This is a new type of post – shorter and hopefully more frequent…
I was surprised to see Car & Driver CTS review was of a CTS with 3.6L and the 8-speed auto transmission. I thought in the Vsport announce the 8-speed was to be a Vsport only feature, so I am happy to see on the build tool on the Cadillac site all V6 CTS get the 8 speed.
I am very keen on the 8-speed until the new GM native 9 or 10 speeds get to market.
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The ATS is now the best selling Cadillac sedan, and the SRX continues to lead crossover/truck sales. Overall Cadillac sales were up for the month versus last year, but not dramatically enough to declare it a great month — total sales were up less than ATS sales for example. CTS sales continue to hover awaiting new model in the Fall. XTS sales have effectively replaced DTS sales.
| June | (Calendar Year-to-Date) | |||||||
| January – June | ||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | %Change Volume | 2013 | 2012 | %Change Volume | |||
| ATS | 3,459 | 0 | ***.* | 19,183 | 0 | ***.* | ||
| CTS | 2,416 | 5,046 | -52.1 | 15,133 | 25,483 | -40.6 | ||
| DTS | 16 | 79 | -79.7 | 19 | 429 | -95.6 | ||
| Escalade | 1,035 | 1,164 | -11.1 | 5,677 | 5,994 | -5.3 | ||
| Escalade ESV | 667 | 658 | 1.4 | 3,827 | 3,747 | 2.1 | ||
| Escalade EXT | 186 | 142 | 31.0 | 1,159 | 814 | 42.4 | ||
| SRX | 3,912 | 4,260 | -8.2 | 23,990 | 25,450 | -5.7 | ||
| STS | 4 | 22 | -81.8 | 7 | 142 | -95.1 | ||
| XTS | 2,234 | 753 | 196.7 | 14,684 | 753 | 1850.1 | ||
| Cadillac Total | 13,929 | 12,124 | 14.9 | 83,679 | 62,812 | 33.2 | ||