Cadillac Global Car Production By Model : 1993-2014

When writing about a marque you know nothing about and gaining data from different sources means that care is required. Below is a breakdown of production by models as best as I understand it. Underneath the chart is an explanation of the models. I have many US readers and others who may be knowledgeable on the marque so please leave a comment if you can clear up anything of add something of interest.

Year	XTS	XTS	CTS	ATS	ELR	XLR	Catera	Fleet'd	Total
	DTS	STS	Eldo'do	BLS		Allant
	De Ville	Seville
1993	113,950	45,225	23,625			2,250		29,750	214,800
1994	138,100	41,525	25,950					20,550	226,125
1995	110,275	38,725	23,675					13,450	186,125
1996	95,475	37,250	20,125					9,400	162,250
1997	115,275	32,850	21,775						169,900
1998	105,200	56,575	14,400				25,750		201,925
1999	88,925	38,900	17,650				16,500		161,975
2000	118,975	28,025	12,050				17,725		176,775
2001	98,425	25,425	9,600				300		133,750
2002	86,850	23,425	49,800						160,075
2003	82,975	15,625	59,250			1,725			159,575
2004	63,450	20,500	71,525			5,325			160,800
2005	63,925	36,575	65,200	125		3,525			169,350
2006	56,675	24,750	61,025	3,275		3,050			148,775
2007	52,225	18,825	55,925	2,775		1,350			131,100
2008	32,550	14,800	86,325	1,200		1,450			136,325
2009	12,800	2,950	36,500			225			52,475
2010	21,025	1,425	64,050						86,500
2011	6,525	1,900	64,925						73,350
2012	28,475		48,250	26,275					103,000
2013	44,000		24,525	37,225	300				106,050
2014	47,650		22,275	31,725	1,875				103,525

De Ville / DTS / XTS: The Deville model range goes back to 1958 and the 7th generation De Ville came out in 1994, using a platform shared by the Seville. This large premium car was replaced by the 8th and final of this nameplate in 2000. From 2005 it became the DTS, and from 2012 the XTS. The XTS is smaller than its predecessor but it also replaces the STS.

Seville / STS / XTS: The mid sized Seville started life in 1975, this list encompassing the 4th generation that was released in 1992. After the 5th generation that was produced between 1998 and 2004, it became the STS. US production ended in 2011 and in China 2013. The XTS replaced it and the DTS, with production shown under the latter model. 

Eldorado / CTS: I recall having a Dinky car Eldorado, yellow and a convertible. I think it was the 54-56 2nd generation model. I digress. The name started way back in 1952, and by 1992, the 10th generation was being made. It was the last in the series and by now they were shorter in length than earlier examples. By now it was classified as a 2-door coupé with what I consider the best looking with clean lines. The CTS came in 2002 and the 3rd incarnation came out in 2014 as a mid sized 4-door car.

BLS / ATS: The BLS was a compact premium car based around the Saab 9-3. Made in Sweden, it came as a 4-door car and 5-door wagon. It was a poor seller and GM must have lost millions on it. It was made between 2005 and 2009. It was also assembled in Russia and I am unsure if the above figures include those from Russia and why 2009 production is nowhere to be found. Then came the US made ATS in 2012.

ELR: This unusual inclusion into the range is an up market plug-in hybrid compact coupé. What a mouthful! The drive train is based on the Chevy Volts and the car sells in tiny numbers as expected I'm sure.

Allanté / XLR: This compact 2-seater roadster had its body panels made in Italy by Pininfarina, which were then flown to the US to have the chassis and engine fitted. It was made form 1986 to 1993, so just made the list above. It was revived in 2003 as a halo model named the XLR.

Catera: Made in Germany, this large 4-door car was the same as the Omega model sold in Europe. The engine was made in the UK and transmission France, making it a pan-European effort. It went from 1998 to 2001.

Fleetwood: The last model to be considered here ran from 1984 to 1996, which was a large premium model. The first generation was produced either as a 2-door coupé and 4-door car, the 2nd generation from 1993 a car only.

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Sweden Car Sales By Brand : 1985-89

The Volvo 480 from 1986-1995

Sales continued to improve, having passed 200,000 in 1982, the 300,000 mark was broken just five years later in 1987. Volvo had 27.0% share of the market in 1985, but it had dropped to 21.7% for both 1988 and 1989. Saab fared worse, with 14.3% in 1980 but only 8.4% in 1989 and in the process losing over 40% of its share. Ford took 2nd spot by default as it lost quite a lot of percentage as well.

Japanese brands started to gain in this period after stalling in the early 80's. In fact most smaller brands gained ground on the biggest five makes. Things looked good, but there was trouble ahead. The economy had overheated in the mid to late 80's and 1989 saw the beginning of a strong decline in car sales.

	Brand	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
	Volvo	71,135	64,630	72,492	74,626	66,576
	Ford	28,571	29,944	34,299	35,921	28,629
	Saab	27,352	29,590	30,202	27,083	25,800
	Opel	26,770	24,317	31,077	28,940	24,775
	VW	20,123	20,146	23,381	26,205	21,596
	Toyota	12,305	18,080	22,779	26,057	20,856
	Mazda	12,018	12,707	13,879	19,909	15,852
	Audi	11,417	10,900	14,319	16,103	15,762
	Nissan	8,363	15,019	18,059	20,349	15,493
	Mitsubishi	2,485	2,346	3,616	8,339	11,554
	Peugeot	3,873	4,503	6,637	10,148	10,688
	Mercedes	10,271	7,906	7,949	10,091	8,914
	BMW	4,429	4,503	5,739	6,278	7,053
	Renault	2,683	3,484	5,072	4,984	5,128
	Fiat	3,918	4,687	5,777	6,255	5,120
	Citroën	3,101	2,999	4,355	4,837	5,032
	Honda	3,518	3,997	4,106	5,819	4,989
	Suzuki	611	1,123	2,428	3,769	3,107
	Subaru	1,552	1,497	1,772	1,766	2,243
	Alfa Romeo	1,148	1,243	1,302	1,188	1,890
	Daihatsu	1,498	1,586	1,706	1,298	1,532
	Lada/VAZ	1,586	1,789	2,645	1,790	1,170
	GM US	30	62	272	662	1,049
	Chrysler		7	9	239	901
	Isuzu		15	139	518	603
	Porsche	455	461	429	267	275
	Jaguar	35	34	110	190	205
	Lancia	3,274	2,169	1,165	109	62
	Skoda	332	170	98	44	4
	Others	180	156	137	179	246
	Total	263,033	270,070	315,950	343,963	307,104

Data source: ABStatistik.

All other articles in the series: 1950-54, 1955-59, 1960-64, 1965-69, 1970-74,
1975-79, 1980-84, 1990-94, 1995-99, 2000-04, 2005-09, and 2010-14.

The Saab 9000 from 1984-1998