Cadillac Bls

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Cadillac BLS
Cadillac BLS
Manufacturer	General Motors
Production	2006—present
Assembly	TrollhÃ¤ttan, Sweden
Class	Compact executive car
Body style(s)	4-door sedan 4-door station wagon
Layout	FF layout
Platform	GM Epsilon platform
Engine(s)	1.9 L Fiat diesel I4 1.9 L Fiat turbodiesel I4 2.0 L turbocharged Ecotec I4 2.8 L HFV6 V6
Length	4680 mm (0 in)
Width	1750 mm (0 in)
Height	1470 mm (0 in)
Related	Saab 9-3 Chevrolet Malibu Opel Vectra

The Cadillac BLS is a compact executive car designed specifically for the European market by the Cadillac marque of General Motors. The car is based on GM's Epsilon architecture and is built in the same plant in TrollhÃ¤ttan, Sweden, that builds the Saab 9-3 and the Saab 9-5. Sales began on March 2006, with a station wagon joining the line for 2007. Though originally designed for the European market, the BLS was introduced to the Arabian, Mexican, South African, and South Korean markets for the 2007 model year.

Features

A range of engines are available in the BLS: one diesel engine, a 1.9 L turbocharged four-cylinder, one petrol engine a 2.8 L turbocharged V6, and one petrol engine a 2.0 L available with two power levelsand.

At 184.3 in (4681 mm) in overall length, the BLS is almost six inches shorter than the CTS, the smallest Cadillac available in the United States.

Engines:

1.9 L Fiat turbodiesel I4 16v, 150 hp (110 kW)
2.0 L Ecotec I4, low-output turbo, 175 hp (129 kW)
2.0 L Ecotec I4, high-output turbo, 210 hp (154 kW)
2.8 L HFV6 V6, turbo, 250 hp (184 kW)

Second generation

In 2005, General Motors vice chairman, Robert Lutz, announced that a second generation BLS would be sold worldwide starting in 2010. It will be built alongside the next generation Saab 9-3 in RÃ¼sselsheim, Germany, and will be produced in Lordstown, Ohio at General Motors' Lordstown Assembly.

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Public (NYSE: GM
Founded 1908
Headquarters Detroit, Michigan, USA
manufacturing facilities in 30 U.S. states and 33 countries

Key people Rick Wagoner, Chairman & CEO
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(Royal) "FÃ¶r Sverige - I tiden" ¹
"For Sweden – With the Times" Â²
Anthem
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Fiat S.p.A.

Public ISE: IT0001976403 )
Founded 1899
Headquarters Turin, Italy

Key people Luca Cordero di Montezemolo Chairman
John Elkann Vice Chairman
Sergio Marchionne C.E.O.
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Saab 9-3 is a compact executive car produced by the automaker Saab in TrollhÃ¤ttan, Sweden, although the convertible (cabriolet) version is made under license in Austria. It shares platforms with the Opel Vectra and the Cadillac BLS, although is only similar enough to the Cadillac
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Luxury division of GM
Founded 1902
Headquarters Detroit, Michigan, United States

Key people Henry M. Leland
Industry Automobile
Products Luxury vehicles
Parent General Motors (1909-present)
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