De Ville series is a range of cars that were produced for over 5 decades. Name translated from French means “of the town”. First model was produced in 1958 and the last one finished the series in 2005 (later DTS was released as a replacement to the series).  Before 1958 name of DeVille had Cadillac’s trim level. Vehicles that were produced under this name were full-size luxury cars. First generation was produced between 1959 and 1960, second from 1961 to 1964, third between 1965 and 1970, fourth in 1971 – 1976, fifth from 1977 to 1984, sixth between 1985 and 1993 (Coupe de Villes from 1990 to 1993), seventh generation was manufactured from 1994 to 1999 and the last generation from 2000 until discontinuation in 2005.