Cadillac
Cadillac is an American-based luxury car manufacturer founded in 1902. It is owned by parent company General Motors.
Fast Facts
- Based: Detroit, Michigan
- Founded: 1902
- Founder: Henry M. Leland
- Parent company: General Motors
- Products: Luxury cars
- Industry: Cars and bicycles
- Available in over 50 countries
- Named after 17th century explorer Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac1
- Slogan: Life. Liberty. And The Pursuit
Key Dates
- August 22, 1902: Cadillac Automobile Company formed2
- October 1902: First car completed3
- 1905: Cadillac Automobile Company and Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing merged4
- 1908: Awarded the Dewar Trophy3
- 1909: Purchased by General Motors2
- 1910: Released first car with an enclosed cab3
- 1912: Released first car with an electrical starter3
- 1915: First company to install thermostat to regulate engine cooling5
- 1927: LaSalle designed6
- 1941: First company to offer an automatic transmission5
- 1982: Cimarrion launched7
- 1999: Released first sports utility vehicle2
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