The Rise And Fall Of Cadillac

For half a century, Cadillac was America's top-selling luxury car brand. However, recent decades have seen it struggle to stay afloat in the US.

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The Rise And Fall Of Cadillac

[uss_]

I like those 50’s era caddys.
Slab sided styling with the aerodynamics of a brick, fins that rival a jet liner, and the size and the handling of an aircraft carrier.

[Gmonee]

Simple awnser: they got too greedy cutting corners and stopped caring about the customers or products they put out.

[DBCisco]

"If you want this years Cadillac, wait three years when they sell it as a Chevrolet." - 1970s wisdom

[KGisthename]

Girl you sound like you are reading the owners manual for a mid tier lawn mower.

[dankgankster]

GM logic: lets make one vehicle but put a different badge for every brand and now we have lots of vehicles!

[mjallen]

My grandfather always had a Cadillac. Owning a Cadillac, especially in the black community, was a success symbol.

[howtoguro]

This guys vocal fry is so strong, Mcdonald's is filing a cease and desist.

[fourthgirl]

Cadillac, Lincoln and Buick suffered the same problems. Companies cheapened the brand. Not only in looks, but in performance. Kept the luxury price tag.

[ALROD]

Sounds like she's presenting something she memorized to a class

[gemcityvintage]

Soo the Cadillac bumpers are essentially inspired by boobs? Nice.

[DucatiPaso]

I remember all the shared platforms. You literally couldn't tell a Cadillac apart from a Buick, a Pontiac or a Chevrolet until you got close enough.

[iwinlee]

"owners of cadillac is either more than 60 y.o or died"
now i know why my favorite arcade game named "Cadillac & Dinosaurs"

[Matt_Nguyen]

"the rise and fall of business insider"

[ckm-mkc]

This whole piece doesn't even mention Cadillac's biggest contribution to the auto industry - the modern pedal layout - clutch, brake, accelerator ... It effectively standardized controls across the entire industry to this day....

[gbal]

One cool fact they left out, Cadillac was the first company which put the gas, break, and clutch in the pattern we know now.

[afriendofafriend]

What happened to Cadillac was that the aesthetic quality of the car went from land yacht to the quality of this presentation.

[nomayor]

It's impressive how, consistently, when companies listen to their engineers they thrive, while when they are controlled by management tie-wearing, bonus-driven straw men, they completely crash.

[rundownpear]

Cadillac: at least we have the Escalade it’s a leader in its class
Lincoln: yeah about that, look at this 2018 navigator

[cinerama]

My great grand father bought a 76 Cadillac, new, I said to him this is what I'm going to drive when I get older. Well I'm older, and I wouldn't be caught dead in the shit Caddy's they sell today.

[AyAy]

Scotty Kilmer is more passionate talking about Cadillacs, and he *hates* GM.