[Rehaan]

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[GTO]

Originally Posted by PCS

Andreas Schaaf (BMW India)

Andreas took BMW to the no.1 position in India. He's moved on to a greater challenge - Cadillac @ China.

In the 1980s, almost all Cadillac sales came from the U.S. Today, more than a third comes from China. China sales surged 45 percent to 116,000 last year, while U.S. sales fell 3 percent to 170,006 vehicles.

The market in China could play to Cadillac's favor for a long time.

The luxury segment accounts for around 9 percent of the Chinese auto market, said Andreas Schaaf, general director for Cadillac in China. But the luxury segment is expected to expand to as much as 15 percent -- on par with U.S. penetration -- in the next 10 years.

Full Autonews.com article

[ajmat]

Originally Posted by GTO

Andreas took BMW to the no.1 position in India. He's moved on to a greater challenge - Cadillac @ China.



Full Autonews.com article

He might do well!

Cadillac have the chromey bling appeal. Buicks have done exceedingly well in China. Cadillacs drive quite well

Only issue - making the locals pronounce "Cadillac" instead of "Cadirrac"