Production of the Cadillac CT4 and Cadillac CT5 luxury sedans will resume at the GM Lansing Grand River Assembly plant in Michigan on August 30th, General Motors confirmed this week.
The Lansing Grand River plant has been dark since May 10th, when GM was forced to shut the facility down due to a lack of semiconductor chips. The facility will partially reopen on August 17th to begin production of the 2022 Chevy Camaro, but the Cadillac CT4 and Cadillac CT5 line will not restart until two weeks later.
While the facility has remained mostly dark since May, it has been building small numbers of the Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing and Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing in recent weeks. Production of the Blackwing ultra-performance sedans began on July 5th.
GM has been grappling with a shortage of semiconductor chips this year, which has hampered the automaker’s production output and forced it to temporarily idle several of its North American plants. The automaker is prioritizing its chips for its most popular and profitable vehicles, which include full-size trucks like the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra, as well as its line of full-size SUVs.
The Lansing Grand River plant is a 3.4 million square-foot facility that sits on 111 acres of land in central Michigan. The assembly plant employs 1,221 hourly workers and 196 salaried workers for a total workforce size of 1,417. Workers there are represented by UAW Local 652.
In addition to Lansing Grand River, several other GM plants have also experienced intermittent shutdowns due to the chip shortage this year, including Spring Hill Assembly in Tennessee, Fairfax Assembly in Kansas and San Luis Potosà Assembly in Mexico, among others.
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Have the Blackwing sedans been released for deliveries yet?
Are the CT’s going to be 2022 models on the restart August 30?
I’d Just like my Camaro made it doesn’t need all the CHIPs the Cadillac need..
Purchased CT5V in February. Still waiting for car to be built. Dealer says, even if the car is built in September, it will still be a 2021. If he is correct, this means the car depreciates substantially, even before it is delivered in early October, I guess.
Not thrilled.
Same here .. ordered my CT5-V in March and now production date says Sept. 13th, which has already moved about 3 times. I think at this point, I will wait for the 2022’s. They are “suppose” to start production for the 22’s in October .. so no way do I want to keep the 2021, if its ever going to be built. What’s another couple of months of waiting at this point.
So disappointing to say the least.
I bought a 2020 CT5 with the V6 engine. It has all the bells and whistles and I could not be happier. For those of you waiting to buy a 2021 or 2022, I highly recommend the V6, although they are hard to find, because of how lame the 4 cylinder engine is. The V6 has 335 HP and the 4 banger has only 237. Not nearly enough power for me.
Yep V6 is only way to go in this car. The 4 cylinder is gutless and coarse
Most if not all 4 cylinders are noisy and coarse
I’m still waiting for for the 2021 CT5-V that I ordered, which was supposed to start production again on August 9th 2021, last I heard. Has this date changed again? I’ve just have been waiting anxiously for delivery! This is getting to be depressing! Can someone give me a true update please? Thank you!!
CT5 production will recommence Aug.30, if no further delays.
Ordered a CT4 In mid February “broadcast for production” in early April…still waiting to spin it’s wheels… and 2022’s start in Oct!? So maybe about 6 weeks worth of 2021’s going to built? I wonder what model year over model year depreciation is these days? I know some interns must be monitoring this forum, ask your bosses maybe something?…
Dano
Lucky for all of us that ordered earlier in 2021. The plant opens up TOMORROW 10/4 and from what I gather, it will be all 2022’s. Maybe someone listened to my previous note, that no more 2021 VIN numbers should be issued, and to finish all the vehicles they already started with 2021 VIN’s stamped into them, then go on to the 2022’s. That was a month or so ago. Referring to 2021 VIN’s, I was referring to EVERY vehicle – Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac – every vehicle!