| Cadillac BLS | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Saab (General Motors) |
| Production | 2005–2009 (Sweden) 2009–2010 (Russia) |
| Assembly | Trollhättan, Sweden (Saab Automobile) Kaliningrad, Russia (Avtotor)[1][2] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact executive car (D) |
| Body style | 4-door saloon 5-door estate |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Platform | GM Epsilon platform |
| Related | Fiat Croma Chevrolet Malibu Opel Signum Opel Vectra C Saab 9-3 Saturn Aura |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| Transmission | 5-speed automatic 6-speed automatic 5-speed manual 6-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,680 mm (105.5 in) |
| Length | 4,680 mm (184.3 in) 4,716 mm (185.7 in) (estate) |
| Width | 1,750 mm (68.9 in) 1,752 mm (69.0 in) (estate) |
| Height | 1,470 mm (57.9 in) 1,543 mm (60.7 in) (estate) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Cadillac Cimarron |
| Successor | Cadillac ATS |
The Cadillac BLS is a compact executive car that was marketed in Europe by Cadillac, sharing General Motors' Epsilon architecture, as a restyled variant of the Saab 9-3. Development was carried out by Saab and the car was manufactured in Trollhättan, Sweden, alongside the Saab 9-3 and the Saab 9-5. Sales of the saloon began in March 2006, with an estate joining the line for 2007. Starting in 2007, the BLS was sold in the Middle East, Mexico, South Africa and South Korea.
BLS production reached 3,257 in 2006[3] and 2,772 in 2007.[3][4] Production ended in 2009.[5] Until the GT4 was introduced in 2023, the BLS was the only Cadillac never sold in North America.
- ^ "Группа компаний Автотор :: Автомобили GM". Avtotor.ru. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "GM 2009". Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ a b Automobil Revue, catalog 2008, p. 47
- ^ auto motor und sport, #3/2008, p.13
- ^ Lienert, Anita (18 August 2009). "It's the End of the Line for the Cadillac BLS in Europe". Edmunds Inside Line. Edmunds Inc. Archived from the original on 21 August 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2013.