The 2019 Cadillac XT4 is no secret, but its productions plans remain unknown. However, Bloomberg reported on Monday that General Motors’ Fairfax, Kansas, plant has begun preparations to build the compact crossover.
The XT4 will likely ride on GM’s E2 platform. Neither Cadillac nor GM has confirmed the E2 underpinnings, but Fairfax’s sole other product is the 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, which also rides on the E2 platform. Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen also told the publication the platform is “new architecture for us.” No other Cadillac rides on the E2 platform. The 2018 XTS soldiers on with the dated Epsilon II platform.
Workers at the Fairfax assembly plant are likely delighted a crossover will soon call the facility home. GM cut a shift from the plant last year due to slumping Malibu sales. For Cadillac, the XT4 is greatly needed. It will supplement the 2018 XT5 as the brand’s second crossover SUV offering. In a market hungry for crossovers, Cadillac’s lineup remains heavy on sedans.
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The New York auto show would be the perfect place to introduce Cadillac’s new crossover , maybe even deliver it like they did with the XT5 by helicopter . For the start of Cadillac’s new face of the division the introduction needs to be something over the top .
The timing couldn’t be better. I’ve delayed buying a crossover and had given up that Cadillac would produce a competitor to the German and Japanese automakers. Now, this gives me great hope to stay in the Cadillac ownership community.