Cadillac's CT6 Body Work Repairs Restricted To Only 25 States

I have a co worker get into a fender bender with a new F-150. They had to REPLACE the aluminum bed rather than fix it. No resources to repair the bed by traditional means.

This is the DFW area with a population of over 7.2 million people.

I understand why aluminum is being used, but the lack of repair facilities would but manufacturers going ahead with aluminum cars would tend to indicate that manufacturers care only about CAFE and not a bit about consumers.

Chevy wants you to think the F150 is flimsy--it isn't--but neither is it a stunningly improved vehicle over the steel F150.

Arguably an F150 hybrid made of steel would have netted equal or better MPG results.

I'm not a fan of aluminum cars.

Actually - I had no problem getting insurance for my CT6 - and the cost was slightly less that it would have cost for a Mercedes E-class sedan as well. However - the laws in most states would not allow GM to restrict repairs to ONLY their approved facilities - even during the warranty - since most allow the Customer to choose the repair facility - and who is going to choose to tow his car to another state. THAT means that the manufacturers of these new Aluminum cars will have to make repair parts available - AND - they will also need to generate a way of teaching the new technologies. Knowing that the Magnussen Moss act prevents a warranty from specifying their own service centers UNLESS the service is FREE - I sincerely doubt GM plans to offer free crash repair as well.

BTW - MRE30 - in reality - when you actually go to the dealer - the CT6 will end up being cheaper than a new Mercedes E-class - and the CT6 is much larger inside. The CTS IS priced to compete with the 3/c/ cars - and the ATS sells closer to the price of a Mercedes CLA. The clear problem is that the CTS and ATS have such poor packaging that they still are not selling - and Until GM boots that idiot De Nysschen - and they replace these cars - Cadillac made a big mistake trying to make their cars smaller and more nimble - not what a Cadillac Buyer wants. What is clear is that Cadillac has failed to market the CT6 as well. THERE was a time when GM could sell a mediocre car in a segment due to superior marketing. The CT6 - if marketed against the E series group - is actually good competition - it will never sell against the S-class - and calling it the Top of the line is stupid. Most manufacturers of "anything" make the customer "king" - while DeNysschen still wants to specify the cars HE wants - and force the customers into cars they don't want - and they are NOT coming around.

I agree with you 100%, Tom. The CT6 is one of the best cars on the market and in its segment - it just has a marketing and pricing problem.

I was loaned one for the day, by our dealer when my (77 yr old) dad was deciding which Cadillac to buy - and he ended up in an XTS because it was easier to see out of (the beautiful hood of the CT5 is a little imposing when you are driving the car), because the trunk was bigger, and because the interior controls were less confusing. Plus the XTS is exactly the same interior size at the CT6 - which makes you shake your head in the showroom.

I really liked the CT6 - not enough to get one myself - but I would call it a "tweener" its beautiful, but there are subtle things that make it a hard sell. I would liken it to the Jaguar XJ - its sadly, a niche vehicle.

Cadillac should have made it bigger (longer, really) at the same price and if they did that, they would sell a lot more.

Cadillac should make

@mre30 The CT6 is a great car to drive, but it's dull to look at and easily priced $8K too high. Had they priced it at a $45K base and called it a Seville or an Elmiraj, they would not have another dud on their hands. Had they given it an Elmiraj level of Cadillac swankiness, it would have been a hit.

The CT6 is a horribly overpriced dull-looking car that betrays the excellence of how it drives.

I don't know the numbers but I would think that the 4 year old XTS is outselling the CT6 by about a 2 to 1 rate. They are stickered the same and you can get $5,000 to $10,000 off an XTS.

The ATS is too small (for its price), the CTS is too big (for its segment - it should be sold at the ATS price point), the CT6 is too small (for its price and should have its wheelbase stretched about 6") and the XTS strikes just the right size/price/value equation for the 'Seniors' who want to buy a big Cadillac.

YTD USA
ATS 19,213
CTS 14,214
XTS 19,042
CT6 7,876 with roughly half the sales months as the rest.
I do know tremendous discounts are available for the asking.

The Continental is outselling the CT6 currently on a monthly basis though the baseline isn't established.