The Cadillac XT4 compact crossover is set to launch in Europe on October 10th, 2020, General Motors has announced.
GM first confirmed the Cadillac XT4 was Europe-bound last September, but actual sales of the crossover in Germany and surrounding markets won’t begin until the second week of October of this year.
Euro-spec Cadillac XT4 models will offer a new 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder diesel engine that was developed specifically for the European market. The engine, which is Euro 6 emissions compliant, produces 170 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque in the XT4. Also on offer will be the turbocharged 2.0L LSY four-cylinder engine, which is good for 237 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. Both engines will be paired with the GM nine-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive, with all-wheel drive available as an option.
The Euro-spec Cadillac XT4 will adhere to the automaker’s Y-trim level strategy, with the Luxury trim level serving as the entry-level variant. From there, customers can shell out more money for either the Premium Luxury or Sport trim levels, which each offer different equipment that appeal to different types of buyers. The crossover will also be offered in two exclusive special editions in Europe: Launch Edition and Launch Edition Sport. The Launch Edition model is available with FWD only and features 18-inch wheels and bright exterior trim, while the Launch Edition sport is available with FWD or AWD and has 20-inch wheels, a sport grille, sport steering wheel, aluminum pedals and other extras.
“The first-ever Cadillac XT4 gives us access to a segment where Cadillac has never been before,” Cadillac Europe director Conark Shah said in a statement. “With our compact crossover we are going to attract new and existing customers alike who are shopping for an outstanding automobile that offers everything that sets a true Cadillac apart from the competition with dimensions and powertrains that are tailored for Europe.”
Prices for the Cadillac XT4 Launch Edition will start at 42,900 euros including destination (about $50,290 USD at the current exchange rate), while the Launch Edition Sport has been priced from 49,200 euros ($57,675). Additional pricing information will become available following its on-sale date in early October.
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the first GM in Europe after 12 months.
Didn’t they say that Cadillac would return to Europe as an electric onky brand?
Cadillac sold 614 cars in Europe in 2019, so I think Cadillac just has a very small presents in Europe.
GM stopped selling in Europe altogether in October 2019. Not a single car was made available for purchase.
I confirm, tried to buy a CT6 in Q4 2019 and I was told it was not available. Only second-hand cars, no new ones. Switched to a BMW 840i Gran Coupe. I must say the quality of materials used was better in the 2014 Cadillac CTS I used to have; the BMW 6-cylinder engine however is much more pleasant than the 4-cylinder turbo of the CTS.
Ok so, to summarize : 5 years ago GM roughly decided to give up its Chevrolet EU operations (when sales were growing years by years) and its dealer network without reusing it to develop European Cadillac’s footprint.
Instead they had to compensate them by spending several million USD.
Then they sold their European R&D/mainstream business in 2017 as they said they cannot see any future in this market because of unprofitabilty (hmmm…Opel turned profitable 2 years after ownership change) and rigorous emission regulations.
Now they decide to come back in Europe with a new multi million USD specific engine. Unlucky guys, Diesel is an outdated powertrain technology that is seen as “devil” in Europe by now.
As a GM fanboy I’m so sad to see how this company is so badly managed.
Does GM management do it on purpose?
PS : Excuse my English, I’m a frog-eater 😉
Those Chevrolet EU operations which GM gave up 5 years ago, as you say, were the outgrowth of the Korean Daewoo, which had been in the middle of a model year been rebadged as Chevrolet. The post-Daewoo models began to become competitors of Opel, aiming to the same market segment.
Karl-Thomas Neumann, who was Opel CEO from March 2013 bis June 2017 had complained that the Opel Mokka (aka Buick Encore) and Chevrolet Trax were too similar, hard to differentiate, and it is assumed that he asked the GM leadership (he was himself a member of the GM Executive Committee) to stop competing with the Korean Chevrolets in the same market as Opel/Vauxhall. What then happened.
Footnote: I always thought that from a capitalist standpoint the rearrangement of GM brands after the rescue from the 2008 crash and bankruptcy was wrong. Marrying Opel/Vauxhall with Buick was a bad idea, IMHO. GM should have kept Pontiac besides Cadillac and Chevrolet, and aligned Chevrolet, Opel/Vauxhall, Holden and Buick (as an exclusive Chinese brand) with more or less the same cars. Someone had the fantasy that Opel could be elevated to a “premium brand” — the time when Opel competed in the upper class with Kapitän and later Admiral and Diplomat were long gone.
Coming back to M1_Julien’s complaints — reusing the Daewoo dealer network to sell Cadillac? Daewoo had the image of a cheapo Korean brand, with back alley shops and dealers. For Cadillac, GM would have needed a completely different presentation.
We’ll see.
Daewoo? Almost nobody remembers Daewoo branded cars here as Chevrolet quickly strengthened its presence in Western Europe. Chevrolets were seen as American cars here, although their Korean roots. About the competiting problem between Chevrolet and Opel, have you ever heard of Dacia? Same platforms, engines, technologies and place of sale for a 20% cheaper price tag than their Renault equivalent. As far as I know the automaker never complained about its low cost brand to be a danger for its mainstream business. Same for VW and Skoda/Seat. Everything is a matter of offer and marketing.
To be clear I, never said GM should have sold Cadillacs into Chevrolet branded dealers but they could have converted some of them to Cadillac colors when they decided to leave in 2015 and by the same time planning Cadillac’s EU arrival. Know, they want to start it over from 0. Unsurprisingly, nothing happenned so far mostly because the lack of strong enough network, marketing and willing.
Mary Barra and her crew are useless for these very reasons. Why I sold my GM stock a few years back
I like to now where can pick my cars