Final Cadillac ATS Rolls Off The Assembly Line
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The final Cadillac ATS Coupe has rolled off the assembly line at General Motors’ Lansing Grand River production facility, marking the end for the short-lived luxury compact car.
GM discontinued the ATS Sedan last year, however the ATS Coupe continued on for one more model year. As our sister site Cadillac Society reports, the final ATS Coupe produced was a 2019 model year vehicle finished in Silver Ice Metallic. The order number for the vehicle is WPZPNC and it has a VIN ending in K0131548.
For what it’s worth, the final ATS Sedan featured Caught Red Handed exterior paint. It was tagged with order number WBVFZK and a VIN ending in J0185841.
GM first introduced the Cadillac ATS for the 2013 model year, targeting established entries in the segment like the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. It was built around Cadillac’s sharp-handling Alpha platform and had standard rear-wheel drive, with all-wheel drive optional on all models except for the range-topping ATS-V.
The ATS Sedan was offered with four engine choices: a 2.5L LCV four-cylinder, a turbocharged 2.0L LTG four-cylinder, a naturally-aspirated 3.6L V6 LFX and the twin-turbocharged 3.6L V6 LF4 for the ATS-V. The 2.5L engine was eventually dropped from the lineup, with the 2.0-liter turbo serving as the new base engine. The 2.5-liter was also never offered in the Coupe – only the Sedan.
The new Cadillac CT4 indirectly replaces the Cadillac ATS, while the Cadillac CT5 serves as a replacement for the larger CTS, production of which ended last month. The CT5 is uniquely positioned in its segment, serving as a rival to the 3 Series and C Class but also being slightly larger than those compact offerings.
Source: Cadillac Society
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No crying here! My 2014 ATS Premium allowed me to become a friend of the service department with a reserved seat in the lounge! Far and away the most problematic vehicle I have ever owned. Believe the car had 6-7 recalls alone! Sad because it was a looker and handled extremely well!
Yep no crying here either !!
I love the look and the handling of our ATS – 2.0T – AWD, but the car is just junk !!
Recalls – Satisfaction letters of parts waiting to fail – Broken rims – Leaky rear end – De,laminated CUE screen, just a very poorly executed vehicle.
Our ATS transmission just cant figure out how to shift but its the 6 speed so the 8 might be better ?
And like I said I love the look!!!
I like the CT4 front but prefer the ATS rear !!
Anyway our next sedan will be the CT5 – 3.0TT or 2.7T or the Audi A4, we will test drive both the same day when possible, but the A4 is far and away better than our ATS and cheaper than the new ATS.
We will see.
I got a used 2016 ATS this last Tuesday. Its the first car I’ve ever bought under my own name (my previous one was a hand-me-down). I love the thing to death, as I’ve wanted a red Cadi since I was 11, which means half my life. Buying whats close to your dream car as a first car feels very good.
Congrats on the car, great first car!!
So much potential missed in my opinion. The current V should have been a v-sport model, the ats-v should have had the LT1 and of course like all Cadillac products the marketing was horrible. Also looked like caddy gave up on the ants when there was no real refresh.
Not many will miss it.
I’ve had 2 fantastic CTS’s (2008 and 2011) and a SRX because I needed the space. But I always thought the scale and lines of the ATS sedan were the best. It was a great car, and now a great value on the re-sale market. I’m excited for my new CT5 at the end of the year though!
Looks like the Germans won the war as they’re still standing with the 3 series, C CLASS and A4…
Great looking car, excellent entry level pricing and dealers were well stocked with entry level cars, for the performance enthusiast it offered a lot unfortunately for the average driver the harsh ride, tight cabin and not the most comfortable seating meant one and done for most leasors/buyers from mid 2014 on sales just trended downward. JMO
Sad day. Definitely my favorite late-model Caddy.
Sorry, I have rued the day since I purchased my 2016 ATS, the ride is stiff and not caddy-like at all. Anyone thinking about one needs to find the roughest pavement to test drive.
It was a “sports” sedan or coupe. Ride is harsh. SEE: BMW M2 M3 sports sedan =harsh. Why can’t Caddy make a Sports sedan and move into the 21st century? If you wand soft get a XTS sedan and waddle your way to the supermarket? If you like yo drive get a ATS-V oh right sorry to late. I’m done.
This will probably be my last entry about my 2016 ATS-V Coupe. Leased it in later 2015, Gray with black Recaro seat interior. I turned in my 2011 M3 Coupe and was thrilled with this car and still am. I bought it off my lease so hopefully this won’t be the kiss of death. Handled better than and is still faster than many high performance cars out there. I still love it and would not be able to get into something this fast for under $80,000.00 No serious problems what so ever, except now the 8 speed Transmission is giving me that slipping issue. I have found out that this could be a problem. It is still under warranty and I am taking it in next week. We shall see about that. Great looking coupe. People don’t know what kind of car it is but ask and say they like it, great marketing GM. Interior and CUE suck no denying that. But I am going to keep it for a while and see what happens with it. Always puts a smile on my face when I drive it. Faster than a Bat out of Hell. RIP ATS-V and ATS. What can I say about GM. Strange way they do business.
A vehicle with so much potential to build upon. It’s replacement (CT4) doesn’t leave me hopeful. It’s basically a re-skinning of the same car and then priced downmarket to compete in a different size class. IMO, that’s not a winning approach for a luxury marque unless the brand is making a bold move to establish a new approach with a superior product.
I buy my ATS 2015 all wheels drive in July 2017 it was use with 2346 kilometers. The dealer buy it from a succession. I gave in the exchange a Audi A 4 2011 with 136000 km never had a problem except the front bearing wheels and a great use of oil. Audi
never accept to correct the problem. It is my first american car since many years. I LOVE MY ATS. great look, great suspension,
and the brembo brakes . The 2.0 litre engine is superb and it dont drink oil. The torque of the engine at 295 lbs is great.
Now i am am waiting the new CT5. It must have the same suspension, the same brakes. and the same engine with great torques
I hope GM learned a lot with the ATS on what to do and not do. The ATS was a very nice compact luxury sedan and coupe, but was not fully realized. While superb in its driving dynamics, it didnt reach the bar when it came to comparative quality materials and control. The instrument panel for example was a joke for its segment, fit and finish not up to par, CUE wasnt fully ready for prime time, and other little things that added up to a car that while it attracted attention and initial sales just couldn’t keep up.
Still GM should do better with the CT-4 and CT-5 sedans. Great road performance is always a good thing to have, but people want a well built luxury car that isnt at the dealer because of poor build quality and other things.
It’s interesting you say that about the interior. My girlfriend and I looked very closely at the interiors of its competitors at Audi, MB and BMW before I bought my 2015 ATS. We both found the interior of the ATS to be much better in looks and feel than any of the others.