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Cadillac Confirms That Omega Flagship Will Be Built In Detroit-Hamtramck

As we’ve stated before, General Motors’ Cadillac division will construct its new flagship at the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant, alongside the Chevrolet Volt and Impala, 2016 Buick LaCrosse, and Cadillac ELR. Expected to be based on the new Omega platform, the upcoming Cadillac flagship is part of a previously announced $384 million investment in the facility, while also being the fourth Cadillac in production to be built in Michigan, out of seven vehicles total. Five of the seven are currently built in America, though that number is anticipated to grow.

Volume-wise, we expect around 20,000 Cadillac flagships to be built for its inaugural year. That’s enough units to go toe-to-toe with the segment-leading Mercedes-Benz S-Class. You read it here first. Secondly, the big Cadillac will debut at a high-profile auto show during the first-half of next year, and will be in dealerships by Q4 2015.

Now, we’ve stood by the facts that the Omega-based Cadillac flagship (codenamed O1SL) will be called ‘LTS,’ however multiple sources and reports have told us that the name may not stick for the 2016-model-year Cadillac. What could it be? This might be one of the best-kept secrets of the full-size RWD sedan. But if we had to put our chips on a name, we could see either the Ciel or Elmiraj badge replacing the Cadillac LTS name. Both names were well-received, and both represented breathtaking Cadillac flagship concepts.

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  1. Glad to see this car is becoming more and more of a reality, but why build it at Detroit-Hamtramck? Its a RWD platform going to be built among FWD vehicles. I think that to further separate the brand from GM, like what they are doing by moving to NYC, all Cadillac vehicles should be built at an all Cadillac facility. The exception would have to be the Escalade, seeing as it is the only truck based vehicle in the Cadillac portfolio. But the CTS and ATS already are together. Make the facility specialize in Cadillac quality and host the Alpha and Omega based Cadillacs. ATS, CTS, compact crossover, SRX (long shot) all on Alpha, built along LTS and the three row crossover on Omega. The ELR and XTS’s days are numbered (sad for the ELR) and this would just further Cadillacs credentials. I know because of cost and platform sharing among brands that this won’t happen, but I think it should.

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    1. I Don’t think the ELR & the XTS are goung away anytime soon.

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      1. The XTS is likely going to stay as fleet only vehicle, but the ELR is GONE.

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  2. I Totally 100% agree with David, but Imma take it a Step Further, they should hve an All Cadillac Truck Division with the Escalade, the Mid Size Suv and consider bringing back the EXT, Luv that Truck, but like David mentioned again, it’s All about the Quality Control and Attention to Detail and I just don’t see it going down the Detroit-Hamtramck line!!!!!

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  3. Well guys we have till 4th quarter next year to become ballers

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    1. And try to start working harder and become business owners.

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      1. I hate comments like that. Oh your not rich? you dont work hard.. ^^^ dumbass

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        1. Well how else would one get a car like the LTS? Certainly not by playing the lottery, and in johnls_39’s case, by white-collar means.

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        2. Don’t know why you got offended by that. How else you going to afford a $75,000 car like that? The only people who own cars like that are physicians, attorney’s, CEOs, presidents, entrepreneurs and celebrities who all worked hard.

          And I am sure a lot of people don’t like the word “baller” since that word has a negative image to a lot of people. So as I’m concerned, you are acting like a dumbass.

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  4. I too believe it’ll provide better product manufacturing and distribution of the LTS if it and other Cadillac models were built in a separate facility. Perhaps sometime down the road Mr. de Nysschen may lobby for such to occur in keeping with his plan to further distinguish Cadillac from its corporate siblings. But I could care less where they build the LTS, as long as it’s being built PERIOD! And that it lives up to the high standards of a high luxury sedan!

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  5. While the separate plant would be nice it is just not feasible at this time. Also how many people that would consider Cadillac even knows where they are built. I bet even on this web site half the people here would not get them all.

    I would rather see the money that would be used to build a separate more costly plant to take it and try to bring more unique engines and items to the car. Also take that extra money and invest it into higher quality things in the car that people touch and feel.

    Until you get the details fully right on the car and make the car better than anyone else I think the money on a more expensive production site would be better spent on the car to make it the best bar none.

    Todays multi lines build many cars for many MFG so I really think to most while it would be good bragging rights it matters little to others.

    I know we are saddled with a Chevy engine. While a very good engine I would like to see them tune it to a level only Cadillac has. Also lose the plastic cover and dress the engine in aluminum and stainless to look something like the Sixteen.

    Lets face it this is not a Rolls and we are not doing hand crafting here. The Benz line is no more impressive than the Impala.

    The bottom line is this money could do more good in the car than about the car.

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    1. It’s not so much about the consumer knowing where the car is built as it is about build quality. A $100,000 cadillac flagship should go through a much more extensive and detailed inspection and quality control process than the $25,000 impala rolling off the line next to it. This car is in a whole other realm of manufacturing, build quality, and consumer, that it and the brand need a facility focused on upper luxury, solely the cadillac brand if it is to truly beat the Germans.

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      1. GM can do these quality checks anywhere the car is built and only any line. To be honest if you are familiar with the build processes used in the industry they are very extensive and generally are no different from the largest high priced cars to the average sedan. Much of the process is done buy computer controlled machines that are at a go no go tolerance for assembly. They are more true and consistent than one man doing the work.

        The one area that the higher price cars do get a little more attention is in the paint show for defect inspection and in the area of cutting leather but that one is even now being scanned by computers at many of the German companies.

        The key is to get the quality of materials and design into the car as assembly defects are very low anymore. It is the after I get the car and use it then experience a design defect.

        This part is often anymore being handled buy selling many new GM products in China first. Many times defects show up there and are never noticed here and they are more forgiving there. That is why on may cars we see such low defects at delivery here and less first year issues as we once did.

        If anything I think the Impala which cost more than $25K now should have the same attention to detail as the $100K Car. There is no excuse for factory defects anymore.

        My last 4 GM vehicles both came through with zero defects at delivery and zero paint defects in the finish.

        I did have a failed tires sensor in one later and a mirror memory issue on one 3 years later.

        The kind of quality you are asking for is not all that difficult to achieve anymore. The area were things fall down are generally in a poor design or supplier and both seldom show up at delivery.

        the way cars are built today is much different from back when you needed to comb a car with a fine tooth comb because of all the assembly defects. Heck when Corvettes left St Louis nearly all had to have some paint and body repair a the dealer before delivery. Today that is no longer true.

        The only thing they could step up is more had crafted parts like the grill on a Rolls or pin stripe that only one guy does but with their volume and price point these luxuries are just not practical on the present and LTS model.

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        1. I say hell no for the pin stripes that makes the car’s profile look bad. Don’t encourage anyone by offering them back which you hardly see on cars anymore. Cars look a lot better without them.

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  6. What are you talking about? The pin stipe statement was only about some of the hand craftsmanship that still goes on at Rolls. It is one of few things done by hand yet there since BMW took over.

    I never said or would want a Stipe on the Cadillac with their new styling.

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    1. I thought you was talking about the stripes on the exterior. My bad.

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