GM is currently developing a small electric Cadillac crossover that will undercut the mid-size Lyriq in the luxury brand’s growing EV portfolio. A few minor details on this mystery model surfaced in the spring, when GM allegedly showed an early draft of the vehicle to dealerships during a meeting, but now more concrete information on the XT4-sized subcompact crossover has come to light.
A recent report from Automotive News indicates this future small electric Cadillac crossover will arrive “in late 2024,” and will be built at GM’s Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico. The publication previously said this small Cadillac EV was “well received,” by the dealers who had seen it and could potentially be sold alongside the internal combustion engine-powered XT4 model for a brief period.
GM previously announced an investment of more than one billion dollars at the Ramos Arizpe facility to transform it into its fifth EV-specific manufacturing plant, joining Spring Hill in Tennessee, Factory Zero and Lake Orion in Michigan and CAMI in Ingersoll, Ontario. GM is also expected to build a small battery-electric crossover on behalf of Honda at the Ramos Arizpe plant, while a battery-electric Acura model may one day be built alongside the Cadillac Lyriq in Spring Hill.
It’s likely this future small electric Cadillac crossover will utilize a downsized version of the GM BEV3 platform that underpins the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq, as well as GM’s Ultium modular battery pack design and Ultium Drive electric motors. We imagine it would also have a similar driving range to the Lyriq, which boasts a GM-estimated 300 miles of range on a full charge thanks to its 12-module, 100.4 kWh battery. The single motor, rear-wheel-drive Cadillac Lyriq produces 340 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque, for reference.
Cadillac has also filed a number of trademark applications for names that could be used on this new small crossover, including Vistiq, Ascendiq, Optiq, Lumistiq and Symboliq.
More information on this future small electric Cadillac crossover should begin to come to light as its rumored 2024 launch approaches.
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Tick tock, tiq toq. What will be the purpose of this small Cadillac crossover? Will it augment Cadillac prestige, or will it take away from it? Perhaps Cadillac should hold off and give the Celestiq the time it needs to polish up the Cadillac image before going down market with a small Cadillac whatever.
I assume you have not watched the reviews Lyric, I have watched several as I never make a judgment on one review. All have been positive in every way, one tester stated he did not want to give it back. The small Cadillac will be built to the same standard as the Lyric, which by the way people are ordering the 2024 model as 2023 is sold out. Cadillac’s image does not need polishing up.
Blazer EV built in Mexico…
Cadillac EV built in Mexico…
Next-gen Equinox built in Mexico….
gm based Honda EV built in Mexico…
Pretty soon there will be nothing left to build in the US.
Hopefully you know most of those vehicles are already built in Mexico, so nothing knew there. And the Cadillac Lyriq is built in Springhill, Tennessee. And the Celestiq will be built in Warren Michigan.
Yes, we can all thank the UAW for making it unaffordable to assemble a vehicle in the US. You can expect to continue seeing only high profit vehicles coming from the US.
The vast majority of consumers don’t care one bit whether it was built in the US, Mexico, Canada, or China.
Funny, Stellantis made $8 billion in the first six months of the year building out of Sterling Heights, Warren, two plants in Detroit, and Toledo – all with UAW labor. Why can’t GM do this?
Stellantis builds the Jeep Compass in Toluca, Mexico, and the Ram HDs and ProMaster vans in Saltillo, Mexico.
Nate, GM makes a lot of their vehicles in the USA, it’s quite a long list, both large and small:
Chevy Bolt EV – GM’s smallest EV. Made at GM’s Orion Plant in Michigan, USA
Chevy Bolt EUV – GM’s second smallest EV. Made at GM’s Orion Plant in Michigan, USA
Chevy Camaro – Made at the Lansing Grand River Assembly in Michigan, USA
Chevy Corvette – Made in Bowling Green, KY, USA
Chevy Malibu – Made for US sales at GM Fairfax plant in Kansas City, USA
Chevy Traverse – Made at GM’s Spring Hill, Tennessee, assembly plant, USA
Chevy Tahoe – Made at Arlington Assembly Plant, Texas, USA
Chevy Saburban – Made at Arlington Assembly Plant, Texas, USA
Chevry Colorado – Those sold in the USA are made at the GM Shreveport Plant, Louisiana, USA
Chevy Silverado EV – Made at Factory Zero in Detroit, USA
Chevy Silverado ICE – Made in Roanoke, IN, USA
GMC Canyon – Made in Wentzville, Missouri (Wentzville Assembly), USA
GMC Acadia – Made in Lansing Delta Township Assembly, Delta Township, Michigan, USA
GMC Yukon – Arlington plant, Texas, USA
GMC Sierra – Made at the Fort Wayne assembly plant in Roanoke, Indiana, USA
GMC Hummer EV – Made at Factory Zero in Detroit, USA
Buick Enclave – Made at Delta Township, Michigan (Lansing Delta Township Assembly), USA
Cadillacs are made in the USA except for the XT4 – Made in GM’s Spring Hill Manufacturing plant, USA
True many of them are large, however some of them are smaller and inexpensive, like the Camaro, Bolt and Malibu. Also, GM will have 3 extremely large Ultium battery assembly plants right here in the USA.
– Ultium Cells LLC – Lordstown, Ohio, USA (Opening mid-2022, 35GWh capacity)
– Ultium Cells LLC – Spring Hill, Tennessee, USA (Opening mid-2023, 35GWh capacity)
– Ultium Cells LLC – Lansing, Michigan, USA (Opening late-2024, 50GWh capacity)
So you see that GM makes many of their vehicles that they sell in the USA in the USA. What do you have to say about that?
Only that I’m already aware of it. I live in Michigan and grew up around the auto industry.
If you look at those products, they are all higher priced or higher profit margin vehicles.
They have to be or they lose money.
Some of those also lose money.
XT4 is built in Fairfax Kansas
Colorado/canyon built in Wentzville MO(Shreveport closed about 10 years ago)
Chevrolet Traverse is built in Lansing
CORRECTIONS TO MY EARLIER POST
Chevy Colorado – Made in Wentzville Assembly Plant, MS, USA not Shreveport
Cadillac XT4 – Most are made in China but half that number ARE made at the Fairfax Assembly Plant, Kansas City, KS, USA
Chevrolet Traverse – Made at the Lansing Delta Township Assembly, Lansing, MI, USA
Well I guess if these vehicles are built in the USA we better not build anymore here?
Nate, Let me add to the USA GM car list that GM employes 88,400 people in the USA alone. About 49% of them were represented by unions. GM employes a total of 157,000 worldwide. So more than half are employed in the USA, but GM sells more cars outside the USA than in the USA. It’s a worldwide company.
U fortunately, gm used to employ over 500k hourly employees in the US…
You want Wally Greeters to build your cars? You willing to cut your wages also?
I didn’t think so!!
Equinox was built mostly in Ontario…
Cadillac XT4 built in Kansas…
Celestiq is about a 200 unit a year vehicle. ….
I’d be shocked if they built that many. I bet it’s way less.
2k easy.
There are 3 plants in the US that only build EVs and only one in Mexico.
That is one to many….I will only buy North American built…lots of Americans buy German and Jap built vehicles. especially the dumb ones. OOps forgot Mexico is North America but it is 3rd world trash.
Cadillac Cimmaroniq?
I had a Cimarron with a 5 speed manual. I know I’ll be skewered for this, but, it was actually a pretty nice little car. It was no Eldorado or Brougham, but it was a fun little cruiser.
Maybe instead of storming our southern border they will storm the GM employment line.
It’ll probably have the same battery set up as the Equinox EV which is also going to be built there.
Why is there a border problem when it seems all the jobs are going south? Freebies from the US taxpayer?
GM paid millions to lobby for the tax credits to be re-instated, then moves production of the most affordable/most likely to be purchased vehicles to Mexico which disqualifies them from the rebate.
Made in Mexico may not be eligible for the federal tax credit….
Another win for Americans, who don’t want to work. Not jobs Biden can claim, but, then, Mexico is in North America. At least they’ll be made well.
Cadillac’s made in Mexico?… Guess I’ll be shopping my Tesla dealer again.