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General Motors Planning A Full Portfolio Of Ultium-Based Vehicle Types

General Motors is making a pivot to all-electric vehicles, with plans to launch 30 new EV models globally by 2025. Moving forward, a deluge of fresh battery-driven GM vehicles will roll out, with General Motors’ Ultium platform providing the base for a full portfolio that includes a wealth of different segments and body styles.

For those readers who may be unaware, the GM Ultium platform includes both battery technology and motor technology, the former of which aims to drive down costs to less than $100 per kWh using a proprietary low-cobalt chemistry. Paired with the GM Ultium Drive, the automaker’s technology covers front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, and all-wheel drive propulsion combinations. What’s more, GM’s latest all-new global platform is flexible enough to underpin trucks, SUVs, crossovers, cars, and even commercial vehicles.

Back in August of 2020, during the reveal of Cadillac’s first-ever EV, the Cadillac Lyriq crossover, vice president of Electric and Autonomous Vehicles, Ken Morris, said that “customers do want a full portfolio of vehicles, so that if they want a pickup truck, they could get a pickup. If they want a sedan, they could get a sedan.”

GM Authroity Cadillac Celestiq rendering

GM Authroity Cadillac Celestiq rendering

Currently, the only Ultium-based sedan that has been announced thus far is the Cadillac Celestiq, an ultra-premium flagship model based on the GM BEV3 platform. Expected to debut for the 2025 model year, the new Cadillac Celestiq will offer impressive style, technology, and sumptuous luxury, all at a very flagship-esque price of roughly $200,000.

The rest of the Ultium-based lineup consists of crossovers, SUVs, and pickup trucks – but more sedan models could be on the way. During the Barclays Global Automotive Conference last year, GM indicated that it was developing new “low-roof entries” for the Cadillac and Chevrolet brand. This could mean low-slung crossovers, but it could also indicate new models for car segments as well.

What’s more, it’s possible that the Chevy Camaro may be replaced with a new performance EV sedan, while GM recently teased a new Buick EV four-door as well.

All in all, General Motors is poised to offer a wide spectrum of vehicles with the flexible Ultium platform – not just trucks.

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  1. Once again, Buick is given the short end of the stick.

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  2. We all have been expecting this. GM really was no5 hiding this much when they showed the covered cars in the great dome.

    They were covered but you could see a full spectrum.

    Being based on this platform will make low production models more viable so GM will be able to serve up a number different models today. Odds are good a Camaro. Ouse may still be in play too.

    I also expect larger cars to return as they will not have to meet CAFE or emissions rules that killed them.

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    1. Cause the bolt is a really big car, and the hummer EV isn’t much bigger than the Colorado, and the Tesla model S has the interior space of a Malibu because the battery on the floor is so big it forces you up into the headliner…… Yeah, big EV’s are coming…. If any EV’s are coming. People don’t want them. Nobody will be loving in California by 2035 anyways.

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      1. The efficiency of the cars will improve and they will be larger than we have seen. At Chevy the Malibu is as large as we have in a sedan. Being an S will be an improvement.

        The Cadillac flag ship will be a return to a 6 size or larger.

        No they may not be 1974 Fleetwood large because I don’t see people wanting that larger but the will be larger than we have had or would be getting otherwise.

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      2. Incredibly dumb statement. People will be living in California, and yes, they will be wanting EVs.

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        1. Incredibly dumb name.

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          1. Incredibly dumb attitude.

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            1. The king of making incredibly dumb statements has spoken

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              1. Too bad you can’t design your dumb attitude.

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                1. Nice insult hope you feel better

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        2. Jake gets all of his news from OAN, Newsmax, and the man’s voice coming from inside the wall.

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          1. You just can’t stop can you? I now understand why you are here because if you did this crap on any of the news forums you would of been banned months ago but you know you can say whatever you please here because these people won’t ban you. I really wish you and about 8-10 other guys would be banned the constant political talk and the insults you guys throw around are beyond childish I just hope one day the guys who run this website either ban you permanently or just do away with comments.

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            1. I agree with you 100% ! I use to make comment about Chevy autos and Trucks (Pickups) , But all this haters that don’t no S—-t come on here making stupid comments ,So I just about stopped !

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              1. Yup same. I basically stick to only reading the articles now. I enjoy the content but the comments have turned into nothing but either some kind of political argument even when the article has nothing to do with politics or people wanna argue the vaccine or religion. I have no issue with anyone having their own opinion i just wish this place would go back to people talking about vehicles and not a political cesspool.

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              2. Don’t stop making comments on the topic you enjoy and love. All you can do is ignore and defend yourself if you feel insulted. Don’t feed into the haters and trolls by not commenting because that is what they want.

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          2. @ Andy i have a question for you didn’t you say at one point you own a Tesla? I have a question for you if you did say that.

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    2. Great chance to build really big old school cars but I doubt it. Celesiq is a flagship and not very large. Today’s roads and parking aren’t built for 1970’s Bonneville sized vehicles plus they will use extra battery.
      We can dream, however. It could be a niche offering.

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  3. Buick Electra coupe and sedan and the El Miraj please. Other than that I’m still not interested. I’ll have to move over to Dodge for my decent looking and “sporty” big coupe or sedan.

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    1. Phill the Chrysler and Dodge coupes and sedans are going electric and will be done by the new French owner. They already stated the time left for the Hemi is short.

      GM will have a much wider mix of vehicles once they get the main products out.

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      1. I know they are going electric, that is what I was talking about regarding electrics from both manufacturers.

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    2. Not sure why you dummys are downvoting me.

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      1. Phil: Don’t bother trying to figure that out. Personally I don’t care and I just comment on what I feel, think or know. On another article on here, a guy commented that they purchased their XT4 back in April when there was more inventory and so far they love it. His comment has more down votes than up votes. Now try to figure that one out. So just blow off the stupid up/down votes thing.

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      2. Why do you care Phil? Do you need people to tell you good job?

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  4. Part of the plan they don’t tell you about are all the recalls and customer gripes on the way.

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    1. We don’t have recalls and gripes now?

      Oil use in trucks. AIrbags, Cam issues, Timing Chain issues, Transmission issues on the 8 speeds. Auto stop on cars with no defeat button?

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  5. If this is the future of gm, would they be willing to sell this platform to some small custom car shops? I would love to see them recreate BEV versions of some classic shapes or put under a restored body. A couple of them come to mind that I would love to see. (Just a thought)

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    1. GM is developing a drop in crate motor and battery for the aftermarket. They’ve shown off development products in the last few SEMA Show, I bet they will have more in this years as well.

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    2. They bolt drivetrain is available through GM performance. It wouldn’t surprise me if this one doesn’t make it there at some point. More interesting is if you can easily swap motors out. Like have your bolt and jack it up and drop the hummer motors on it.

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  6. A $200,000 cadillac celestiq? That’s more than a bmw 760li powered by a v12 engine, it better be good if it really costs that much. That is 4x the base price of a Cadillac CT5. It would be interesting to see how cadillac will implement luxury factors from a $60,000 Lyriq to make this a $200,000 sedan.

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    1. This is not in the same class like the 7 series and S Class. The car will compete against Rolls and Bentley as an alternative which will be 100% bespoke.

      Cadillac have stated they were producing such a car since GM’s BEV day in March 2020 and others who worked for GM have indicated that also. Now you are hearing about this as news to you?

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      1. Yes I did hear a about the ev day back in March of last year, I heard about the celestiq too.

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        1. Don’t bother talking to that guy Mohammad he is an idiot.

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          1. Why do you act like such a little child on here? R U having a bad day like you usually do?

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          2. 🤣, Hope you’re having fun insulting people.

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          3. You shut your mouth, king idiot. What did Mohammad do, you’re the idiot here.

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            1. Don’t wast you’re time talking to this immature fool.

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      2. Hard to imagine that Cadillac that makes fwd SUV competing with rolls Royce which have tons of experience with making high end products. Very interested to see how this turns out. They’ll have to put a lot more effort to successfully make this a Rolls Royce fighter, especially since they had difficulty fighting with the lower class Germans with the Cadillac ct6.

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        1. I hear what you are saying. GM did not go all the way with the CT6. In some ways it was better than the S Class and 7 Series at the time but fell short on several things in terms of interior design, fit-n-finish and luxury.

          Looks like GM is really serious about turning Cadillac around. According to Mark Reuss, he stated a while back that it was Cadillac’s last chance to make an impression and turn things around in reference of them being an all EV brand.

          Anyhow, Cadillac used to be referred as an American Rolls Royce back in the day, primary the ’30s and they had the ’57-’60 Eldorado Brougham that was higher than the top end Rolls with the price tag starting at $13K-$14K. The Rolls Royce started at $9K.

          From here on out, all Cadillac EVs will be RWD based w/ AWD.

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  7. I am not sure why some people on this site are surprised that GM will have multiple different vehicles on the sPlatform. Have they not announced their goal is to go BEV?
    What did everyone expect, one vehicle per Brand?
    Not sure if everyone is aware but Legacy Automakers are really behind in the shift to EV’s. I mean VW Zoomed in Elon Musk for assistance in their Top Management meeting (Their Top 200 Execs)….just let that sink in for a minute.
    That has to be the most insane thing I have ever heard in this Industry. Imagine Mary Bara and Jim Farley holding a meeting together to discuss upcoming Strategies?
    This is a Race and we as GM fans need them to speed it up or they will not exist. People can hate BEV’s all they want but it is Pure Business and GM knows it.
    It quickly has turned into an all out race for that second spot per say because Tesla is just way ahead of everyone else.
    I have been on record for years stating that when GM shifts completely to BEV’s they will be making way more money per vehicle than they could have ever imagined. This is the Golden opportunity that GM has been dreaming of to surpass the likes of VW and Toyota again. GO GM!!!

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  8. Dear god,
    pls do not make the Camaro a sedan, keep it a coupe. The Camaro is my favorite car of all cars, it would break my heart to see it become a sedan.

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    1. @ iLuvGM
      Would you be ok with the Camaro becoming like a little EV Sub Brand within Chevrolet?
      Meaning you get the following Camaro vehicles…
      Coupe and Convertible
      Four Door Sedan or Four Door Coupe like an Audi A7 or Tesla Model S (My preference)
      Four Door Crossover

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  9. I agree with iLuvGM. “Full portfolio”??? HOW can you say that without having a RWD sporty coupe (Camaro) or muscle car (Pontiac GTO, Chevy Monte Carlo SS, Olds 442)???
    Here the Ultium platform has the capability for a RWD vehicle, and we won’t get a a sporty coupe or 2-door muscle car coupe? You won’t see me buying anything based on Ultium unless I have such an option. I would be willing to TRY an EV just to get rid of all of the “downsides” of an ICE car (fuel pumps, water pumps, alternators, radiators, belts & hoses, O2 sensors, mufflers, catalytic converters, etc.) but NOT if I can’t have a mid-size muscle car coupe.

    Thought #2: Boy, that Ultium platform had better be SOLID if almost ALL vehicles will be based on it! Sounds like GM is “betting the company” on it. All they need is another Bolt-type goof (“Don’t park in the garage or next to the house or it might burn down!”) and you can kiss GM goodbye for good!

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