Lansing reportedly set to manufacture Cadillac CTS

[kelly]

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News of facility closings and truck and SUV production cuts have been very sobering to GM's plant towns and the union workforce. While GM's live press conference was bad news for many, the General's Lansing Grand River plant had plenty of reason to smile. The facility received word that the CTS Coupe and Sport Wagon were green-lighted for production, giving the plant more variations of the strong-selling CTS. The two-door CTS should provide Cadillac a shot in the arm here in the States, but the Sport Wagon could be a wild card. The sporty family hauler will likely sell well in the wagon-loving Euro market, while also giving US buyers a fashionable alternative to the SUV. The CTS will supposedly receive a 2.9L turbo-diesel powerplant, which will give Cadillac a stronger presence overseas, while giving shoppers States an oil-burning alternative.

One potential downer for the plant is that the SRX will be moving to a front drive platform, meaning that production could potentially move to another plant. The SRX never sold in high volumes and it didn't have a market overseas. The CTS Sport Wagon will arrive in the spring, with the CTS Coupe following during the summer.

[kelly]

Do you think how kind »
Can! Thank you support.

[kelly]

It is expensive, can not afford.
Unfortunately ah.
But still like it

[lucy]

thanks a lot

[JOHN_DEERE_LS6]

best thing that could happen to grand river assembly is box up all there srx and sts parts and send them to some other plant casue that crap dont sell! there derating the line speed over there form 34 cars a hour to 27 cars... hopefully the new cts's save that place...