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GM May Move Cadillac XT4 Production From Fairfax To Lansing Grand River

Currently, North American-bound units of the Cadillac XT4 crossover are produced at General Motors’ facility in Fairfax, Kansas, but now, GM Authority has learned that the automaker may consider moving North American XT4 production to its Lansing Grand River plant in Michigan, instead.

According to sources familiar the matter, the rumored production move may take place around the 2023 calendar year.

To note, the GM Fairfax facility currently produces North American units of the Cadillac XT4 as well as the Chevy Malibu sedan. As GM Authority has covered previously, the Malibu is expected to get the axe around the 2023 calendar year, which means the rumored XT4 production move could take place around the same timeframe.

With production of the North American Cadillac XT4 moved to the GM Lansing Grand River facility and the Chevy Malibu discontinued, production capacity at the GM Fairfax facility would be cleared for GM’s line of all-electric vehicles. As such, the Fairfax facility would join several other GM production plants in churning out all-electric GM models, such as the GM Lake Orion plant in Michigan, which produces the Chevy Bolt EV and Bolt EUV, the GM Factory Zero plant in Michigan (previously known as Detroit Hamtramck), set to produce large GM electric models like the GMC Hummer EV, Chevy Silverado EV, and GMC Sierra EV, and the GM Spring Hill facility in Tennessee, set to produce the Cadillac Lyriq crossover in addition to a few internal-combustion models like the Cadillac XT5 and Cadillac XT6.

For now, this production move for the North American Cadillac XT4 remains nothing more than a rumor, but considering GM is gearing up for a major all-electric vehicle push in the next few years, including the launch of 30 new EV models globally by the 2025 calendar year, the move could make a lot of sense.

We’ll keep our ear to the ground for any further developments, so stay tuned. In the meantime, make sure to subscribe to GM Authority for more Cadillac XT4 news, Cadillac news, General Motors production news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.

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Jonathan is an automotive journalist based out of Southern California. He loves anything and everything on four wheels.

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  1. 30 EVs! It’s hard to count that many.

    Lyriq
    Celestiq
    Bolt
    Bolt EUV
    Silverado EV
    BrightDrop EV600?

    That’s 5 or 6 depending on if you count the last one.

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  2. I don’t believe this rumor. LGR was supposedly going to build Evs around that time frame. The only way I could see this happening is if other CUVs joined production at LGR such as the Blazer or Canyon. As for Fairfax I would not be surprised to see it used as a plant to build Honda-based replacements for the Malibu and perhaps the Cruze or build trucks.

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  3. Then maybe they could move to producing the Buick Envision there too, getting it to be a USA car.

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    1. Agree, GM needs to move the Envision back to the USA. Love the vehicle, but won’t buy it because it’s made in China. Sorry that the way I feel. As far as GM going electric, bad move, there is certainly not the infrastructure to support electric vehicles. Your starting to to see long lines at charging stations, altercations from people trying to line jump. GM should have considered a combination electric/ gas and eased into it. Not enough mileage on a charge to travel. Cost to replace the battery is prohibitive. The value after purchase will significantly drop the closer it gets time to replace the battery. Will you want buy an electric vehicle knowing the you’ll have to fork over $$$ to replace the batteries??? Not me.

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  4. Originally you reported the envision would be built in fairfax, that went to Asia. Now if the Cadillac leaves and the Malibu comes to an end it would be the end of fairfax plant, a shame with all the money spent in Mexico, China and korea

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    1. Not unless Fairfax will be repurposed for EV production.

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  5. 2023 would be the end of the curent XT4’s life span (6 model years). I have to wonder why GM would spend the multi-millions necessary to move production of such an old vehicle, so close to its end.

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    1. Unless the next XT4 is electric?

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      1. It’s an ideal candidate.

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        1. 2023 would represent the fifth model year of the XT4, which was originally introduced for the 2017 model year. It will get a refresh for the 2022 model year, giving it plenty of life to continue.

          Note that because of all the EVs, the time frame for ICE programs has been extended in some cases.

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          1. Jack Sparrow

            The XT4 began production in mid 2018 as a 2019 Model.

            I know there is an updated model planned, delayed one year. But unless it’s an extensive refresh it may not have the life span you think.

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          2. The XT4 was delay for one year due to the pandemic for ’23 refresh according to GM Authority somewhere on the site.

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  6. I Love Fairfax ❤😭🚘

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  7. If the rumor is true, the move could be timed to replace the Camaro production also rumored to possibly end 2022/2023. As I recall that plant is the only one where the Camaros are made.

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    1. So they are canceling CT4, CT5, and Camaro production in 2023.

      Typical.

      GM is such a terribly run company.

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  8. Not sure why some are getting hyped up on rumors. Just because one model is being moved does not mean plans for other models will be in jeopardy. However, the move had not been confirmed so no need for excitement.

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