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Noted automotive journalist Dan Neil included the Cimarron in his 2007 list of Worst Cars of all Time, saying "everything that was wrong, venal, lazy, and mendacious about GM in the 1980s was crystallized in this flagrant insult to the good name and fine customers of Cadillac." [6] He added that the Cimarron "nearly killed Cadillac and remains ...
Cadillac Cimarron. The Cadillac Cimarron was a hasty attempt for Cadillac to compete with smaller European luxury cars from manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Facing time constraints, Cadillac simply marketed a fully equipped Chevrolet Cavalier with upmarket trim for twice the price of its other J body siblings.
The Cimarron's market failure is one in a series of events throughout the 1980s and 1990s which sullied Cadillac's reputation and caused the division's share of the US market to fall from 3.8% in 1979 to 2.2% in 1997; [35] it is routinely cited as the nadir of GM's product planning.
Cadillac Cimarron: 1982–88 132,499 in a single generation. 1987 Cadillac Allanté. Cadillac Allanté: 1986–93 21,000 in a single generation. [91] Cadillac De Ville. Cadillac De Ville: 1959–2005 Cadillac's best selling and longest running nameplate; approximately 3,870,000 in eight generations excluding early Series 62 hardtops, 1981–1988
1935 Cadillac Series 10, 20, 30 and 452-D Fisher Fleetwood Series 10 – 128 in wheelbase V8; Series 20 – 136 in wheelbase V8; Series 30 – 146 in wheelbase V8; Series 370-D – 146 and 160 in wheelbase V12; Series 452-D or 60 – 154 in wheelbase V16; 1936 Cadillac Series 36–60, 36–70, 36–75, 36–80, 36–85, 36-90 Fisher Fleetwood
Cadillac Cimarron Cadillac CTS , 2nd Generation with Bob Munson (lead designer) and Paul Scicluna (lead sculptor) [ 2 ] John Manoogian II is an industrial designer, adjunct faculty member, automotive industry expert and automobile designer — widely known for his nearly 33-year career with General Motors , [ 3 ] where he designed for the ...
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The General Motors J platform, or J-body, is an automobile platform that was used by General Motors for compact cars from the 1982 to 2005 model years. The third generation of compact cars designed by GM, the J-body marked the introduction of front-wheel drive for its compact model lines, simultaneously replacing the rear-wheel drive H-body and the European U-body platforms, the latter being a ...