Cadillac
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Formerly | Cadillac Automobile Company |
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Company type | |
Industry | Automotive |
Predecessor | Henry Ford Company |
Founded | August 22, 1902Detroit, U.S. | in
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Fate | Acquired by General Motors in 1909 [1] |
Headquarters | , Michigan |
Area served | United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Europe, Kazakhstan, Middle East (excl. Iran and Syria), China (excl. Hong Kong and Macau), South Korea, Japan |
Key people | Steve Carlisle, President, Cadillac |
Products | Luxury vehicles |
Parent | General Motors |
Website | cadillac.com |
Footnotes / references [2] |
Cadillac, officially the Cadillac Division of the General Motors Company, is a luxury car maker, owned by General Motors. During the 20th century, Cadillacs were so highly thought of that the phrase "the Cadillac of x" was coined, meaning that something of excellent quality and better than everything else in its category. 1902
The company is one of the oldest car companies and was founded in 1902. By the 1950s and 1960s, it had become famous for making high-quality and luxurious cars, often setting the standard for automotive styling. Cadillac had largely declined by the 1980s and lost much of its market to other companies. Since the early 2000s, Cadillac has regained some of its lost reputation. However, it is not the same company it once was. Cadillac is based in Detroit, Michigan. Many of its cars are available as a V-model, which is a sports package.
Current production vehicles
[change | change source]Vehicles currently not sold in the United States and Canada
Model | Calendar year introduced |
Current model | Vehicle Description | |||
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Image | Name(s) | Introduction | Update/facelift | |||
Sedans | ||||||
CT4 | 2019 | 2019 | – | Compact executive sedan. It is also marketed in a high-performance version called CT4-V. | ||
CT5 | 2019 | 2019 | 2024 | Executive sedan. It is also marketed in a high-performance version called CT5-V. | ||
| CT6 | 2016 | 2023 | – | Full-size luxury sedan. Discontinued in North America and Europe after 2020, continued production in China. Replaced by Celestiq in North America. | |
Celestiq | 2023 | 2023 | – | Electric full-size luxury sedan. Replacing CT6 in North America and serving as an electric derivative. | ||
SUVs/Crossovers | ||||||
Escalade | 1998 | 2021 | – | Full-size luxury SUV. Related to the Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon. | ||
Escalade IQ | 2023 | 2023 | – | Electric derivative of the Escalade. Closely related to GMC Hummer EV and Chevrolet Silverado EV. | ||
| GT4 | 2023 | 2023 | - | Compact luxury crossover SUV. Related to the XT4. Currently manufactured for the Chinese market. | |
Vistiq | 2024 | 2024 | – | Fully electric three-row mid-size luxury crossover SUV served as an electric deriative of Cadillac XT6. | ||
Lyriq | 2022 | 2022 | – | Fully electric mid-size luxury crossover SUV served as an electric derivative of XT5. | ||
Optiq | 2023 | 2023 | – | Fully electric compact luxury crossover SUV served as an electric derivative of XT4. | ||
XT4 | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 | Subcompact luxury crossover SUV. It is related to the latest model Buick Envision. | ||
XT5 | 2016 | 2024 | – | Compact luxury crossover SUV. Related to the GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Equinox. | ||
XT6 | 2019 | 2019 | – | Three-row mid-size luxury crossover SUV. Related to the GMC Acadia and Chevrolet Traverse. |
Former production vehicles
[change | change source]Exterior | Name | Introd. | Discont. | Platforms | Gen. | Information / notes |
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Runabout / Tonneau [n1 1] | 1902 | 1908 | 9 | The first automobile produced by Cadillac | ||
Model D | 1905 | 1905 | 1 | |||
Model Thirty | 1909 | 1911 | 1 | |||
V8 Type 51 | 1915 | 1923 | 1 | Full-size luxury car | ||
Type V-63 | 1924 | 1930 | C-body | 1 | Full-size luxury car | |
V-16 | 1930 | 1940 | D-body | 2 | Full-size luxury sedan, coupe, convertible and limousine | |
V-12 | 1930 | 1937 | D-body | 2 | Full-size luxury sedan, coupe, convertible and limousine | |
Series 355 | 1931 | 1935 | C-body | 1 | Full-size luxury sedan, coupe, convertible and limousine | |
Series 70 | 1936 | 1987 | D-body | 11 | Full-size luxury sedan, coupe, convertible and limousine | |
Series 60 | 1936 | 1938 | B-body | 1 | Full-size luxury sedan, coupe and convertible | |
Series 65 | 1937 | 1938 | C-body | 1 | Full-size luxury sedan and convertible | |
Sixty Special | 1938 | 1993 | C-body | 11 | Full-size luxury sedan | |
Series 61 | 1938 | 1951 | B-body | 4 | Full-size luxury sedan, coupe and convertible | |
Series 62 | 1940 | 1964 | C-body | 7 | Full-size luxury sedan, coupe and convertible | |
Eldorado | 1952 | 2002 | 12 | Personal luxury coupe | ||
de Ville | 1959 | 2005 | 8 | Full-size luxury sedan | ||
Calais | 1965 | 1976 | C-body | 2 | Full-size luxury sedan, hardtop and coupe | |
Seville | 1975 | 2004 | K-body (1975-97) G-body (1997-2004) |
5 | Mid-size luxury sedan | |
Fleetwood | 1976 | 1996 | D-body | 3 | Full-size luxury sedan and coupe | |
Fleetwood Brougham | 1977 | 1986 | D-body | 1 | Full-size luxury sedan and coupe | |
Cimarron | 1981 | 1988 | J-body | 1 | Compact luxury sedan | |
Brougham | 1986 | 1992 | D-body | 1 | Full-size luxury sedan | |
Allanté | 1987 | 1993 | V-body | 1 | Luxury roadster | |
Catera | 1996 | 2001 | V-body | 1 | Mid-size luxury sedan | |
CTS | 2002 | 2019 | Sigma (2002–14) Alpha (2014–19) |
3 | Mid-size luxury sedan and coupe | |
SRX | 2003 | 2016 | Sigma (2003–09) Theta (2010–16) |
2 | Compact luxury crossover | |
XLR | 2003 | 2009 | Y-body | 1 | Luxury sports coupe with retractable hardtop | |
DTS | 2005 | 2011 | G-body | 1 | Full-size luxury sedan | |
BLS | 2005 | 2009 | Epsilon | 1 | Compact luxury sedan and station wagon mainly marketed in Europe | |
STS | 2005 | 2011 | Sigma | 1 | Mid-size luxury sedan | |
ATS | 2012 | 2019 | Alpha | 1 | Compact luxury sedan and coupe | |
XTS | 2013 | 2019 | Epsilon II | 1 | Full-size luxury sedan | |
ELR | 2013 | 2016 | Delta II | 1 | Compact luxury plug-in hybrid coupe |
- Notes
- ↑ Models include Model A–G, K, M, S, T.
Brands
[change | change source]Exterior | Name | Introd. | Discont. | Platforms | Gen. | Information / notes |
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LaSalle | 1927 | 1940 | GM B | 3 | GM's brand part of the companion make program that marketed luxury vehicles to supplement Cadillac |
Gallery
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Cadillac 6 1/2HP Tonneau 1903
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Cadillac 8 1/4HP Surrey 1904
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Cadillac 10HP Tonneau 1904
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Cadillac 6 1/2HP Rear-Entrance Tonneau 1904
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Cadillac 8 1/4HP Detachable-Top Limousine 1904
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Cadillac 8 1/4HP Tonneau 1904
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Cadillac 8 1/4HP Tonneau 1904
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Cadillac 8 1/2HP Tonneau 1904
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Cadillac 10HP Tonneau 1904
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Cadillac 9HP Limousine
Other websites
[change | change source]- Cadillac.com – Official site
- Cadillac.GM.ca Archived 2008-01-18 at the Wayback Machine – Official site of Cadillac in Canada
- CadillacEurope.com – Official site of Cadillac in Europe
- CadillacOwners.com – Community of Cadillac owners and enthusiasts with pictures, classifieds, auctions, discussions, tech tips and more.
- History and Picture Cadillac in Russian Archived 2008-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 General Motors buys Cadillac on History.com
- ↑ "Form 10-K Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012 Commission File Number 001-34960 General Motors Company". General Motors. General Motors Company. February 15, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2013.