Cadillac quality is so abysmal now, it is far worse than even the bad 70’s. There are some real morons working at Cadillac. The Northstar engine disaster really started the avalanching downhill quality issues.
I expect to see big motion towards Lexus and Acura. The other luxury brands, Cadillac, Mercedes, Rover, Audi, etc will only be able to keep selling overly complex junk with atrocious resale for so long. I already know people who will never buy another VW or BMW after the huge maintenance costs when they get 60K miles and then take a bath trying to trade it in or sell it. Another two people I know just dumped their Range Rover Money Pits for Lexuses.
We owned two VW Jettas in the 80s and 90s. Never again. Same for Volvo and Toyota. Yes, Toyota.
Northstar. Fine thread head bolts in an aluminum block. The only real did is timecerts. Mostly not worth it.
My daughter drives nothing but luxury cars. She’s had Audi, BMW, etc. and keeps going back to Lexus. She drove my Mercedes the other day and when she came back said...I guess I’ll never own anything but a Lexus.