Cadillac XTS Sales Jump 34 Percent To 2,653 Units In November 2016
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Cadillac XTS deliveries in the United States totaled 2,653 units in November 2016, an increase of 34 percent compared to the 1,976 units sold in November 2015. In the first 11 months of 2016, sales of the full-size luxury sedan are down 5 percent to 19,042 units.
Sales Numbers - Cadillac XTS - November 2016 - United States
| MODEL | NOV 16 / NOV 15 | NOVEMBER 16 | NOVEMBER 15 | YTD 16 / YTD 15 | YTD 16 | YTD 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XTS | +34.26% | 2,653 | 1,976 | -4.99% | 19,042 | 20,042 |
In Canada, the XTS recorded 77 deliveries in November 2016, up 20.7 percent compared to November 2015. In the first 11 months of the year, XTS sales totaled 620 units in Canada, down more than 10 percent compared to the first eleven months of 2015.
Sales Numbers - Cadillac XTS - November 2016 - Canada
| MODEL | NOV 16 / NOV 15 | NOVEMBER 16 | NOVEMBER 15 | YTD 16 / YTD 15 | YTD 16 | YTD 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XTS | +20.73% | 99 | 82 | -10.27% | 620 | 691 |
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The group that follows this site knows that I have always been a fan of the XTS . For a car that was pushed to market as the replacement for the DTS I think this car is what a Cadillac should be . It doesn’t profess to be a S-Class fighter or 7-series BMW , just plain Cadillac . It’s not perfect but what car really is . The interior could use a refresh which is coming and updates to the exterior too which just might help customers give it a second look . Cadillac really does need to hold on to it until something else like the CT7 or 8 show up .
And the price isn’t out of this world when you look at what you get for the sticker .
Will this car steal sales from the CT6 for people that don’t want a somewhat sporty car with a stiffer suspension but a smooth riding car that will get them to the grocery store or trips to see family . Maybe in small numbers it will .
Lets wait till the refreshening and then watch the numbers .
Could not have said it better myself.
Cadillac should creat a powerfull RWD car with a smooth plush ride like back in the good ol days….to be honest the XTS does a good job being a Buick….I think the upcoming car above the CT6 should be a CT7 that is a $90K car that compeats with the S class 550 and the CT8 should be a $150-200k rang Maybach 600 fighter….the CT6 should be the smallest car and anything smaller than the CT6 isn’t what Caddilac is….Cadillac should be a brand with big comfy Amarecan styled cars….car like the ATS and CTS are too small for Cadillac and doesn’t belong to Cadillac….they did mention that thare will be 2 or 3 cars above the CT6.
I think the key to the success of this car even though it is going to be a transitional car owes to its beautiful and elegant interior and that it is very useful in general without being too large
ci2Y made a good point. Why is it that the old fashion XTS that was supposed to die is doing better then the same priced CTS? The issue here as much as I hate to admit, is that the buying public is not ready to accept Cadillac as a M-b or BMW fighter. There making some of the best cars ever, yet the only 2 real sellers are FWD vehicles in the XT5 and XTS and of course the blinged out Escalade. As much as I love Cadillac things do not look good for this division, at least not right now until they hopefully get some new and exciting products launched.
This really needs to tell GMs inept management and executive force that maybe, just maybe they really don’t have the answers on how to make Cadillac the Standerd Of The World again. In fact they are turning it into a comedy act. Excellent products that no one wants. ,, horrific advertising for a generation of people that are not even interested in cars, a confusing and foregettble naming set up and the blunders go on and on.. Lincoln this is your chance to catch up.
But, but, but – the “GM Authority take” just 2 days ago, on the 27.5% decline in ATS sales was that the ATS was a “great car” but that people were buying SUVs instead of sedans. Funny how the XTS is a sedan, and sales are up 34%. What happened to the “it’s not an SUV” reasoning?
The reality is that Cadillac customers don’t like the ATS because it is cramped and hard-riding, and the people who like cramped hard-riding cars don’t like it because it doesn’t have a German badge. Yet the XTS and Escalade are roomy and relatively comfortable riding – the traditional Cadillac virtues – and sales are doing extremely well.
My “take” on “the GM Authority take”, is that the “GM Authority” writers favor “sporty riding” cars and the WISH the public had the same interest in that type of car too. So they insist that if Cadillac will just build sporty-riding cars, to the exclusion of all else, then eventually the public will come around to see the wisdom of this type of ride. The reality is that 85% of the public just wants to get from point A to point B in comfort, style, and reliability, and does not care about having the ability to drive like a maniac – darting in and out of traffic, jackrabbit starts and stops – or at high speeds on extremely winding mountain roads.
The important thing is to differentiate between personal taste and what the public wants. The public is speaking with their wallets on what it wants from Cadillac, yet the so-called “enthusiasts” make all sorts of excuses as to why an unsuitable car (for Cadillac) like the ATS is not selling.
I think they should leave the Alpha platform to Chevy and Buick and kill off the ATS and CTS….plus Cadillac should just sell roomy and comfortable CUVs in the future and let the sedans die out.
XTS sales numbers speak for themselves. Sales in Nov were more than double those of the CT6. The CT6 isn’t a horrible car, quite the contrary. But for the money, the XTS is a pretty good buy when shopping for a larger, luxury sedan — when compared with the car that was supposed to replace it. As previously stated, not all luxury vehicle owners are canyon carving at supra-legal speeds where extra-firm suspension is desirable. I loved my CTS-V; it could pass just about anything – except a gas station. The XTS gets me to work for two weeks on a single tank, with plenty of power – and with regular grade gas.
Both cars are parked side-by-side in dealer lots and showrooms, and the buying public (so far) has voted with their wallets and chosen the XTS. The fact that GM has decided to extend its life and freshen it up, proving there’s still money to be made from the XTS.
Great post CCClarke. Interesting that you’ve recently owned a CTS-V and now an XTS.
What Cadillac/GM should do is to understand what sells – for them – rather than thinking of what they think “should” sell. I recall that Uwe Ellinghaus (chief marketer at Cadillac) said that even though the Escalade sells incredibly well, it doesn’t represent the future of the brand, or something like that. Like he doesn’t care that the Escalade makes gobs of money, is in such high demand that production can barely keep up, even as his beloved ATS and CTS languish at the dealerships – even with massive rebates. If the Escalade and XTS are what sell for Cadillac, then make more of those and fewer of the cars that don’t sell well.
I’m reminded of the Wrigley story. Wrigley at one point made baking powder as their primary product. Then they decided to include a package of chewing gum with each can of baking powder. Soon people bought the baking powder to get the gum. Wrigley realized that the gum was more popular with the public than the baking powder, so he stopped making baking powder to make only chewing gum. Today Wrigley has a massive chewing gum empire. Imagine if he’d said “well that’s nice that they like our chewing gum, but that’s not the future of this company” a la Ellinghaus. At some point you have to recognize what sells, not what you thought would sell. Will Cadillac management ever wake up to this?
Uwe is the worst thing to happen to Cadillac. He is 100 percent out of touch with Cadillac and it shows with sales. Him and his comical marketing team are attempting to go after a generation (millenials) that have no once so ever interest in Cadillac. Find many that are even interested in driving cars or style, class, or prestege. This man needs to go. I will say the jury is still out on JDN because we need to see what products he has in the pipeline.
But he can get rid of that marketing team. Also these sales numbers along with the renewed interest in the new Continental, should help shape Cadillacs future products and marketing. I cannot understand JDN and Barra’s way of thinking that you can change Cadillac into something its not. Lets face it, Lincoln is not up to par quality wise with Cadillac. But I will give them 100 percent credit for going back to thier roots with not only the naming of the Continental but also thier marketing which plays on glamourus quite luxury with well dressed people in nice suits at nice locations. Not a bunch of unshaven scrappy looking hipsters walking on a city block next to a CT6.
I am not saying it will work for Lincoln just yet, but its a huge step in the right direction and Cadillac/GM should be taking notice.
RWD cars arnt selling well and sedans arnt selling well……the FWD CUVs are outselling the RWD cars….nobody is buying the ATS and CTS and thare wasting money on them….I thing they should get rid of the Alpha platform and replace the Omega platform with a high-end FWD or AWD platform after the Omega platform makes its run.
Too each his or her own but the ATS is not a harsh riding Cadillac people have it out to be, although the ones I’ve driven had ’17 inch rims with the lower end Collection package without magnetic ride suspension. Although the car is not uncomfortable, it is tight for what it is.
IMO, what is hurting the ATS are several factors: (1) it is the first generation for a car that is not a tweener like the 1st. & 2nd. gen CTS offering an entry-level price with a mid-size package. The ATS is a small car with a price similar to the competition. Also, the car is impractical for what it is. The next generation model will hopefully correct the interior packaging. Also, you guys need to consider whenever a brand new competitor comes out competing first time in the competition full-time, majority of the time, they are not going to sell well starting off, although there are exceptions for those that broke that rule. If you look at the first generation models of the competition, none sold well starting off;, (2) The headlights on the ATS looks like crap. You have to upgrade to Luxury (on coupe) and Performance to get LED lights and HID headlights on the sedan which is ridiculous. The entry-level competitors mostly have them as stand-a-lone options and standard in some ways on most of the competitors. Hopefully this will be remedied on the next gen. model;, (3) The ATS is aging now while the fresher competitors are coming out with a car more modern and up-to-date. There is no V-Sport on the ATS and that should have been remedied in ’16 as a ’17 model but wasn’t;, (4) Cadillac’s image and perception is still not equal to Mercedes and BMW along with Audi and in some ways Lexus. More than likely, it could take a 3rd generation model with modest improvements for each generation to put it on buyers’ lists; (5) and last but not least, the combined Cadillac and Chevy stores could be an issue as well.
So for those who are making arguments that the ATS is making a BMW wannabee, I don’t see it. How is it that all of the sudden BMW own the patent of handling and sportiness but yet, no one complains about them dialing back on handling and sportiness that supposed to made them great in the first place on their current models, yet they continue to sell well, even better? Cadillac can make a car that is comfortable to drive and can handle better than most of the competitors. Look at the CT6. Although it may not be flagship caliber, monthly sells indicate, most people like the car. So therefore, saying Cadillac is trying to be a BMW wannabee is a silly argument. Funny how people complain that Cadillac was boring cars back in the 80s and 90s, now Cadillac is producing cars better than the competition in several ways, people still bitch and complain that they are not true Cadillacs. What does that mean they are not true Cadillacs? IMO the truest Cadillacs are from the pre ’70s and current Art and Science models from early ’00s to current models. Cadillac build garbage mostly in the ’70s – ’90s which cause them being neglected by the general public in the first place. Although not perfect, the current Cadillacs are the best yet but its legacy is damaged due to neglect back thru several decades.
I’m not against any automaker who chooses to make all RWD or FWD line-up or have a little bit of both but have some consistency if they chooses to do both and Cadillac is an another example who did an excellent job with their mismatch line-up of being consistent with one another on steering feel and handling from the ATS to the Escalade. Although handling is more tighter on RWD than it is on FWD due to weight balance of 50/50 closer on RWD versue FWD which is front heavy, Cadillac did a fine job on the XTS, XT5, late ELR and body-on-frame Escalade. So there is consistency within all the brands so what do you expect especially coming from a company like GM who is still messed-up themselves in some ways. There is still work to be done here. You can do so much from a company who recover from bankruptcy ’09.
I also like the looks of the XTS and find it to be a gorgeous automobile in-spite of it being FWD. I think Cadillac should hang on to the car as much as possible for those who want a large luxury sedan with value in it.
I’m bias but I do prefer RWD because the proportions on the side profile with the front wheels extending out near the end of the front of the car/in front of the axle. To me, it is what a beautiful designing luxury car should look like. But again, it all depends on the design. And back to the FWD with XTS, Cadillac has a winning formula with the looks of the XTS which seems to work in their favor. The DTS looked good but I thought that it looked odd in profile and it did not look right for such a long car with a slightly long hood sitting on the wheels which was behind the axle closer to the A pillar. I’m glad that car is gone and I could not see myself own that car anyway.
People can form their opinion anyway they want but the car critics are people like we are too and they drive all kind of cars. Although most of them, I agree with, some I don’t agree with. The best critic is yourself and you have to go out and test drive the cars to determined which is right for you.
I have driven the second generation CTS, while a very good car, it did not blow me away. The third gen. CTS is an altogether different car. Even the ATS is better than the earlier CTS because it is lighter than the Sigma based CTS. But anyway, what I am saying is that it is a buyers market and there are room for all kind of cars in regards of who is winning the popularity contest with his or her money.
I am in the pre-own market for a car and looking at anything from an extry-level to mid-level luxury sedan to bread-n-butter small to mid-size sedan with few SUVs in mind this month. I would love to own the ’13-’14 ATS and second gen. CTS but, unfortunately, they did not live up to my expectations due to lack of certain things and features like for several examples, I want on the car like a sunroof, HID headlights, more than adequate power and fuel efficiency (second gen. CTS) thanks to most of the lower end trims flooding the preowned car market. Although Cadillac is getting better, Cadillac needs to sweat the details with better engines and transmission tweaking combinations particularly back then but didn’t. Right now, they are on point so no criticism there. Right now the previous gen Hyundai Genesis refresh models from ’12-’14 is on the list, previous gen. Infiniti G37 (Q40), Mazda 3, 6 and some of the brands SUVs, Chrysler 200 and maybe throw in the 300 also is on my shopping list of preown cars to choose from. I may consider looking at the Buick Regal and Lacrosse models as preowned as well along with the Ford Fusion and Focus too. And I might throw in Subaru and Lincoln MKZ (new model for ’13) also. But depending on how things go with features and financing, any of the cars listed above, I will be satisfied with in-spite of them not being direct competitors because it is a buyers market and I am a car enthusiasts in general.
I got a hindsight question for the XTS fans. If it was originally released as GM’s first Voltec model (with XTS’s size), what would you think of it versus what it is?
If Cadillac is smart, I don’t think people need to be anxious over product overlaps.
My thinking is, they catch up building an array of utilities. Then, the omega-based cars would have more in common with the powerful larger SUV/CUV’s. The smaller RWD-based stuff can be more racy and fun, where they see fit. The smaller CUV’s could be Voltec and EVs, and then bridge from that to electric technology big cruisers (I’d at least like to see a concept big convertible EV).
My point is, it shouldn’t be undesirable for Caddy to make impressive cars for different buyers. Figuring out who buys is the tricky part.
Matt wrote: “My point is, it shouldn’t be undesirable for Caddy to make impressive cars for different buyers. Figuring out who buys is the tricky part.”
Perhaps, but is “we make impressive cars” enough to signify a brand? Most brands try to establish a certain set of values, in the minds of the public. Cadillac used to mean cars that were roomy, comfortable-riding, well-powered, stylish exteriors, with luxury interiors (only plush leather seats, the latest in electronics, etc.). The few missteps along the way resulted from going against the brand – i.e. the Cimarron, a tiny car for Cadillac, rebadged Chevy Cavalier.
Today some feel that the values of Cadillac should be strictly sporty, rather than traditional Cadillac luxury. Those folks don’t care if the car is cramped or the ride is hard, as long as the cars are RWD and sport-tuned so that they can take tight turns at fast speed. They don’t want Cadillac to offer anything for the traditional Cadillac buyer, because that supposedly confuses the issue of what the brand should be.
Personally I would not be against an electric powered Cadillac, as I don’t think this conflicts with the traditional Cadillac values that made the brand great (i.e. the top American luxury brand, and best selling luxury car in the USA until 1999). However, one of the strengths of traditional Cadillacs is as a luxury long-distance highway cruiser, and the limitations of electric refueling might be a problem in that area. Solve the refueling problem, and then absolutely Cadillac could make electric powered cars. Also realize that the electric power must be strong, as Cadillacs should never be remotely underpowered (another long-term Cadillac value).
that’s the problem with today’s Cadillac brand…..thare going ero, tight, cramped and sporty these days. and thare watering down the same A&S design theme that has been around for the past forever it’s just the same ol song over and over again….the new Caddys look like boring bars of soap compared to the old Caddys…..Cadillac needs to go back to the old way again.