which is already confirmed for the show. According to the ...    Read more

HD radio has been around forever it seems, and while it's a standard feature on certain models, no automaker has taken the leap to include the technology as a standard feature on its infotainment system. Cadillac, which recently introduced its new CUE, is including HD radio on its latest sedan, ...    Read more

General Motors plans to debut at least four all-new vehicles next year at the Detroit Auto Show in January which is considered the "unofficial" start of auto show season of the new year. So far, the Cadillac ATS is the only vehicle officially confirmed by the automaker at the time of ...    Read more

Is the economy really that sour? Judging from sales of domestic makes, it isn’t. Each of the American Big Three—Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors—reported strong gains in November. Ford and Chrysler even reported sales to be close to their pre-economic meltdown levels for the first time in years. Unlike years ...    Read more

"They just don’t build ‘em like they used to, Bucky!" says your grandpa, as he slides behind the wheel of your strange little furrin’ Toyota hooptie. "Why, my ’62 Buick Invicta could bounce off lightposts all day," he continues, "Why one time, on my way back from the VFW…" and ...    Read more

Cadillac has long labored to brand itself as a slice of luxurious Americana: Cars that reflected their owners, owners that understood luxury, and luxury that carried an American passport. Yet for the 2013 Cadillac ATS sedan, set to be debut in Detroit this January, Cadillac is changing the playbook, and ...    Read more

The 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show is fast becoming memory as we occupy our minds with filling Thanksgiving tables with mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, and the now-traditional turducken. But before we sign off on the show entirely, let's take one ...    Read more