Catera Summary

New For 2000

Exterior

• Front and rear fascias
• Hood design, quarter panels
• Headlights, cornering lights, fog lights and rear taillights
• Cowl with wet-arm windshield wipers and integrated wiper nozzles
• Outside rearview mirrors
• High-intensity discharge (HID) Xenon headlights (Sport)
• 17-inch aluminum wheels and H-rated Goodyear tires (Sport)
• Sapphire replaces Sky Blue, Rainforest replaces Forest Green exterior paint, Cocoa is discontinued

Interior

• Instrument panel, I/P upper and center console (Sport)
• Door panels with integrated window controls and storage in all doors
• Side-impact air bags standard (Sport only in ’99)
• Neutral replaces Shale
• Charcoal replaces Ebony leather (Sport)
• Brushed silver trim (Sport)

Features

• Standard three-button OnStar system
• Revised 12-disc CD player Bose^® entertainment system
• Oil-to-air transmission oil cooler
• Gas-pressurized rear struts
• Quick power brake booster

Target Demographics

Key Competitors

Mercedes C280, BMW 328i, Lexus ES300, Volvo S70 GLT, Lincoln LS

Assembled At

Ruesselsheim, Germany

Sales History (Calendar Year)

1999      4,755 (Through May ’99)
1998     24,635
1997     25,411

Vehicle History

Launched in the fall of 1996 as a 1997 model, Cadillac Catera is part of a global GM vehicle family that includes the Opel and Vauxhall Omega MV6. Catera was developed as part of a cooperative effort between the Opel Technical Development Center in Germany and Cadillac’s world headquarters in Michigan. It is built at the Adam Opel assembly plant in Ruesselsheim using components from GM’s German, French, British and North American suppliers. Catera Sport joined the lineup in May of 1999 to appeal to the sport-oriented set — buyers with a keen interest in expressive styling as well as the desire for a higher level of handling and control.