From L to R: Alan Mulally, Sergio Marchionne, Ed Whitacre (replaced by Akerson) As expected auto sales cooled off during the month of August with the overall sales down 21 percent. “The car market and the overall economy are pretty weak,” said...
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Dan Akerson - CEO of General Motors Company When Edward Whitacre took the job as General Motors’ CEO last year, he made it clear that he wasn’t here to stick around for a long time. Whitacre seemed pretty confident when he said GM was headed in...
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In recent interviews with Automotive News [sub] and AutoObserver, GM’s recently-hired marketing boss Joel Ewanick dished out some of the insights that have earned him the reputation for being an ace image guy. He tells AN [sub] that Consumers...
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One of the beauties of living in the New York metro area is that we’re exposed to everything you can imagine. I’ve lived my entire life here and I can tell you from experience that New York is a place like no other. From the subways, to the...
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found 8 days ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
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Once upon a time - May 9, 2008 to be precise - the Cadillac CTS-V ran the 'Ring in 7:59.32, and just five days later we had video proof of the event. Now that over two years have passed, the feat will leave the geek-o-riffic world of 'Ring time...
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Drop Top Customs Cadillac CTS Coupe Convertible Florida based tuner Drop Top Customs has confirmed that they will show a Cadillac CTS Coupe Convertible at the 2010 SEMA Auto Show later this year. Drop Top Customs is no stranger to convertible...
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found 8 days ago by Zach Bowman on
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The shop behind the beautiful convertible Dodge Challenger that stole the spotlight at last year's SEMA show is at it again. Drop Top Customs has announced that it will set about creating a topless version of the ever-sexy Cadillac CTS Coupe for...
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Behind the Scenes of 'The Competition' commercial shoot Cadillac have known for over 2 years now that their new sports sedan, the CTS-V: the day the automobile went to Germany and completed a lap in under 8 minutes (7:59.32 to be exact), was a...
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Do you even remember the GM Performance Division? It was responsible for building cars like the CTS-V and ZR1 when times were good. Then, of course, times got bad and the place was gutted. Well, times are uh...better, so GM has...
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found 11 days ago by Steven J. Ewing on
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In early 2009, General Motors announced it would be putting all high-performance vehicle projects on indefinite hold, citing that the engineering team responsible for these power-happy cars would be moved to different areas within the company. Since...
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After disappointing fans by announcing that GM had no intentions of delivering true high-performance versions of the upcoming Cruze and Aveo, GM reconsiders. General Motors - ChevroletCruze - Daewoo Kalos - Chevrolet - Makes and...
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For those of you looking to pick up your Mercedes-Benz or Porsche from the factory, or if you're simply in Stuttgart for a few days visiting the... mistress, may we suggest you check out the V8 Hotel. Found in the Meilenwerk, "a forum promoting...
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After laying the groundwork with the Securities & Exchange Commission last week, GM formally filed form S-1 with the SEC today for its initial public offering. In its filing, the automaker did not disclose how many shares will be...
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Today, General Motors filed its plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public. The initial public offering of stock will be approved by the government agency with a future date set. Prices and the amount of shares will also be...
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found 18 days ago by Rob Krider on
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As a car guy, there is nothing more relaxing that walking through a park and watching other car guys polish endlessly to keep their cars shiny while eager children feel the need to touch everything....
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The 2010 American Consumer Satisfaction Index has been tallied, with Ford and GM brands dominating the sub-luxury market, and German luxury taking top marks. General Motors - Ford Motor Company - Ford - Autos -...
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The 2010 American Consumer Satisfaction Index has been tallied, with Ford and GM brands dominating the sub-luxury market, and German luxury taking top marks. General Motors - Ford Motor Company - Ford - Autos -...
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Cadillac and Infiniti have been increasingly aiming for their German competition as of late. The CTS and M, as mid-size models, are both crucial to each of their respective manufacturers in achieving that goal. Safety is a highly important aspect...
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found 17 days ago by Chris Shunk on
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has put a new crop of large luxury vehicles through its crash test gauntlet, and the Cadillac CTS and Infiniti M joined some impressive company in scoring a Top Safety Pick designation. The CTS and M...
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found 18 days ago by Rob Krider on
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As a car guy, there is nothing more relaxing that walking through a park and watching other car guys polish endlessly to keep their cars shiny while eager children feel the need to touch everything....
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We unleash Cadillac's most muscular sports coupe ever, the CTS-V Coupe, at Monticello Motor Club to see if it's as good as we expected Cadillac - Cadillac CTS - CTS-V Coupe - Coupé - 2011 Cadillac CTS-V...
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Cadillac’s flagship will not be the XTS Platinum concept that was revealed at this year’s Detroit auto show. Instead, Cadillac is considering a more luxurious car – a big, rear-wheel-drive that was authorized by General Motors Co. CEO Ed...
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We are delighted that Cadillac will produce and sell the black-finish wheels pictured here because, truth be told, our ultimate goal for the next year is to have built a completely murdered-out CTS-V wagon with the optional Recaros (or...
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I met Annabelle Frankl in 2007 on the Bullrun Rally that ran from Montreal, Canada to Key West, Florida. She was riding along with her brother Nicolas in a then new Corvette Z06 under the guise of Team Twins. You see these are in fact fraternal...
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found 22 days ago by Noah Joseph on
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There was a time, not so long ago, that if you wanted a proper fullsize luxury sedan (short of a Bentley or Rolls-Royce, at least), your choices were "largely" limited to the German three: the BMW 7 Series, Audi A8 and Mercedes-Benz S-Class. But...
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According to some dealer owners, American automakers are starving dealers of product - artificially driving sales figures down from their potential numbers. United States - Automotive industry - Chrysler - Detroit -...
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2010 Cadillac SRX Earlier this year, Karl Stracke, GM’s vice president of global engineering, said that a Lambda-based Cadillac crossover was in the works but he did not confirm when the model will show up. According to latest details on...
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If you had to pick one American car introduced in the last 36 months that is truly impressive and within spitting distance of the world’s best, you could do much worse than the second generation Cadillac CTS-V. It’s definitely raised the...
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