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Rumorpile: Has Cadillac Stopped Production Of ATS Manual?

By William Maley

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William Maley

Staff Writer - CheersandGears.com

October 24, 2012

If you have been reading any of the comparison tests of the new Cadillac ATS and the competition, you would have notice a reoccurring complaint; the six-speed manual transmission stinks. Apparently Cadillac is taking those criticisms to heart.

A source tells Motor Trend that Cadillac has stopped production of ATSs equipped with the six-speed manual to fix complaints of the six-speed being awful. The fix involves moving to a softer bushing setup in the transmission.

The fix will will be made before any cars equipped with the manual make it into the hands of consumers, meaning no recall.

Source: Motor Trend

William Maley is a staff writer for Cheers & Gears. He can be reached at [email protected] or you can follow him on twitter at @realmudmonster.

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    G. David Felt

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    While I know not everyone is good at a manual tranny, I am surprised that I did not see this more with all the reviews I read, only a couple complained, but guess more than a couple if GM is truly doing this.

    Just glad GM is listening to feedback and truly responding to make things better.

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    Drew Dowdell

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    I drove the 6-speed manual, I found it to be a nice shifting car. Still, if there is an issue, good to see Cadillac reacting to it so quickly.

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    BigPontiac

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    Very good news! The manual trans has been the major flaw in all the reviews...glad to see they're taking care of it.

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    • Newbie

    Z-06

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    Good news. Very proactive effort.

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    hyperv6

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    GM has been getting better and faster at addressing isuses.

    My 04 GTP took nearly a year to fix the bouncing headlamps with a simple metal bracket.

    I like the fix it and fix it now kind of action.

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    • Intrepidation

    In Hibernation

    C&D too big issue with it, good to see it's being fixed.

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    regfootball

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    i am sure they have no issue freeing up production for the automatics

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    BigPontiac

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    GM probably watched this video and decided to take action.

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