Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "General Motors Alpha platform" in English language version.
According to ATS chief engineer Dave Masch, one of the things Cadillac learned from its time spent with owners of competitive vehicles...was that 'buyers didn't want a bigger vehicle.'
The 2014 CTS rides on a stretched version of the Alpha platform that underpins the ATS.
Leone and his team started with a clean sheet of paper, creating a platform designed to be light and compact, with near 50/50 weight distribution as well as rear- and all-wheel drive.... The result is the new Alpha platform.
Cadillac next year will launch the XTS large luxury sedan and a compact luxury sports sedan codenamed ATS, models that will bracket the CTS Sedan, Coupe and Wagon family, Reuss said at the Center for Automotive Research's Management Briefing Seminars.
The first 2013 Cadillac ATS compact luxury sport sedan intended for public sale was built today at the Lansing Grand River assembly plant in Michigan, culminating a massive design and development project.
The millionth Cadillac built at the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant rolled off the line today. Fittingly, the milestone vehicle is an early model of the redesigned 2014 CTS sedan, which goes on sale in October.
General Motors Co.'s newest Cadillac rolls onto dealer lots starting next month — and the Detroit automaker believes it will have another Lansing-made hit on its hands. The first upgraded 2014 Cadillac CTS sedan that will be sold through a dealership came off the line Monday at GM's Lansing Grand River assembly plant...[permanent dead link]
Chevrolet's next Camaro will switch to the global Alpha platform that General Motors is developing for Cadillac's new BMW 3 Series fighter.
While G.M. ...has fared well with redesigns of standard models like the Chevrolet Malibu, the company started from scratch in designing the ATS.
According to ATS chief engineer Dave Masch, one of the things Cadillac learned from its time spent with owners of competitive vehicles...was that 'buyers didn't want a bigger vehicle.'
While G.M. ...has fared well with redesigns of standard models like the Chevrolet Malibu, the company started from scratch in designing the ATS.
The 2014 CTS rides on a stretched version of the Alpha platform that underpins the ATS.
Chevrolet's next Camaro will switch to the global Alpha platform that General Motors is developing for Cadillac's new BMW 3 Series fighter.
According to ATS chief engineer Dave Masch, one of the things Cadillac learned from its time spent with owners of competitive vehicles...was that 'buyers didn't want a bigger vehicle.'
Leone and his team started with a clean sheet of paper, creating a platform designed to be light and compact, with near 50/50 weight distribution as well as rear- and all-wheel drive.... The result is the new Alpha platform.
While G.M. ...has fared well with redesigns of standard models like the Chevrolet Malibu, the company started from scratch in designing the ATS.
The 2014 CTS rides on a stretched version of the Alpha platform that underpins the ATS.
Chevrolet's next Camaro will switch to the global Alpha platform that General Motors is developing for Cadillac's new BMW 3 Series fighter.