Future Cars: Envisioning the 2015 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe

Ever since the launch of the successful Cadillac ATS sedan, I've humbly admired its presence and determination for going toe to toe with its German rivals. Styling alone gives the competition cause for concern, as it appears striking, balanced and well refined. From the well sorted proportions to its svelte, yet simple surfacing, the ATS is a welcome progression from the hard-edged and boxier designs of recent Cadillac past.

This all bodes well for something else to be derived off the ATS platform; yes that's right - a rather luring Coupe version.

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GM to Invest $44.5 Million in New Logistics Center at Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant

General Motors today announced that it will invest $44.5(€34.5) million to build a Logistics Optimization Center at the Lansing Grand River Assembly plant. The new facility will create 200 new jobs and will consist of a 400,000-square-foot (37,100-square-meters) building near the plant where parts will be sequenced and assembled to make manufacturing more flexible at the site. Read more »

New Lexus IS 250 Falls Short in Edmunds's Comparo with BMW 328i and Cadillac ATS 2.0

The newest entry in the extremely competitive premium compact saloon category is the third generation of Lexus' IS sedan that brings with it a sharper design with more character inside and out, along with the promise of improved dynamics.

It doesn’t have an easy job as all contestants for the title in the segment have many strong points, with the BMW 3-Series, now in its sixth iteration, having the added bonus of being the most recognized and successful player for almost three decades now.

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New Cadillac ATS Coupe Coming Next Year to Rival the BMW 4-Series

The Cadillac ATS has already caused quite a stir in the industry, ever since it went on sale. They even had to tone down the production of the CTS at the time of the ATS’ launch, as it was stealing just so many of its sales. Now, its appeal will be even greater with the addition of a coupe variant, which has already been shown to US dealers, along with the redesigned Escalade.

According to one of Carscoops' sources who has seen the car, the new ATS coupe "has the same door handles as the ATS sedan, rather than the recess "hidden" door handles on the current CTS coupe."

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Cadillac Uses Humorous Ads to Show Off New ATS' Qualities

As far as the creativity of modern car ads goes, there are still very positive examples, and very negative ones. Thankfully, Cadillac has succeeded in making their promotional campaign for the ATS sedan just as bold and refreshing as the car itself.

They destroy several luxury objects by putting them through the same tests the ATS was subjected to, in order to test out their durability. Predictably, all get destroyed in the process, thus proving the car’s credentials…somehow.

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Cadillac to Produce ATS Compact Sedan in China

Like any other car manufacturer - premium or not, General Motors is keen on increasing its presence in China, which means more localized production. GM's luxury brand Cadillac wants to start building the all-new ATS compact sports sedan in the country as early as the end of this year, while it also has plans to import the new generation of the CTS mid-size executive saloon. Read more »

My Selection of the Most Promising Crop of Current Models from Detroit's Big Three

The US automotive industry used to represent so much more than just the Big Three, which are no longer automakers in the romantic sense, but multinational corporations that make cars. In my view, the American automotive industry sector was at its peak in the 1930s, and then it slowly faded into a mentality of bigger is better in the 1970s. By the year 2008, the remaining three major forces admitted defeat and it was only thanks to Obama's controversial bailout scheme that they are still here today.

Now, while in the 1990s, and even up until 2008, many American cars were for the most part mediocre when compared to the standard set by the Japanese and Europeans, they now seem to be making a worthy comeback, with models which would appeal to any potential car buyer in the world as genuinely enticing propositions. However, don't mistake this for a buying guide, because it's not – it is my selection of promising American cars.

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Cadillac ATS, RAM 1500 Win 2013 North American Car & Truck/Utility of the Year Awards

A panel of 49 motoring journalists has chosen the Cadillac ATS and Chrysler’s RAM 1500 as the 2013 North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year respectively, with the results being announced during the opening day of the 25th Detroit Motor Show. Read more »

2013 North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists: Which Ones Do You Think Will Win?

Last year, Ford, with its Focus, was the sole U.S. manufacturer included in the final list for the North American Car and Truck of the Year award and it finished in third place, behind the VW Passat and the winner, Hyundai’s Elantra.

Even more surprising was the truck class where the Range Rover Evoque beat the Honda CR-V and the BMW X3. Where is this world coming to if U.S. manufacturers can’t build an SUV or truck to make an impression in their own market?

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Cadillac to Dial Back CTS Production as Brand-New ATS is Stealing Sales

If you build the right product, customers will come. The thing is, some of them may come from places you don't want them to. The Cadillac ATS compact sports saloon is still young but after its launch in September, sales of its slightly bigger sibling, the CTS, dipped a mighty 40 percent in October.

According to data from Edmunds, that’s no coincidence. The ATS might be intended as a direct BMW 3-Series rival yet the CTS is also one of the most cross-shopped models amongst its potential buyers.

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New Cadillac ATS 3.6 vs. BMW 335i and Mercedes C350 in MT's 6-Cylinder Rematch

Like the VW Golf, the BMW 3-Series has been dominant for so long, shrugging off one newcomer after another, that it practically defined the premium compact sports sedan segment.

This, of course, makes it not only harder for BMW engineers to come up with something better every time there's a replacement due, but it also makes it the car all rivaling manufacturers have set as their benchmark.

Cadillac has made quite a fuss about its new ATS being a bona-fide, Nürburgring-bred sports saloon that can take on the best – i.e. the brand new, F30 3-Series.

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2013 Cadillac ATS Sports Sedan gets its First Tuning Job

GM's most promising effort yet to take on the German trio of compact executive sedans, the all-new 2013 Cadillac ATS, went on sale in the U.S. this summer.

It took a few months, but we now have the first (or at least, the first we've heard of) tuning program made exclusively for the sports sedan from Cadillac specialist, D3 Group.

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Cadillac ATS 2.0L Turbo Loses Another Test Against BMW 328i, this Time by Car&Driver

The new BMW 328i (F30) has clinched another victory in a comparison test against General Motors' newcomer in the category, the 2013 Cadillac ATS with the 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, again on its American rival's turf.

After Motor Trend's Jonny Lieberman gave the upper hand to the 328i, his colleague at Car & Driver magazine Jared Gall did the same, as he also found the BMW to be a better choice overall.

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MT Compares Cadillac ATS Against BMW 3-Series: And the Winner Is….

If there is one car that General Motors' newly launched Cadillac ATS compact sports sedan has to prove its worth to, it is the model that has defined the category in every possible way for more than 20 years: the BMW 3-Series sedan.

And it is these two sport sedans that Motor Trend's Jonny Lieberman brings together for a driving comparison in the latest episode of "Head 2 Head". The cars of choice are the Cadillac ATS with the 2.0-liter turbocharged engine and the BMW 328i.

The latest iteration of the BMW 3-Series, codenamed F30, has a lot in common with Cadillac's second attempt in the segment after the poorly received and executed (Saab 9-3-based) BLS, which was sold in Europe and Russia.

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New 2013 Cadillac ATS' Fuel-Economy Numbers Released, gets up to 33MPG

The EPA has released official fuel-economy ratings for the brand-new 2013 Cadillac ATS premium sports sedan that is offered with a choice of three gasoline engines, two of which can be ordered with all-wheel drive.

The base, rear-wheel model with the 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine that delivers 202-horsepower and a 6-speed automatic is the most fuel-efficient version returning 22mpg city, 33mpg highway and 26mpg combined (10.7lt, 7.1lt and 9.0lt/100km respectively).

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New Cadillac ATS Heads to Paris Motor Show, European Sales to Start in October

The all-new 2013 ATS premium compact sedan will be taking the spotlight on Cadillac’s stand at the upcoming Paris Motor Show as the automaker prepares for its European launch with sales to begin in October and customer deliveries in December.

While the ATS is offered in the States with three petrol engine options including a 200hp 2.5-liter 4-cylinder, a 270hp 2.0-liter turbocharged four and a 320hp 3.6-liter V6, Cadillac's European release only mentions the 2.0L Turbo that can accelerate the rear-wheel drive sedan from zero to 100km/h (62mph) in 5.9 seconds.

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Software Glitch Causes Delays in Deliveries of Certain 2012-2013 GM Models Including Cadillac ATS

General Motors may have increased its US sales in August by 10 percent compared to the same month in 2011, but last Wednesday it notified its dealers to stop deliveries of some of its most popular models.

The reason is a software glitch on the OnStar communication system that affects the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze, Equinox and Volt, the Cadillac ATS, SRX and XTS, the Buick Verano plus the GMC Terrain.

GM spokesman Alan Adler said that the issue has been identified as the system failing to alert the OnStar call center in an accident that the vehicle’s airbags are not deployed, like a rear-end collision.

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Cadillac Announces Livery, Limousine and Funeral Coach Editions of New 2013 XTS

The GM Fleet & Commercial Division revealed three new versions of the Cadillac XTS. Mind you, they are not “special” editions, but livery, limousine and funeral coach - aka hearse, variants of Cadillac's luxury saloon.

The livery variant of the XTS is powered by a 300 HP 3.6-liter V6 coupled to a six-speed transmission and it returns 17 mpg city and 28 mpg highway.

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Are Nürburgring Lap Times the Best Way for Carmakers to Flaunt Their Performance Credentials?

If you’re reading this, chances are that you’ve at least heard of a place called the Nürburgring. Constructed in 1927, the Nordschleife, which translates to North Circuit in English, is located in Germany about 120 km (75 miles) northwest of Frankfurt in the heart of the Eifel Mountains.

Three-time world Formula 1 champion Jackie Stewart gave it its “Green Hell” nickname. Niki Lauda nearly lost his life in a fiery accident at the 1976 Grand Prix. The Austrian, however, was lucky as 68 drivers perished in accidents during those years. The Nordschleife was subsequently banned from the F1 calendar.

The track stretches across 12.9 miles (20.8 km) and incorporates 73 corners, most of which call for experienced drivers. If you get it wrong, you’re more likely than not to end up in the Armco, in which case, not only will you have to fork out money to repair your vehicle, but also to fix any damages you may have caused to the circuit.

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What Do You Say About this Cadillac ATS Hatchback Prototype Model?

We know for a fact that any new car's design goes through several phases before reaching its final production form and that in the process, designers experiment with various prototypes that usually don't see the light of day.

Every once in a very rare while, though, we get the opportunity to take a look at early prototypes that either inspired or led to the finished product.

Such is the case with this scale model of a design prototype that was created by the team responsible for the styling of the all-new 2013 Cadillac ATS compact saloon, which goes on sale in the U.S. this month.

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