Η General Motors μεταφέρει τα κεντρικά της Cadillac στη Νέα Υόρκη

12:22 24/9/2014 - Πηγή: AutoBlog

Η General Motors ανακοίνωσε ότι σχεδιάζει να μετατρέψει την Cadillac σε “ξεχωριστή επιχειρηματική μονάδα” που θα μπορεί να “κυνηγήσει ευκαιρίες πιο συγκεντρωμένη και με καθαρό μυαλό”. Μέρος του σχεδίου, είναι η μεταφορά των κεντρικών γραφείων της εταιρίας στη Νέα Υόρκη. Περισσότερες πληροφορίες δεν υπάρχουν αυτή τη στιγμή αλλά η εταιρία είπε ότι τα κεντρικά θα ανοίξουν το 2015.

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για την κληρονομιά μας από το Detroit και η πλειοψηφία των εργαζομένων θα παραμείνουν στο Michigan. Αλλά δεν υπάρχει πόλη στον κόσμο όπου οι κάτοικοι της να ακολουθούν περισσότερο το premium lifestyle από του κατοίκους της Νέας Υόρκης. Η μεταφορά των γραφείων μας στο Soho, τοποθετεί την Cadillac στο επίκεντρο του σοφιστικέ lifestyle. Επιτρέπει στην ομάδα μας να μοιράζεται εμπειρίες με premium-brand καταναλωτές […].

Δήλωσε ο Πρόεδρος της Cadillac, Johan de Nysschen.

Δελτίο Τύπου

CADILLAC EXPANDS TO BECOME SEPARATE BUSINESS UNIT, ADDS NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS

NEW YORK – As part of the continued expansion of Cadillac, General Motors today announced a strategic realignment that will establish the flagship brand as a separate business unit. In addition, the new Cadillac organization will expand to New York with a new global headquarters opening in 2015.

The realignment affirms Cadillac’s importance to GM’s strategy. Creating a new Cadillac business unit enables it to pursue growing opportunities in the luxury automotive market with more focus and clarity.

“With the relentless upward repositioning of successive new-generation Cadillac products, the next logical step is to provide Cadillac more freedom to cultivate the brand in pursuit of further global growth,” said GM President Dan Ammann.

“Cadillac’s mission is to reinstate the brand to a pre-eminent position among global luxury brands, a bold challenge requiring a distinct and focused new organization,” Ammann said. More than a division or brand, Cadillac is becoming a center of excellence for our company.”

Johan de Nysschen, who joined Cadillac as its new president in August, will be responsible for the brand’s overall operational performance.

Cadillac’s leadership council is headed by de Nysschen, and consists of Jim Bunnell, vice president of sales and service; Uwe Ellinghaus, chief marketing officer; David Colasinski, chief financial officer; David Leone, executive chief engineer, and Andrew Smith, executive director of design. Further expansion of the Cadillac leadership team will be announced later.

Expansion Includes New York Headquarters

The plan includes expansion to New York City in the form of a multipurpose brand and event space in conjunction with modern loft offices located in the heart of a city renowned for establishing trends and setting standards for the global luxury market.

While the majority of functions with oversight and responsibility for both global and U.S. operations will be located at the new global headquarters, there will be no change to technical product development teams located in Michigan, nor does the plan impact manufacturing or assembly operations. Cadillac management is reviewing options for which specific staffs will be based in New York and which will remain in current locations in the Detroit-area or elsewhere.

Cadillac has operations in more than 40 countries. The brand’s ongoing growth has been driven by an expanded product portfolio, leading to 28 percent global growth in 2013 and an increase of about 10 percent so far this year. Cadillac sales in China have grown 75 percent year to date.

“We are very proud of our Detroit roots and heritage, and the majority of the Cadillac workforce will remain in Michigan,” de Nysschen said. “But there is no city in the world where the inhabitants are more immersed in a premium lifestyle than in New York. Establishing our new global headquarters in Soho places Cadillac at the epicenter of sophisticated living. It allows our team to share experiences with premium-brand consumers and develop attitudes in common with our audience.”

Company officials thanked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his active support of and involvement in establishing the creation of Cadillac NYC.

“To have an iconic American brand like Cadillac choose Manhattan for its global headquarters is another example that this city is a growing hub of innovation,” said U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer. “New York continues to be a magnet for the best and the brightest companies and workers alike, and as Cadillac continues on its impressive growth trajectory as a global brand, I’m thrilled it will do so based in New York City.”