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Motors Shuts Down Cadillac Plant for a Week, Reports WSJ
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General Motors Shuts Down Cadillac Plant for a Week, Reports WSJ
The Wall Street Journal reports that General Motors Corporation has shut down a plant that makes solely Cadillac motor vehicles, due to a big inventory glut. It says that GM has, in the U.S., a 138-day supply of Cadillac STS sedans, a 133-day supply of Cadillac CTS sedans, an 83-day supply of Cadillac Escalade sport utility vehicles, and an overall 115-day supply of Cadillac motor vehicles sitting in dealership and factory lots across the country. This compares with a normal GM 60-day supply and an earlier reported typical Toyota 30-day supply.
General Motors' Cadillac line has the lowest 1996-2000 Reliability Percentrank average, .13, of all major motor vehicle lines sold in the U.S. The second lowest is .15, for the Volkswagen line; however, VW's luxury line Audi has a 1996-2000 RPA of .36. For comparison, Ford's Lincoln's 1996-2000 RPA is .51, and Toyota's Lexus' 1996-2000 RPA is .92.
GM's Cadillac line has been rather insulated from the U.S. consumer shift toward quality, but these numbers suggest that this insulation may be wearing thin.
Source for Cadillac shutdown and inventory glut: "GM Plans Cadillac Production Cut," The Wall Street Journal, February 24, 2005, p. D5
Source for Reliability Percentrank averages: Table I-MVRP
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