How many Cadillac BLS are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 2008 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A Cadillac that was never sold in America. The BLS was built by Saab in Sweden from 2006 to 2009, on the same underpinnings as the Saab 9-3, to give the brand a smaller saloon and wagon with a diesel option for European buyers. It found few takers.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 2008.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Cadillac BLS is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 22nd of the 23 Cadillac models and equal 2,668th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
Seen one?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.