2008 CTS info
Z15
08-12-2007, 08:44 AM
Found this on a GM blog......
By Liz
As I mentioned recently (http://cadillac.gmblogs.com/2007/06/by_liz_as_we_mentioned.html) we are in the midst of one of the major aspects of the launch – that being the Captured Test Fleet. This is a group of 250 or so cars that our team drives every day, as much as possible, to evaluate the very latest and greatest cars in every aspect. Our Captured Test Fleet vehicles have been shipped all over the world. Many of our counterparts are driving our vehicles in Asia and Europe!
Every person driving these cars reports their findings immediately! But there are no reports or papers to fill out. They simply hit the OnStar button. But this form of OnStar is not for flat tires, directions or restaurant reservations or the typical OnStar services consumers enjoy. Via our partnership with OnStar, when we hit the blue button the operator listens to our verbal reports of anything we’re observing in the cars and wish for the team to analyze. Then the OnStar guys post those reports every single day – verbatim – onto a protected website where we go through the data.
All issues are categorized, organized and tracked on this site. This web site is now part of my daily routine. And we also track the mileage accumulation. Our goal is to drive these cars a combined total of more than one million miles. We’re at about 600,000 now, which is on track. This helps us to identify and resolve issues before we start sales. It’s a big tool for gaining insight on improving long-term durability and quality.
I have almost 10,000 miles on my Captured Test Fleet vehicle! More on those issues soon.
By Liz
As I mentioned recently (http://cadillac.gmblogs.com/2007/06/by_liz_as_we_mentioned.html) we are in the midst of one of the major aspects of the launch – that being the Captured Test Fleet. This is a group of 250 or so cars that our team drives every day, as much as possible, to evaluate the very latest and greatest cars in every aspect. Our Captured Test Fleet vehicles have been shipped all over the world. Many of our counterparts are driving our vehicles in Asia and Europe!
Every person driving these cars reports their findings immediately! But there are no reports or papers to fill out. They simply hit the OnStar button. But this form of OnStar is not for flat tires, directions or restaurant reservations or the typical OnStar services consumers enjoy. Via our partnership with OnStar, when we hit the blue button the operator listens to our verbal reports of anything we’re observing in the cars and wish for the team to analyze. Then the OnStar guys post those reports every single day – verbatim – onto a protected website where we go through the data.
All issues are categorized, organized and tracked on this site. This web site is now part of my daily routine. And we also track the mileage accumulation. Our goal is to drive these cars a combined total of more than one million miles. We’re at about 600,000 now, which is on track. This helps us to identify and resolve issues before we start sales. It’s a big tool for gaining insight on improving long-term durability and quality.
I have almost 10,000 miles on my Captured Test Fleet vehicle! More on those issues soon.
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