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Second-Generation Cadillac CT6 Incoming: Exclusive Details

GM Authority has learned exclusive new details on the forthcoming, second-generation Cadillac CT6 luxury sedan.

First-generation Cadillac CT6

We first reported that General Motors was working on a second-generation Cadillac CT6 way back in February of 2019, but development of the vehicle was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, so we hadn’t heard much about the program in recent years – until now. We already knew the luxury sedan would tap GM’s VSS-R platform – a forthcoming modular architecture from the automaker that will underpin rear-wheel-drive based vehicles, but we now have more details about the vehicle’s powertrain, exterior styling and eventual launch date in China.

The second-generation Cadillac CT6 is expected to feature GM’s familiar turbocharged 2.0L LSY gasoline engine, as is the case with the all of the brand’s other models sold in the Asian country. However, it could also use a mild-hybrid powertrain closely related to the 48V system introduced on the 2021 Cadillac XT5 and XT6 crossovers in China. That setup consists of the GM turbo 2.0L LSY combined with a small electric motor and battery. The mild-hybrid portion of the powertrain has been implemented to help improve fuel economy and driving performance.

The new CT6 will also benefit from GM’s Global B / VIP electrical architecture, facilitating the implementation of the latest-generation Super Cruise in addition to Ultra Cruise and over-the-air updates.

We also have exclusive new details on the vehicle’s exterior styling. Our sources tell us the front end will be an evolution of the current Cadillac CT6’s face, integrating a more expressive design with both horizontal and vertical LED lighting elements. The sedan will also be much less boxy than the current model, taking on a more smoothed-over and svelte silhouette. This will come via a stretched-out greenhouse section, extending beyond the rear door and integrating a rearward sloping roofline similar to the Cadillac CT5’s – but larger, of course. Our source also says the roof will begin to slope over the middle of the rear door, which represents a big departure versus the current model’s more traditional roof treatment.

First-gen Cadillac CT6 in the Cadillac Jinqiao plant in China

A lot of design work has also gone into the vehicle’s C-pillar, we hear, which will be slimmed down and not as bulky as the one on the current model. Additionally, the C-pillar will be pulled back, integrating a bigger rear vanity window. A dual exhaust treatment similar to that on the Cadillac CT4 and CT5 sedans will be implemented in the rear of the vehicle as well.

Our sources say the second-generation Cadillac CT6 will launch sometime within the next twelve months in China, with production taking place at the Cadillac Jinqiao plant in Shanghai, China. It’s currently unclear if this model will launch in North America at any point, with the CT6 having been unceremoniously and abruptly discontinued here following the 2020 model year.

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  1. Well that’s cool as long as you live in china.

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  2. US production at LGR please?….

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    1. I wish but won’t hold my breath.

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    2. LGR is scheduled to get a major investment. Hopefully it is for this and other VSSR models.

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      1. This is a car I definitively would buy. An SUV or a crossover, never. I really hope the actual SUV cancer ends asap in order to see this cars elswhere and not only in China.

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        1. JE:

          It was on the market for 5 years. Haven’t you bought one already?

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          1. CT6 Omega platform had better than mid-sized driving dynamics. I hope th er s architecture can do the same & that the car can be imported to the US
            Because China buys sedans & Americans generally do not I’m fine with there car being made abroad.
            I wonder if sanctions, should China aid Russia, will affect price?

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          2. I’m on my second CT6. Damn shame that no one bought it and that Cadillac discontinued it in the US. I will keep the current one as long as I can. Absolutely love the car. 2019 CT6 Platinum 3.0TT.

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            1. I’ve owned many cars, both foreign and domestic. My CT6 3.0 TT is better by far than all my previous cars.

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          3. I got myself a CT6-V, great car, AWD, 4-Wheel Steering, Twin Turbo 550 hp V8, 34 speaker stereo system. Glad I didn’t hesitate, used examples have gone up in price almost to original MSRP.

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            1. Smart buy! Wish I had bought one when they were still available.

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      2. Makes no sense to me. As far as I know, China currently has the most electric cars of any country, more than 13% of their cars are electric as of 2021. So it s not like they’re averse to EVs. Why would China not be part of Cadillac’s electric only new product plan? If anything, Cadillac will need a mainstream full-size model below Celestiq, and that’d be a CT6 replacement. For the US also. On the same electric platform. It just seems like this news is incorrect and outdated.

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        1. Paul:

          Who says China won’t get Cadillac EVs? They’re going to build and sell the Lyric there. And though I haven’t read anything official, I’m sure future EVs will be built and sold in China. They’ll be selling the American-built Celestiq there as well. In fact I suspect most Celestiqs will be purchased there.

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  3. Damn shame this cars isn’t still being sold here.

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    1. It will if we can keep gas prices at $5 a gallon.
      Time to kill the SUV cult once and for all.
      Ditto for EV’s.

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      1. You have to be trolling. Why in the world would you want to kill EVs with gas prices this volatile? We need to do the opposite and fast track more EVs to the market.

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        1. EV’s are dying off. The honeymooner is over. IDK if you heard but starting today it is illegal to charge your EV in California during peak hours due to grid strain……I guess people are finally waking up to the fact that EV’s are gas cars that are just more complicated. one problem with high gas prices, is that when 60% of your grid runs off gas turbines, the entire grid feels the strain…..

          I guess coal is cool again?

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          1. Jake: I live in California. I work for a dealership that sells PHEV’s and all electric as well as gas.

            You statement is just plain false. Sounds to me like you are listening to a little too much radio talk where they are just blowing smoke.

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            1. Dan-
              Jake is totally right and it’s not right wing bs. Why do you always go there? Everyone here knows you are a liberal from awful California. People are leaving California is huge numbers, when I drive around my city, I see at least 25 Cali license plates per day. Just in my neighborhood we have 3 families move in from Cali. So, while you are a happy white liberal living in the golden state talking your dealership crap – everyone else in Cali is suffering and trying to escape. And btw, – EV’s aren’t the answer. Most middle-class people can’t afford them. What about people who live in apartments where would they plug their EV’s in? Maybe you should go on vacation to the Midwest or southern states and meet real working hard class American’s who drive ICE vehicles and don’t want any part of your EV California talking points.

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              1. Enjoy Iowa. We are just fine here in California.

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                1. You don’t speak for anyone but yourself. Don’t try speaking for the whole state.

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                2. Say that when you’re water runs out.
                  Assuming the wildfires don’t burn your house down 1st.

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                  1. You’ll be frozen under some flooded Oklahoma twister- whipped trailer
                    before that happens.

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              2. Thank you

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              3. You sound inbreed since you can’t formulate an educated response. Dan never said anything about politics. Middle class can’t afford a 40k ev? But they afford a 40k Traverse. I work at a Chevy dealer. We are selling every Tahoe before they arrive at the dealership. Hmmm. Where do refuel your ice car? The gas station? Where to recharge your ev? The ev stations or your home. My employer has free ev chargers. I’m assuming most companies don’t have them but most will soon. On my way to work there are 4 charging stations that I pass. Most educated people charge there car at home just like you would a cell phone. You’re the guy this complains about not having a CD player in their car, or complains that you can’t remember passwords. Lol. Adapt or move. It’s very simple.

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                1. I’d be more concerned about the poor than the middle class, assuming everyone does buy EVs.
                  Currently they are the ones driving around in fifteen or more year old cars.
                  In an EV future, that’s going to be tough to do. Batteries just don’t have that longevity, and replacing one would be out of the question for someone without much money.

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        2. Na we need to push more fuel efficient ICE vehicles that can run on 100% biofuels.
          Europeans already drive diesel vehicles that can run on Biodiesel and get 50+ mpg. That is better for the environment than any other mode of transportation.
          You won’t get the charging infrastructure needed for EVs, 2nd EVs don’t last and therefor increase pollution.
          Finally the rare earth metals required are in short supply and won’t be able to support widespread EV adoption.
          But don’t let those pesky facts get to dear leader Elon. His doomed quest to reinvent the wheel will go down in history as an example of what not to do.

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          1. Case n point.
            If every vehicle in America was diesel powered CO2 emissions would drop 30%.
            Add in Biodiesel and net CO2 would hit 0.

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            1. Evan: I too love diesels. Always have. But just diesel alone is not the way forward. Hybrid diesels? Yes. All electric? Yes. Or better yet, an all electric with a tiny (like a lawn mower size) diesel engine to be a range extender for the all electric.

              Also, I grew up in the mid-west on a farm. Although the idea of bio-fuels derived from a farm is nice, it’s not the answer. Less energy and they use more fuel than regular (non-ethanol and bio-fuel) engines. Plus, the amount of energy used to generate those bio-fuels is huge. Lastly, if you listen to the experts who talk about food for the world, we are running out of land to use and the farmers at some point won’t be able to sustain food production for both humans and animals both let alone to use for fuel.

              The answer is diesel hybrids and all electric by using renewable (clean) energy.

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              1. Europe already does Hybrid Diesels. That is the best of all approaches. High efficiency in the city & highway and no range anxiety.

                2nd unless Nuclear is used for power then the renewable energy push is an unsustainable false hope. The sun does not always shine nor does the wind always blow, battery storage isn’t viable for nationwide grids & hydro is spotty at best.

                Biodiesel is reusing CO2 that is already in the atmosphere. Several nut plants like peanuts are over 50% oil by weight.

                Finally I don’t buy the struggling to produce food argument. As long as obesity is a problem in the world we don’t have a food growing problem. We have a food distribution problem.

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          2. Dude…. We can’t do that…. Just makes too much sense

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          3. Evan, I live in Spain. In Europe EV’s, EREV’s, plug-in hybrids are the fastest growing segments. Diesels are being banned from every major city downtown and cars that run with biodiesel are’t selling as good as EV’s by far.

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            1. Because the government is trying to force EV’s.
              Hint. That won’t work.
              History has shown the government trying to force denial of reality doesn’t work.
              Find out the hard way though.

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    2. 91fairladyz:

      Cortection: Damn shame this car wasn’t BOUGHT here.

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  4. To think the CT6 was the 2nd best seller in the segment here in the States too.

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    1. It’s sad that Americans prefer suvs and trucks over cars.

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      1. But it’s not unexpected. Americans have fragile egos and are gullible suckers for Ignorance and lies.
        Kind of like those Russians.

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    2. Yeah but GM couldn’t immediately make a quatrillion dollars from it and pump its stock price to $1,000,000 a share so the investors would be happy for another 10 minutes so they quit and run from it like every other segment GM abandons.

      Imagine if the Japanese had quit selling cars here when the first Toyota and Hondas didn’t immediately become the best selling cars in 2 months from introduction….

      Toyota struggled to sell their first half-assed full size truck the T100, but they didn’t quit…they kept working at it, which is why they are now a larger company that sells more cars worldwide than GM….

      But GM has a womyn CEO….so thats worth some brownie points.

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  5. Gasped when I saw the title of the article, incredibly disappointed after reading the article 🙁

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  6. I thought the entire VSS program would be dead. Is there another GM vehicle to be built in a RWD platform?
    We have T2 trucks and the new GMT twins, what about VSS-T? And VSS-S?

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    1. I’m skeptical. I think this will likely run on Omega. The frame may be very unchanged.

      It doesn’t make sense to finish VSS-R just to sell in China. Only makes sense if you are bringing the car back to the US.

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      1. I guess Omega too. VSS-T is also dead imo, GM probably will go only T2 and GMT-updated for trucks.

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        1. Or would GM build a non ct6 sell here but shares same platform and built in Same China factory

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        2. Some clarification here: the second-gen CT6 will be Omega and VSS-R. That is essentially what the VSS-# effort has become today: modular elements spread across (for the most part) existing architectures.

          The program code makes this a VSS project, not an Omega one.

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          1. That’s lipstick on a pig. VSS-R was supposed to unite Alpha and Omega frames on a scaled architecture that would allow them to be built alongside one-another. That way Camaro, CT4/5, and CT6, plus a CT6 SUV could – if GM wanted to – be made on the same production line.

            [Takaoka 2 at Toyota currently can make six different models on one production line].

            GM is now basically going to sell one car and say they kept to their VSS strategy – as it becomes clear most Americans won’t be able to go all-EV for another ten years.

            The only salvation for VSS will be if they admit that Level 3 highway chargers will soon become a traffic jam nightmare, and actually put VSS to work with new gas models rapidly put into production.

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      2. Cadillac is a very small player in the US market. In China they were selling 2 to 3 times as many CT6s as were sold here.

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    2. It appears that development was already completed but the release was pushed back. We won’t see it here in the states.

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  7. Do China has the plug-in hybrid also ? I thought they will add the plug-in hybrid to XT5 and XT7 also.

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  8. This was their best looking most eye-catching most head turning brand boosting sedan. And they killed it at home. The most puzzling thing ever to me. I would never understand why they killed this car in America I know it was profitable I would never understand.

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  9. Do not make the mistake of thinking Cadillac views USA as “home”. CHINA is their ideological home now.

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    1. You have it backwards: the USA is Cadillac’s ideological home, but China is where Cadillac is flourishing from a sales perspective.

      That said, there is one huge asterisk here: the Escalade represents a substantial majority of Cadillac’s sales and profit in America. I would argue that if it weren’t for Escalade, Cadillac might not exist today. Here’s the kicker: the Escalade, as of this writing, is not for sale in China. So the ideological argument / position is not as clear cut in this case.

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      1. A Camry is home at america. I did hear that Toyota will not make the Camry or ES in America in the future. It would be nice if GM could make something built in US that sold at the top of overall sales and not just to a segment

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      2. Aiex
        You’re WRONG!! If it weren’t for CHEVROLET there’d be NO CADILLACS.

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      3. I would argue if it weren’t for Chevrolet, Cadillac might not exist today!

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  10. Bring it here(or make it here) however, need to have a reasonable engine, and neither of the 2.0 are reasonable! Need 3.0 turbo as base and a V8 as an option, even it is a Chevy V8. Only way I will consider a GM product.

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    1. Not sure why they never considered putting the 3.6 turbo from the ATS-v into the CT-6, that would have been a nice bridge engine to the hot v v8.

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      1. OTOH, the 3.0tt did make 400hp. If made here I think the Z06 5.5 for luxury car duty is enough for a non-Blackwing car.

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  11. It’s going to be a vote of no confidence to boot out Mary Barra from GM if they decide not to Build the American variant IN AMERICA. Especially since it’s an AMERICAN luxury brand

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  12. Wait….”american” Chevy sells Korean trailblazers and Mexican Blazers, Canadian pickups.

    “American” Buick sells Chinese envisions, Korean encores NO sedans and just 1 American product (enclave).

    “American” Cadillac builds their only 2 sedans here but takes marching orders from China where they build them as well.

    You get Chinese parts in pretty much every flavor GM peddles…

    If such a no-confidence vote mechanism existed I think it would (should) have been triggered by now……

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    1. Selling vehicles in different countries is fine, what’s not fine is BUILDING your flagship sedan in another country then shipping it stateside, it’s like if a Porsche 911 was now only built in North Carolina but it’s shipped back to its home country. It just doesn’t sit right

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      1. @ GMGuy
        Could you imagine the 911 being made in NC then shipped back to Germany lol.

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    2. Judging from gm’s lost market share and second fiddle to Toyota, I think the no confidence voting has started.

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      1. Opposed to total BK that skipped by a board and fired by the POTUS because of mis-management?, but hey cool cars…

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  13. So where are all these new cadillac ev’s?
    Except for the ugly lyriq, i only read of upcoming cadillac’s burning gas.
    Why always so far behind the competition.
    Make the next generation CT6 electric, and you can sell these in europe as well.

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    1. The EVs are coming. The point is not to be first, it’s to make EVs at scale and at a profit. Otherwise, there is no point.
      GM is building three battery plants across North America. Once these plants and their respective logistic channels are finished, you will see GM’s EV onslaught, Cadillac included. What we’re seeing now is the calm before GM’s (EV) storm. Tell me that GM is “behind the competition” once it has revealed and launched all of its EVs (a matter of 24 months).

      As for an electric CT6, it’s coming – and it will be called the Celestiq:
      https://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/cadillac/celestiq/

      That said, it will be positioned substantially higher than the CT6 ever was.

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      1. GM hasn’t figured it out since introducing the EV1…..?……decades later…….after Tesla’s eaten their lunch for a decade or more….

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      2. All that remains to be seen is if GM can actually sell those EVs to people.

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      3. Yes, and only a few hundred will be sold because few can afford a $200,000 car.

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      4. EV’s at scale and profit? Lolololololololol good luck with that fantasy.
        You might need some Nickle for that lol.

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  14. You wonder what obvious quality GM is looking past on this one that will end up a class action lawsuit. It’s all the junk GM has done on the list 25 years making vehicles with the number 1 goal of profit and quality be damned. I actually think GM might be doing it on purpose so the junk breaks (right after the “warranty” is up) because it’s harder to sell another one if the old ones still running. I see so many people just done forever with GM because of this I mean look at the 2.4 4 cylinder or the 3.6 v-6, absolutely junk and most of the time cannot make it to 100k without significant work done, oh and transmissions in trucks, the lifters in the junk v-8s and everything, everything rusts….no kidding, I’ve seen the most people leave the brand because of major quality issues and dealerships that “can’t” find the problem…. until that pesky warranty is up and only the customer is paying for the repair.

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    1. This will happen to the lyriq as well.
      Right after the waranty expires, the batteries will fail and that cheap ugly plastic front will fall off.
      It will be a rusty paper weight waiting for the scrapper after the waranty.

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    2. What is the problem with 3.6 lfx? I own two (under 50k mi.) and would want it in a CT6. Valve coking? vvt? I would consider a 4cyl hybrid CT6 if reliable and not uglified.

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    3. I have been a GM exclusively since the sixties , & am a Used Auto Dealer for over 50 years. My 15 Denali w/5500 miles has had Tranny problems since new & now out of warranty it’s on me. I don’t even want to start on cam & lifter problems. Since 2018 I own a Chrysler 300S w/awesome Hemi, & just bought a 22 Ram Limited Longhorn that shames my Denali. Can’t believe I would have ever went that way. On my business side, F150’s & Ram’s out sell Silverado & I have a lot less major repairs .

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      1. I hear you. We had a 2016 Silverado 5.3L and my wife got tired of the constant problems so she traded it in before the warranty expired on a new Wrangler in 2019.
        Everyone told us how the Jeep was going to be a maintenance nightmare and have all kinds of issues and cost us so much money, etc.
        We’ve had zero problems with the Wrangler, and I mean zero problems with 57k miles on it now.

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  15. Cadillac was “The Standard of the World.” The Best was ours.
    Now China enjoys the Beauty, Elegance and Prestige the USA once built as “Flagship” achievements.
    Shame on GM for taking the CT6 (which should be named the Fleetwood Brougham) and equal shame on Ford for moving the stunning Lincoln Continental away, becoming just what the USA needed – another bland SUV nameplate. Remember “Motor Trend’s” King of the Hill, the Eldorado, Continental Mark, Oldsmobile 98, Electra 225, Toronado or Sedan de Ville? They all evolved into glorified but bland mini vans. Watch TCM and see a Chrysler Imperial. Shame on US! Look what’s gone. Thank You Detroit’s Big 3 for a nation of beige mediocrity.

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  16. How exciting. /s
    Cadillac has lost its identity. Is it a luxury car? Is it a sports car? Is it a performance car? Is it a Corvette wannabe?
    If it wasn’t for the Cadillac shield on the grill, who would know what it is?
    There was a time when Cadillac looked like a Caddy. Not anymore.

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    1. Cadillac began to fade when they removed the merlets from the emblem.

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  17. I have a 2020 CT6 and love it…I sincerely hope Cadillac builds a new CT6 for the American market. I’d buy another one in a heart beat.

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  18. I thought the ct6 wasn’t being imported due to China tariffs from trump presidency. If that changes maybe they import some?

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    1. GM circumvented those by building the vehicle in China and selling it in China

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  19. A car that I’d be glad to look forward to buying. I LIKE 4 door sedans…and if you give this a hybrid option, even better.

    My 2018 CT6 is getting over 28mpg…my old CTS MIGHT have hit 25…and the LeSabre, about 25. So even with the ICE, I’m getting the best MPG since WAY back.

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  20. Bring the CT6 back to the US GM!

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  21. Cadillac does not feel like a Cadillac brand currently without a big plush flagship sedan.

    Even thou the CELESTIQ is coming, many people won’t be able to afford one. Even for those people who have the money refuse to buy because cars like this in a tight niche are not what they believe in as a purchase.

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  22. Isn’t it a little early for April Fools Day jokes?

    Cadillac is going all electric all the time. Everybody knows this. How can they launch new gasoline powered vehicles in China but relegate America to EVs. It’s called GLOBAL warming for a reason and the skies over China’s cities are dirtier than those over US cities. Why all the reports of new gasoline Cadillacs all the sudden? Did Mark and Mary change their mind again? Where’s the Cellistiq? That was supposed to be the new flagship but nobody mentions it anymore and it’s now missing from the Cadillac website.

    It wouldn’t surprise me if Cadillac has reversed themselves on the all-electric future. They’ve constantly changed directions on everything else. If so, I personally would welcome it.

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    1. Cadillac is such a small player in our market that going all EV actually makes sense. It would create some interest in the brand, and burying the added cost of the EV components in a luxury vehicle is much easier than something like a Bolt.

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  23. I’m so tired of these car manufacturers sending new cars to china, what about us??

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  24. I work at a GM Dealership and we sell Cadillac. I can’t even begin to explain my disappointment with Cadillac as a brand. We went from selling 20-25 a month in 2017 to 5 in 2021 (it’s not “all” the fault of COVID and the chip shortage)

    I can’t believe with everything going on in the world the way GM and Cadillac have sold out to China. In the 90’s when i worked for Toyota the U.S. government “forced” foreign manufacturers to either build their vehicles in the U.S. or face major tariffs. The government decided not to include U.S. automakers when implementing this agreement and now “many” of the U.S. manufacturers are building their vehicles in China etc. I’m not sure how the rest of you feel but in my opinion but this is “totally” ridiculous.

    Whatever happened to Made in America and supporting the American worker? Now it’s Toyota, Subaru, Kia etc. who are supporting the American worker while GM and the rest of the American companies have jumped on the liberal “woke” bandwagon of Globalization and the Green New Deal while abandoning the American people and those who made them the global success they are in the first place.

    Now the only people they look to “please” are the “Elitist” Snobs and their global initiative.

    It’s “really” sad to see how easy it is for these elitists to abandoned their workers and focus on nothing other then lining their own pockets.

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  25. Those who comment about EV’s and how important it is for us to move as quickly as possible to EV’s are “ignorant”

    Just because you “think” the world is going to end due to Global Warming (or “now” Climate Change) there is “zero” proof or guarantee that this is going to happen anytime soon….if at all.

    That being said….if we push EV vehicles to quickly we “will” cause economic issues that effect the American economy NOW!!!

    First off….not everyone can afford a New EV vehicle with an average price of $50K, our electric grid can not handle a major influx of all these new EV cars,(California is already having rolling blackouts) there aren’t enough charging stations, how will we handle dead batteries during rush hour, where do people who live apartment buildings with a 1000 occupants charge their cars? If the apartment building installs a 1000 chargers who will pay the increased electric bill for the owner? The occupants?……what if they can’t afford the new rent? I could continue to go on and on and on with a 1000 other ways these EV cars in “mass” will cripple our economy.

    Not to mention the major effects this will have on the oil industry in America and the 10’s of thousands of unemployed….but I understand none of this is a concern to those of you who claim the world is going to end in 10 years if we don’t do something now!

    The only problem you have is they said that 10 years ago and 10 years before thar and 10 years before that.

    Trust me….I’m all about doing all we can to help the environment but we also need to be “smart” about it and let me tell you this…..if you think you are going to get everyone in America or even 50% of Americans to trade in their truck for a EV truck then you live in la la land.

    What will happen instead….everyone of these people will be voted out of office and the oil industry will be flourishing once again.

    Instead we should be smart about this and transition into Hybrid vehicles & a slow transition into EV’s “after” the infrastructure is put in place.

    Instead we have people “like those commenting” who say….EV all the way and now! This is very “woke” of you and great when looking for likes on Twitter but in real life…it’s ignorant and “only” benefits the Elitist in this world while in the meantime it “crushes” the middle class in America.

    Yet so many middle class liberals cheer this on while the liberal elite slowly crush the rest of us into poverty while they line their pockets with their “you’re going to die” chant once again.

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    1. Thank God, you came in here and explained what I’ve been trying to say for the longest

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    2. I have to laugh at those who give this a Thumbs Down…..rather then do that why don’t tell us what part of this is not true and why. I would love to hear what you have to say. Please educate us on this!

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  26. Wishing Cadillac tremendous success with the Celestiq.

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  27. What is it about the CT6 that makes people so mad? Sales in the US weren’t good enough to justify continued production. It’s just that simple.And that doesn’t take into consideration future enhancements or redesigns. Cadillac couldn’t go on selling the original version indefinitely. Sooner or later it would have to be replaced with a new model. Even something like reskinning an existing vehicle costs hundreds of millions of $$$. Far more than a piddling 8-10k sales in a year could ever return.

    During its entire 5 year run, the CT6 managed only about 40K sales in the US/ North America, peaking in 2017. The Chinese have bought over 96K through 2021. That’s why it’s there and not here.

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    1. They were number two in the segment. It’s rather low volume segment. Look at the number of BMW 7-series moved in the USA for comparison.

      The issue is that it’s a halo car. CT6 also helped fuel sales for CT4 and CT5. Just like Pontiac Solstice got people into the dealership, and they drove out with a G6 or Torrent.

      GM has written off Cadillac as a gasoline brand, and admitted it publicly. All bets are on EV for Caddy.

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      1. Mr. Price:

        A low volume segment, yes. But BMW, Lexus, Audi, Mercedes, all build their comparable cars in one plant to supply the whole world. This is why they can import a few thousand to the US to satisfy what demand there is. Cadillac was obliged to build them in China to supply that market. The only other market for the car was North America where demand for such cars is small and getting smaller. Cadillac had little to no distribution in Europe and I doubt the car would have found many buyers there. The CT6, as lovely as it was, was ill timed.

        And as for your assertion that the existence of the CT6 “helped” sales of CT4 and CT5, it didn’t help very much judging from the numbers. And besides, the CT6 was discontinued by the time either of the smaller sedans made it to dealers.

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        1. I would rather not have it, than have it as a chinese import…..because no one is lining up to buy a $100,000 Cadillac made in CHINA.

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  28. wow

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  29. I have owned 3 CT sixes. A 2016, 2018, 2019. All were 2.0 T with RWD. Best luxery cars since the 1994 Fleetwood Brougm. I need a new CT6.

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