A US SUPREME COURT Justice has temporarily blocked the sale of Chrysler LLC to a consortium led by Fiat SpA,  a move made at the behest of three Indiana pension funds who say the deal is illegal.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg ordered a stay of the sale on Monday, giving the Supreme Court time to consider [...]

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HOLDEN MAY HAVE lost a lucrative market when the Commodore-based Pontiac G8 got canned (along with Pontiac itself) late last month, but the Australian branch of the General Motors empire is still doing it all it can to claw back some export revenue from its Stateside parent.

GM’s luxury arm Cadillac has placed an order with [...]

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A source inside General Motors has apparently confirmed that the production of the Cadillac Converj coupe will go ahead if the car giant can solidify its financial standing.

Motor Trend reports that GM Execs are looking at a sale date in 2011, although the source stressed that it would depend on improved finances for GM, and [...]

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General Motors has let slip a solitary image of the productionised version of the Cadillac CTS Coupe and, surprise surprise, it doesn’t look all that different to the concept.

Included as part of GM’s corporate restructuring plan, this photograph shows that virtually all sheetmetal has survived the transition from auto-show concept to showroom reality. The only [...]

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The unfortunate thing about a financial down-turn is that a lot of desirable, high-end metal gets abruptly cancelled. Thankfully the Cadillac XLR isn’t particularly desirable, but its production run is due to come to an end all the same.

Sales of Cadillac’s flagship model fell nearly 28 percent in 2008 compared to the previous year. With [...]

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Thanks to GM’s financial predicament, the launch of the eye-catching Cadillac CTS Coupe has been delayed until 2010.

We snapped the two-door Caddy at the Sydney Motor Show last year when the car was doing the rounds globally. It is easy to see why many will be disappointed with this delay.

An expected production version did not appear at [...]

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The continued decline in the new vehicle market has claimed another scalp, with GM Holden announcing today that the introduction of Cadillac into Australia has been delayed indefinitely.

GM Holden Chairman and Managing Director Mark Reuss describes the decision as being the only “common-sense” and “commercially responsible” one to make, given the tough economic climate. He [...]

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The Cadillac brand was officially launched back into the Australian market this week after a 70 year hiatus, meaning that Aussie motorists will soon be able to lay their hands on Caddy’s attractive ‘n angular CTS luxury sports sedan.

The CTS will go on sale here in early 2009, however performance enthusiasts with a taste for [...]

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The United States of America, the country that arguably coined the term “SUV”, has long gone without any true tailgate goodness. In fact, the only proper station wagon (crossovers are NOT wagons) that GM sells in the US is the Saab 9-5 SportCombi, which is about as American as a sensible approach to gun [...]

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In yet another sign of the apocalypse, General Motors in the US says that should its customers indicate a desire for a turbocharged 2.0 litre 4-cylinder version of the Cadillac CTS, it’s not an idea the General would immediately throw out.  In fact, GM’s Executive Vice President for Global Powertrain and Quality, Thomas G. Stephens, [...]

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It has a face only a mother could love but there is no disputing the uber sedan credentials of Cadillac’s new CTS-V. Its supercharged 6.2-litre LSA V8 packs a solid 415kW/747Nm and you will see it put to good use around the Milford circuit in this video.

Keeping the beefy sedan on the blacktop is GM’s [...]

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You’ve probably heard about Cadillac’s headkickin’, firebreathin’ CTS-V by now, but what you probably haven’t heard is just how fast this puppy can be.

Last month we broke the news that a CTS-V prototype broke the record for the fastest 4-door at the Nurburgring, but now we know just how it managed to clinch that [...]

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Just in case you didn’t believe that a Cadillac could lap the ‘Ring in under 8 minutes, we’ve got the video proof – or at least a video of the now famous lap.

John Heinricy is an executive with GM Performance and while he may be one of the ‘suits’ he is also a very handy [...]

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Okay, lets be honest. The car you see in these pictures is the new Cadillac CTS-V and its dog ugly. Good from afar…but far from good is the best way to describe the styling, particularly the 80’s inspired front end. But…just like the fat kid at school had the best personality, the CTS-V ‘s ugliness [...]

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During 2007, GM introduced the Chevrolet Volt and Opel Flextreme, both based on their E-Flex architecture and this time around its Cadillac’s turn to field the third E-Flex based design, the Cadillac Provoq concept. Currently featuring at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas,The Provoq has taken the Chevrolet Volt’s E-Flex drivetrain, improved it and [...]

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