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BigThreeForever · 07-15-2008, 10:59 AM

During my time in the UK, I have only ever seen three modern-era Cadillacs on the road.

One was a BLS with dealer demonstrator license plates. One was a CTS registered to a Swiss diplomat in Mayfair and the final model, a 1999 or 2000 Seville STS, belonged to an American expatriate from Chicago who loved his Caddies . . .

A dealership network that barely exists . . . products which simply aren't EVER advertised . . . and a name unknown to most Europeans (except in a 1950s Elvis sort of folk memory) and you have the recipe for oblivion.

Also, this is the land of BMW-Mercedes-Audi. Even the mighty Lexus struggles here.

07-15-2008, 10:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
BigThreeForever 3.8 Liter V6 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Middle TN Drives: 1996 Silverado, 1990 Grand Marquis, 1994 Caprice W Posts: 349	Re: AN Comment: Cadillac Should Pull Out Of Europe; 07 Sales In 28 Countries Just 3K During my time in the UK, I have only ever seen three modern-era Cadillacs on the road. One was a BLS with dealer demonstrator license plates. One was a CTS registered to a Swiss diplomat in Mayfair and the final model, a 1999 or 2000 Seville STS, belonged to an American expatriate from Chicago who loved his Caddies . . . A dealership network that barely exists . . . products which simply aren't EVER advertised . . . and a name unknown to most Europeans (except in a 1950s Elvis sort of folk memory) and you have the recipe for oblivion. Also, this is the land of BMW-Mercedes-Audi. Even the mighty Lexus struggles here. __________________ Take heart. Do not be dejected. Remember, the US still has a world-class fast food industry. McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, Pizza Hut . . . American industrial might!