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Interview: Cadillac’s CMF chief Laetitia Lopez

By 2024-10-17T16:22:00

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At the Paris Auto Show, Cadillac’s CMF manager Laetitia Lopez spoke to Car Design News about material innovation, having a dedicated CMF studio and the diverse nature of her team

Cadillac turned up to the Paris Motor Show with a beefed-up, outdoorsy Optiq Arctiq. Also present was CMF manager Letitia Lopez who took time out to explain to CDN the American brand’s new approach to materials. 

Car Design News: Tell us about some of the sustainable materials in the Optiq

Letitia Lopez: We focus on conscious and responsible materials. All our fabrics in our Cadillacs are 100 percent recycled yarns. Same with our floor carpet and cabin carpet. In the past, we used to have colours on seats and armrests but we are trying to have a new approach, as fashion designers will do. 

So here, instead of having the colours on stitching or piping or things like this [points to seats], we bring the colour accents on surprising areas. Storage has been one of them, the door pockets, for example where we have a material called Tide [a soft-touch, non-woven fabric made from repurposed materials]. 

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