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1G6Cadillac passenger cars

Held by General Motors LLC · registered in the United States

WMI 1G6 names 23 models, more than any of the other 10 WMIs that decode Cadillac. Its rules place assembly in five countries. The same rules start at model year 1981 and have no end year. Its rules name 7 percent of the 313 models found under all 108 codes of General Motors.

Models in the decoding rules, by model year

  1. Cimarron1981–1988
  2. Deville1981–2005
  3. Eldorado1981–2002
  4. Fleetwood1981–1996
  5. Seville1981–2004
  6. Commercial Chassis1985–1996
  7. Allante1987–1993
  8. Brougham1987–1992
  9. 60 Special1991–1993
  10. Catera1997–2001
  11. Electric Vehicle1997–2000
  12. Hearse1997–2003
  13. Limousine1998–2003
  14. CTS2003–2019
  15. XLR2003–2009
  16. STS2005–2011
  17. DTS2006–2011
  18. ATS2013–2019
  19. ELR2014–2017
  20. CT62016–2020
  21. CT42020–2027
  22. CT52020–2027
  23. Celestiq2025–2027

Where the rules place assembly

Plant countriesUnited States, China, Canada, Mexico, Australia

Plant locations namedLansing - Grand River; Orion; Bowling Green; Kansas City; Lordstown; Wilmington; Spring Hill; Hamtramck; Lansing - North Plant; Lansing - Craft Center; Detroit Hamtramck; Lansing; Oklahoma City; Flint and 24 more

Bodies and power

Body classesSedan, Coupe, Convertible, Wagon, Incomplete - Commercial Chassis, Hatchback, Incomplete, SUV, Limousine

Primary fuelsGasoline, Electric, Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV), Diesel

Electrified versionsBattery electric, Mild hybrid, Plug-in hybrid

Compared with the closest code, 1GE

1GE is held by General Motors LLC. Measured by the overlap of the two model lists, it is the code closest to 1G6.

Models in both11

Only under 1G6Catera, Electric Vehicle, CTS, XLR, STS, DTS, ATS, ELR, CT6, CT4, CT5, Celestiq

Only under 1GEAcadia, Envoy, Yukon, Yukon XL, XT5, Lyriq

Model years1G6: 1981–open · 1GE: 1981–open

Plant countries only for 1G6China, Canada, Mexico, Australia

Vehicle type1G6: passenger cars · 1GE: incomplete vehicles (chassis)

Other codes held by General Motors

CodeVehicle typeMakesModel yearsModels
1G1passenger carsChevrolet1981–open39
2G1passenger carsChevrolet1981–202034
3G1passenger carsChevrolet1985–202434
1G2passenger carsPontiac1981–201030
1G8passenger carsSaturn1981–201030
2G2passenger carsPontiac1981–201030
3G2passenger carsPontiac1985–201026
KL2passenger carsPontiac1985–201026

99 more not shown here. All 108 codes of General Motors

Cadillac under other holders

Models named in each code's rules

  1. LRB Shanghai General Motors Corp Ltd.China2
  2. LRE Shanghai General Motors Corp Ltd.China1
  3. W06 Adam Opel AGGermany1

Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.