The Cadillac Catera is a compact executive car marketed from 1997 to 2001 model years by Cadillac over a single generation in the United States, Canada and GCC.[1]
As a rebadged variant of the Opel Omega B using GM's V-body platform, the Catera was manufactured by Opel in Rüsselsheim, Germany — with production reaching approximately 95,000.
History
The Catera was previewed at the Detroit Auto Show in 1994 as the Cadillac LSE concept, proposed by Cadillac as an entry-level model that would compete with imported sedans.
In 1996, an early-production model was shown at the Detroit, Montreal, Vancouver, and Toronto auto shows.[1] Cadillac began marketing the Catera in the United States in the fall of 1996 as a 1997 model with a base price of $29,995.