Yet another feather in Cadillac's already full-o-feather's cap.

Let's hope Zeta and all the other new platforms do this well, or even better, for GM.

 

Always good to hear.

 

YEAH... yay for the !!!

Now, where are those pesky Toyota and Honda owners again...
you know, the ones who say imports have better quality and all that...

Man oh man, are those days gone. Now if only we could convince Joe Q. Public that US cars are as good or even better than what's offered from foreign companies...

 

That's where the struggle lies. There are still some very strong negative perceptions out there about U.S. cars, and while most U.S. brands have caught up there's still some work to be done (see: GM recalls in 2004 )

Speaking of GM recalls and Sigma, let's not dance yet, as I heard this weekend that ALL SRX models are being recalled for brakes.

 

This got by me...
not causing fires like the ones on last years Dodges are they?

Regardless, not a good thing though.

 

The CTS gets Consumer Reports worst reliability rating - the infamous black spot for "poor."

Interestingly, the competition at Lincoln (LS) and Volvo (S80 T6) is rating an "average" score and only Lexus is getting the best rating. Kudos to Ford.

 

Really?

I could be wrong, I don't have a CR subscription, but I thought CR did not rate a car until like 2-3 years into production because of a lack of a long-term sample...???

Even if this is true (I'd love a link) , it bucks the trend of what EVERYONE else has said.

 

I'm with Darth, do you have a link to this info or something? Everything I've heard about the CTS up to this point (aside from its radical styling) has been nothing but good.

 

Sounds like a typo, The car hasn't been out long enough to test reliability, The CTS has been kicking @ss according to most reports. JD power, CTS vs. Other Lux crs

 

These initial quality studies are not very good barometers of a vehicle's true quality. Remember that the H2 received poor marks in these studies because its fuel economy was below owner's expectations, hardly a "quality" issue.

True quality is how a vehicle performs after being on the road 5 or 10 years. And right now, the only GM vehicles that have been on the road for 5-10 years are those that were made 5-10 years ago, a time when GM's vehicles were probably not as good as today's. So it's going to take at least another 10 years before the true quality (good or bad) of GM's current crop of vehicles is known by the public. In other words, it takes a long time to turn around a reputation.

 

Well, redzed likes to drop these "factual" nuggets to bash GM products, but rarely can back them up.

...so I am not surprised he hasn't come back to this thread with a response.

 

Yeah, I don't think anyone takes redzed seriously.

 

Actually, I've got better things to do.

If you don't believe me, pick up the current issue of CR.

 

Consumer Reports accepts no advertising, and gets its revenue from subscriptions. They don't "borrow" test vehicles from the manufacturers' press fleets, they buy them from dealerships just like a real consumer would. The reliability results published in CR come from the surveys mailed directly to subscribers. The CTS has been out more than long enough for reliability results to have been compiled.

JD Power gets paid when manufacturers publicize the survey results. Anyone notice that Hyundai just started touting the Sonata as the "highest initial quality entry midsize?" GM has also shelled out to JD Power as well.

Let's see...the survey company gets paid when automotive manufacturers use positive survey results in product advertisements. No conflict of interest there...or is there?

 

I beleive CR got sued for riging test in the 80's, Plus if surveys mailed directly to subscribers that isn't a random sample.