Cadillac's current badge design has used the wreath since the 1980s, but Automotive News is reporting that GM's luxury division is planning to ditch the laurel wreath for a cleaner-looking logo.

Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, a French nobleman, is credited with founding Detroit in 1701. His coat of arms, featuring a crown, wreath, and shield, became the inspiration for the logo.

Cadillac may be having thoughts of jumping back into the convertible game. Recent history hasn't been kind to drop heads with a Wreath and Crest in the grille, but rumors kicking up on the web say ...