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YupYupYup · 07-15-2008, 11:55 AM

This is a knee-jerk reaction by a bunch of journalist bozos who do not want Cadillac to succeed in Europe. Funny how they never provided this sort of "advice" when Cadillac had really bad product. But now with the new CTS and various upcoming models that will follow the CTS success, they do not want Caddy in Europe. Simply put, they will make great competition (once they get their marketing and distribution act together) for BMW and Mercedes, as well as many others. Cadillac has already shamed the Euro brands in various racing series (CTS-R, anyone?) and even BMW execs have been on record as saying Cadillac poses a threat to them.

Focusing on Russia, as AN so gladly advised , would just give AN more fodder for the fire...They would denounce Cadillac as a gangster (Russia, anyone?) brand that lacks any sort of sophistication for the more "educated" among us. They would complain how Cadillac is not in Europe where the real compeition is, maybe even laughing their exit out of the market.

Cadillac MUST be in Europe, whether AN likes it or not.

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YupYupYup 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 696	Re: AN Comment: Cadillac Should Pull Out Of Europe; 07 Sales In 28 Countries Just 3K This is a knee-jerk reaction by a bunch of journalist bozos who do not want Cadillac to succeed in Europe. Funny how they never provided this sort of "advice" when Cadillac had really bad product. But now with the new CTS and various upcoming models that will follow the CTS success, they do not want Caddy in Europe. Simply put, they will make great competition (once they get their marketing and distribution act together) for BMW and Mercedes, as well as many others. Cadillac has already shamed the Euro brands in various racing series (CTS-R, anyone?) and even BMW execs have been on record as saying Cadillac poses a threat to them. Focusing on Russia, as AN so gladly advised , would just give AN more fodder for the fire...They would denounce Cadillac as a gangster (Russia, anyone?) brand that lacks any sort of sophistication for the more "educated" among us. They would complain how Cadillac is not in Europe where the real compeition is, maybe even laughing their exit out of the market. Cadillac MUST be in Europe, whether AN likes it or not.