- Production of the Cadillac XT4 ends in January 2025.
- Sales are down 11.9% through September.
- GM initially said it would idle production for several months but has changed its mind.
Pour one out for the XT4. Well, maybe don’t. Cadillac’s nearly forgotten small crossover is going away. General Motors has announced production will end at the Fairfax Assembly plant in January 2025. GM had said it would idle output of the subcompact luxury SUV to get the factory in Kansas ready for the next-generation Bolt. The initial plan was to halt production for several months, starting in January. Now, GM has decided to kill the XT4 altogether.
The XT4 was introduced for the 2019 model year as Cadillac’s cheapest and smallest gasoline crossover. Through September this year, sales are down 11.9% to 15,688 units. Even so, that’s still roughly as much as the CT4 and CT5 sedans combined. It received several updates for the 2024 model year, the most notable of which was a massive 33-inch screen.
Although the luxury equivalent of the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain will no longer be sold in the United States, the petite crossover is likely to continue in China. The SAIC-GM joint venture builds the model at a factory in Shanghai for the local market where there’s also a similarly sized GT4 with a more coupe-like silhouette.
At the Fairfax Assembly plant, GM has commenced layoffs as production of the Chevrolet Malibu sedan ends this month. That said, the company is still investing $391 million to retool the plant for the all-new Bolt, which will transition to a dedicated electric car platform previously known as Ultium. This is where cars for now-defunct GM brands were made, such as the Pontiac Grand Prix, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, and the Saturn Aura.
Source: Automotive News
