Now that Cadillac has been designated a core brand for the new General Motors, expect to see a rush of new vehicles bearing the traditional wreath-and-crest.
Eventually, Cadillac wants to have a line of cars that matches Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi, with models that come in small, medium, and large sizes. That would give Cadillac a range that faces off against Mercedes' C-, E-, and S-class, or BMW's 3-, 5-,and 7-series.
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Jun 26, 2009 3:29 PM ET
All but alone in the wreckage left by the automotive depression, the population of small crossover SUVs bearing upscale brands has been exploding.
In the past several months, Mercedes, Audi, and Volvo have all added new small SUVs to their lineups. They are chasing the Lexus RX350, the segment's longtime leader, which has just been redesigned to fend off the new competition. Small crossovers represent a profitable niche; Lexus sold MORE
Jun 10, 2009 10:53 AM ET
How did Bob Lutz let the Camaro out of the design studio?
I can claim only a shrunken six feet in height, and my close-cut and thinning hair is the opposite of Conan O'Brien's pompadour, yet the top of my head scraped the roof of the sunroof-equipped Camaro. Lutz, General Motors' legendary, and now retired, head of product development, is about four inches taller than I am, and his posture is MORE
Jun 2, 2009 11:25 AM ET
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