Caddy, Corvette Cautiously Coming Back To Europe
GM is cautiously putting its toes back in the shark-infested waters of Europe and plans to sell Cadillacs and Corvettes to EU buyers, says Das Autohaus. When their previous importer, Kroymans in the Netherlands, went belly-up in summer of 2009, sales had ceased. At the time, GM had more pressing matters on their plate.
Now, GM is talking to around 30 dealers all over Europe. In a few months, the supply of Caddys and Corvettes should flow to anyone who wants them. All variants of the Corvette (including ZR1 and Grand Sport) will be available. As for Caddys, the CTS up to the CTS-V can be bought. Those who don’t mind high gas prices and dirty looks of the neighbors, even can buy an Escalade, or , a bit less ostentatiously, an SRX.
Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.
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For some reason this post makes me stop and wonder what the "world's longest delivery channel" is for cars. Japanese cars to the US? US cars to Europe? Mexican made Fords to Alaska? BTW I think it would be pretty freaking cool to be driving a CTS-V around Europe.
educatordan, I agree, that (with Doutzen Kroes as passenger) is one of my fantasy tours. The other involves touring Australia in one of these http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FPV_F6 with Miranda Kerr.
I think that Coupe is awesome looking. And it will earn Cadillac some sales. Now, if the reliability and aftermarket support come around. I'd wager they have a long steep climb ahead of them. Wonder if Gm will hae the patience. If they do I think this car will give them a very small and fragile foothold.
Funnily enough, I think the saloon version of the CTS is much nicer than the coupe (pronounced "coop-ay"). It reminds me too much of a last generation Nissan Primera: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Nissan_Primera_P12_002.JPG As much as I'd like to try a Cadillac, if I were to buy a luxury car, I'm going to go with Lexus or Jaguar. Sorry GM.