Cadillac V-Day in Chengdu, China

On November 21, a Cadillac V-day was held in Chengdu, China.  The Cadillac CTS luxury sports sedan was the highlight of the event.  Previously, the CTS had only been seen in shows, but a hands-on driving experience was offered at the V-day camp. Now perhaps a Cadillac CTS is no longer a distant dream for the participants.

[I don’t read Chinese, and the original article is linked below if you do.  I have attempted using Bing and Google Translators to capture the essence of the article below.  I apologize that I cannot translate it more completely. – bruce]

Original Article (Chinese)

The previously held camps have received a strong reaction throughout the country.  As a result, a gust of strong Cadillac “V” is sweeping the country.  Additional camps are planned in the future.  Cadillac “V”:  unstoppable whirlwind of passion and power!  Originally a Cadillac V Day Circuit to Conquer Day was held in Beijing Golden Port Circuit and it went well, so additional V Days have been scheduled in other venues.

From June to October of this year, events covered 23 cities, with 4000 consumers participating to experience the close-Cadillac-leading power technology in action.

The events bring  “the ultimate five senses” experience in that consumers are invited to drive the cars, and “Look, smell, touch, hear, goods” to gain a sense of linkage and experience the Cadillac brand charismatic and noble demeanor. At the same time, in addition to professional drivers performing difficult stunts, consumers can also receive professional training, guidance, and “live-firing exercise”, experiencing the excellent handling and power Cadillac.

“See” Cadillac’s full-line model the future of personalized designs;
“Smell” Cadillac luxury interiors used by the world’s top Tuscan (Tuscany) by emitting a unique leather Cadillac exclusive fragrance ( Cadillac Aroma);
“Touch” the Cadillac exquisite interiors, or feel the ultimate power of control experience of a dynamic and safe real “driver’s car”;
“Listen” BOSE audio for the Cadillac Personal Surround “personal” 5.1-channel surround audio-visual audio-visual systems, the perfect experience, the best exclusive sound effects.

“Goods” Cadillac-style of opulence and style, enjoyment, and appreciation of the best things in life

Meanwhile, in “Cadillac V Day circuit to conquer Day” experience the CTS on the track.  Enjoy the exclusive experience of respect.

Cadillac V Day Camps are specially designed for consumers, and provide a unique and dynamic experience of modular training courses, using the guidance of professional coaches. Test drives with professional coaches are provided in addition to class-room training, and full and detailed product briefs.  Professional drivers perform stunts with the Cadillacs, and explain to the participants how the stunts are performed. The consumer hands-on experience helps them understand the profound advantage of Cadillac’s products and enjoy Cadillac’s power, science and technology.  The test drive after the end of the coaching session is based upon each consumer’s individual performance assessment scoring.

The Cadillac “stunning style, shocking performance” brand essence brings to consumers distinctive luxury brand culture and experience.   This allows more consumers to intuitively experience Cadillac’s mainstream models.

Along with the whole new generation of Cadillac SRX and the upcoming auto show in Guangzhou the new Cadillac SLS was announced.  The introduction of a powerful Cadillac brand and product strengths will further enhance its Sichuan car market share. Also looking forward to the coming year, there will be more ultimate power Zunjia V Day Camps, to bring consumers more experiences and surprises.

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Congrats Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon!

Congrats to the excellent Engineers and Suppliers at Cadillac who were recognized by an Engineering Society for innovation (39th Society of Plastics Engineers’ Automotive Innovation Awards Competition):

Body Exterior: Exterior spoiler with integrated stop light assembly is used on the  Cadillac® CTS® Sport Wagon.

Highly dimensionally stable, this thermoplastic Class A horizontal body panel meets stringent gap requirements by managing a low coefficient of thermal expansion (3.9) while also maintaining heat, impact, and surface quality for a highly aesthetic application.  The center-high-mounted stop light is also integrated in this part.

Read more: Injection-Molded Breakthroughs Highlight SPE Winners – 2009-11-17 16:49:29 EST | Design News.

Another example of a part that one might take for granted as part of the CTS Sport Wagon design that the experts recognize as an innovation.

cadillac_2010_ctsSport-trans

Recycling Oil: Not just a good idea, but fun

Changed the oil in the CTS this morning.  Out with the old, in with the new Mobil 1 5w30 Full Synthetic.  If you have not changed your own oil, it is easy to do, and it can eliminate any chance of carelessness with your prize vehicle.  New oil, new oil filter, back on the road.

I took my ‘used’ oil over to Walmart to be recycled.  Oil is a MUST to recycle — very bad for the environment to just dump it, and easy to recycle.  Yes, I know that oil cames OUT of the ground, but the places it was originally did not involve the local water table, pets, or growing things.

Most places that sell oil also have a provision to take back used oil.  It is a good practice to take the used oil back to the place you bought the new oil.    An oil recycling service, Safety Kleene, was there collecting the used oil from this Walmart; I captured this snap on my cellphone.   The driver seemed like a nice guy.  You can also see my CTS parked just to the right of the Recycling truck, out of the way of the traffic flow.

Safety Kleen motto:  Make Green Work.

Safety-Kleen enables companies to fulfill their green initiatives. We push beyond recycled thinking to break new ground and create an environment that’s good for business and the planet. In short, we make green work.

The used oil collection point at the local Walmart is beside the auto maintenance lanes.  The outer fence was locked, but the inside Cashier was nice enough to direct me back to the outside Attendant to bring the key to unlock the fence to get to the repository (a big metal container) to pour in my used oil.  Unfortunately, the top of the oil repository was also locked, so I had to bother the Attendant a second time to get that accessible.    Used oil waiting to be recycled have some value?  Sure.