Cadillac ATS News

When I arrived here for a work trip this week -- my first visit to L.A. in about seven years -- I expected to see a lot of Hondas and Toyotas clogging this city's infamously congested freeways.

Cadillac is rolling out its touch-sensitive CUE system, Cadillac User Experience, as standard in the new XTS sedan and refreshed SRX crossover , and optional in the smaller ATS sedan .

Rather than saying what it is, the men and women of Cadillac are quick to note all the things the new 2013 Cadillac XTS is not; it's not their flagship, it's not a replacement for the DTS or the STS, it's not directly competing with any of those German luxury brands and most of all, the car is not finished yet, even though it will go on sale in ... (more)

Cadillac hasn't had a traditional flagship on the market in a long time. Sorry DTS, you didn't cut it.

The all-new 2013 Mazda CX-5 goes on sale this month with an attractive entry price of $20,695, excluding a $795 destination fee.

As bright futures go, Cadillac isn't a bad place to be right now. From a scant three models today -- SRX crossover; CTS compact sedan and Escalade SUV -- it's planning a steady cadence of new introductions that is sure to broaden its share of the luxury market.

We believe current U.S. light-vehicle sales are far below where they should be, and assuming no further supply constraints, we are very optimistic about the U.S. auto industry for the next several years.

A mantra during the development of the Cadillac ATS was "every gram counts." The result is a vehicle that should be the lightest in its class when it debuts.

First General Motors said this week it won't buy ads on Facebook, the big dog of new media, and today GM says it won't buy ads in the upcoming Super Bowl, the tentpole event in old media.

In preparation for numerous product launches in the coming months, General Motors North America President Mark Reuss today announced the following changes for U.S. sales executives: Alan Batey, 49, is appointed to the newly created position of GM vice president, U.S. Sales and Service.

General Motors' Cadillac Division has been on a roll. Over the past five years, they have totally revamped their offerings and changed their image to be more in line with offerings from BMW.

The new 2013 Nissan Altima sedan went into full-scale production Tuesday, according to Nissan USA.

GM will hire a majority of new-to-GM employees as the automaker adds a second shift at its Lansing Grand River assembly plant - Michigan to build the new Cadillac ATS sedan.

General Motors Co. will hire a majority of new-to-GM employees as it adds a second shift of 600 employees at its Lansing Grand River assembly plant, a plant official said Tuesday.

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The 2013 Cadillac ATS is almost ready to wade into battle against the likes of the BMW 328i and Mercedes-Benz C250, and it's got one win so far: its curb weight will likely be lower than either of the German competitors.

General Motors Co.'s share of a strengthening U.S. vehicle market has taken a hit so far in 2012, a sour note in its remarkable recovery story.

AMERICAN presidents have had Cadillacs or Lincolns as official limousines since Franklin Roosevelt, who had one of each-his Cadillac was a bulletproof one, confiscated from Al Capone.

General Motors Co. displays the 2013 Cadillac ATS compact luxury sedan at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Cadillac has done well with GM's Sigma platform. The rear-drive architecture has served under two generations of CTS , the passable if somewhat mundane STS , and Caddy's first crossover, the original SRX .