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The Cadillac logo is in the shape of a shield to represent the founder who belonged to the army. It also has a crown in the middle. The original shield was round.
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The Cadillac automobile was named after Le Sieur Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, a Frenchman who founded Detroit in 1701. The Cadillac name was given by Henry Martyn Leland, the founder of the automobile company. The Cadillac Automobile Company originated from a precision machine company created by Leland and his partner Robert Faulconer.
The Cadillac automobile was named after Le Sieur Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, a Frenchman who founded Detroit in 1701. The Cadillac name was given by Henry Martyn Leland, the founder of the automobile company. The Cadillac Automobile Company originated from a precision machine company created by Leland and his partner Robert Faulconer.
General Motors company owns the rights to the Cadillac Company; however the company was found by Henry Leland. The crest is based on a coat of arms worn by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, the ancestor of Leland and the founder of Detroit. Before making Cadillac, Leland was said to work for Henry Ford. Leland designed many of the first Cadillac models.
Henry Ford is the founder of "FORD MOTOR COMPANY" but is not the founder of "HENRY FORD COMPANY" which was William H. Murphy. Henry Ford left HFC in 1902 to create FMC in 1903. HFC was later renamed to Cadillac Automobile Company.
The Cadillac ATS, the Cadillac CTS, the Cadillac Escalade, the Cadillac CTS V and the Cadillac SRX are currently the most popular cars produced by Cadillac.