Archive for June, 2006
Take a look inside the Lansing Grand River plant
June 14, 2006 - 12:25 pm
GM has posted an entry in their new FYI Blog by Heidi Magyar, a BCI at the Lansing Grand River Assembly plant that builds many of the Cadillacs we all know and love (CTS, STS, SRX).
Read the article to get a feel for the plant, its track record, and how it affects folks that get a chance to take the tour:
GM FYI Blog – Come Take a Look Inside: Lansing Grand River Assembly
Cadillac to build un-named model in China
June 13, 2006 - 10:01 am
The Shanghai Daily is reporting in their business section that GM will begin producing an as-yet un-named Cadillac model for the Chinese market at Shanghai GM’s Jinqiao plant.
Last month, Cadillac halted local production of all Cadillac’s in China. GM still imports the CTS and SRX models.
An announcement about exactly which Cadillac model will be built in Shanghai is expected to be made at the Beijing Autoshow later this year. Currently, the only information is that it will be a Cadillac ‘mainstream’ model – which could mean the BLS or perhaps the next CTS.
The article also states that Cadillac is expected to introduce ‘another new model’ this year as well.
Read the whole article at:
ShanghaiDaily.com – New Cadillac model to be made in China
Win a CTS-V from Mobil 1
June 12, 2006 - 4:43 pm
ExxonMobil today announced their “Unique High-Performance 2007 Cadilac CTS-V” promotion today.
The contest asks drivers to look for codes under the caps of specially marked bottles of Mobil 1 and Mobil 1 Extended Performance motor oils and then enter the code online at http://www.mobiloil.com to see if they have one a prize.
The grand prize is a fully-loaded silver 2007 CTS-V with special Mobil 1 embroidered seats and an engine cover signed by members of the CTS-V racing team.
The contest runs through September 30, 2006.
For full details read the press release from ExxonMobil here:
Official contest rules and details can be found at http://mobiloil.com
JD Power releases 2006 Initial Quality Survey results
June 8, 2006 - 8:38 am
The first thing you should know about this year’s JD Power IQS is this:
You can not compare rankings or scores in this year’s study with any previous year. JD Power has restructured the study to seperate ‘real’ problems from simply issues customers have with design choices (the infamous Mini Cooper cupholder issue from a couple years back and the Hummer H2 fuel economy complaints would now fall under this other category).
Ultimately, this means that this is an interesting year for brands and models jumping up and down the list markedly.
Cadillac is the #1 ranked American brand (7th overall) this year with a score of 117 (industry average is 124).
Ranking higher than Cadillac as brands are Porsche (91), Lexus (93), Hyundai (102), Toyota (106), Jaguar (109), and Honda (110).
It will be interesting to see how this change in the JD Power rankings will change vehicle design in the future.
See the results at:
Cadillac Escalade takes honors in Interior of the Year Awards
June 8, 2006 - 8:19 am
The winners of the 7th annual Interior of the Year awards have been announced. The awards are voted upon by industry insiders as well as automotive journalists.
This year, Cadillac walked away with the best interior in a Premium-Priced Truck category for the new 2007 Escalade. GM also received awards for the interiors of the Pontiac Solstice, Chrevrolet HHR, and Chevrolet Tahoe.
For a list of the winners, check out:
Leftlane News – Interior of the Year winners announced
