Cadillac to receive new naming structure.
09-24-14, 02:52 PM
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Cadillac to receive new naming structure.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/go/future-cars/cadillac-ct6-flagship-sedan-name-revealed-with-new-naming-scheme?src=soc_fcbks
Johan strikes again. Cadillac is to have all their cars starting with "ct" and a # to show their level. The flagship CT6, will be the first.
The already have a similar idea, why change it, and what of the escalade?
Johan strikes again. Cadillac is to have all their cars starting with "ct" and a # to show their level. The flagship CT6, will be the first.
The already have a similar idea, why change it, and what of the escalade?
09-24-14, 03:24 PM
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I guess Johan learned from his time at Infiniti that you don't switch up the nomenclature all at once. Better to save renaming for face lifts and redesigns to avoid the immediate confusion.
09-24-14, 04:25 PM
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With every leadership change, they want to make their own waves, similar to when a coach comes in and cleans house of the staff and then players they want, etc.
At least he's making it so that it rolls out with new models and not just immediately rebranding and confusing people.
At least he's making it so that it rolls out with new models and not just immediately rebranding and confusing people.
09-24-14, 06:37 PM
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Haha, nice! 
Well, this is kind of funny, although completely unnecessary in my opinion. Cadillac has multiple successful products that already have a good following, namely the Escalade & CTS. If he goes and changes the Escalade name, that would be a disaster, along the lines of Lincoln discontinuing the Town Car.
I can see his reasons for changing Infiniti's nomenclature to Q & QX, given that the QX SUV is highly successful (and certainly their most successful SUV) and that their original flagship was of course the Q45. However, with Cadillac, why use "CT" for everything?
It's just as bad as Lincoln using "MK" for every model. It sucks
Well, this is kind of funny, although completely unnecessary in my opinion. Cadillac has multiple successful products that already have a good following, namely the Escalade & CTS. If he goes and changes the Escalade name, that would be a disaster, along the lines of Lincoln discontinuing the Town Car.
I can see his reasons for changing Infiniti's nomenclature to Q & QX, given that the QX SUV is highly successful (and certainly their most successful SUV) and that their original flagship was of course the Q45. However, with Cadillac, why use "CT" for everything?
It's just as bad as Lincoln using "MK" for every model. It sucks
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09-24-14, 07:30 PM
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If they go and change Escalade to the CTX6 or something similarly ridiculous, then they will have completely lost their minds
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09-24-14, 07:36 PM
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How about using REAL names instead? They don't have to follow the nomenclature formula that every other luxury brand uses. In fact, everywhere I look where this subject comes up, mostly everyone prefers to have real names attached to each model. Porsche does this and they are unique in that regard. It certainly hasn't cheapened their image to have car names like the Panamera. If anything, it actually increases their brand equity in my opinion to have two distinct names to brand their product (Porsche & Panamera).
If they go and change Escalade to the CTX6 or something similarly ridiculous, then they will have completely lost their minds
If they go and change Escalade to the CTX6 or something similarly ridiculous, then they will have completely lost their minds
09-24-14, 07:41 PM
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http://www.roadandtrack.com/go/future-cars/cadillac-ct6-flagship-sedan-name-revealed-with-new-naming-scheme?src=soc_fcbks
Johan strikes again. Cadillac is to have all their cars starting with "ct" and a # to show their level. The flagship CT6, will be the first.
The already have a similar idea, why change it, and what of the escalade?
Johan strikes again. Cadillac is to have all their cars starting with "ct" and a # to show their level. The flagship CT6, will be the first.
The already have a similar idea, why change it, and what of the escalade?
So basically this is his maximum - change the name of vehicles!
09-24-14, 07:57 PM
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Yes, of course, why shouldn't they? 
But who knows what they will do. They already changed their badge (bad idea - the wreath was classy) and now their nomenclature. Unnecessary to do all these changes in the hopes that it will help sales. Infiniti needed an overhaul in my opinion, so I don't think completely changing everything to Q & QX was a terrible idea (although I would have much preferred them using "I" for Infiniti instead). But Cadillac isnt doing that terribly in sales. They just need more product that people want. Using two letters & 1 number to differentiate each car model looks terrible in my opinion.
It would have been better if they named it the C6. Using "CT" for everything is just as terrible as Lincoln using "MK" for every model. Just bad bad marketing/product branding
But who knows what they will do. They already changed their badge (bad idea - the wreath was classy) and now their nomenclature. Unnecessary to do all these changes in the hopes that it will help sales. Infiniti needed an overhaul in my opinion, so I don't think completely changing everything to Q & QX was a terrible idea (although I would have much preferred them using "I" for Infiniti instead). But Cadillac isnt doing that terribly in sales. They just need more product that people want. Using two letters & 1 number to differentiate each car model looks terrible in my opinion.
It would have been better if they named it the C6. Using "CT" for everything is just as terrible as Lincoln using "MK" for every model. Just bad bad marketing/product branding
09-24-14, 08:13 PM
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Yes, of course, why shouldn't they?
But who knows what they will do. They already changed their badge (bad idea - the wreath was classy) and now their nomenclature. Unnecessary to do all these changes in the hopes that it will help sales. Infiniti needed an overhaul in my opinion, so I don't think completely changing everything to Q & QX was a terrible idea (although I would have much preferred them using "I" for Infiniti instead). But Cadillac isnt doing that terribly in sales. They just need more product that people want. Using two letters & 1 number to differentiate each car model looks terrible in my opinion.
It would have been better if they named it the C6. Using "CT" for everything is just as terrible as Lincoln using "MK" for every model. Just bad bad marketing/product branding
But who knows what they will do. They already changed their badge (bad idea - the wreath was classy) and now their nomenclature. Unnecessary to do all these changes in the hopes that it will help sales. Infiniti needed an overhaul in my opinion, so I don't think completely changing everything to Q & QX was a terrible idea (although I would have much preferred them using "I" for Infiniti instead). But Cadillac isnt doing that terribly in sales. They just need more product that people want. Using two letters & 1 number to differentiate each car model looks terrible in my opinion.
It would have been better if they named it the C6. Using "CT" for everything is just as terrible as Lincoln using "MK" for every model. Just bad bad marketing/product branding
09-24-14, 08:19 PM
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09-24-14, 08:47 PM
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The [flagship] name also indicates a coming shift to a simplified naming convention for future Cadillac models. Under this strategy, familiar lettering like “CT” would be used for car models, with the number indicating the relative size and position of the cars in the hierarchy of Cadillac models."