The total number of 2023 Cadillac Lyriq EVs shipped within a 30-day timeframe will reach approximately 1,000 units by Friday, February 17th, as production of the vehicle continues. The information was provided by Rory Harvey, Cadillac‘s global vice-president, during a recent media briefing.
GM produced 8,195 units of the Cadillac Lyriq during the 2022 calendar year, but only 122 of those were delivered through December 31st. Several factors contributed to the low shipment rate in 2022. Among these, most production was back-loaded in the final four months of the year, with significant numbers of the Lyriq only rolling off the assembly line starting in September 2022. Monthly production reached 2,003 units in December, surpassed only by November 2022’s 2,477 units.
GM also says the slow start to production and shipping was part of a deliberate strategy. The 2023 Cadillac Lyriq showed multiple issues during early production, ranging from a recall for a defective display screen that could have potentially increased the risk of crashing to a cracking liftgate panel fix and software configuration issues affecting both lighting and infotainment audio.
The General placed a quality hold on the Cadillac Lyriq that it has now lifted in early January 2023 following correction of the issues. Shipments of the electric vehicle will accelerate from this point forward. GM is shipping units directly to dealers, which will speed up the process of making deliveries. The usual time it takes for a vehicle to be transported from manufacturer to dealership is between 30 and 100 days.
Production of batteries for the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq is also currently underway at the new Ultium Cells plant in Warren, Ohio. The facility is being operated by a joint venture partnership between GM and South Korean supplier LG Energy Solution. The increased number of battery packs being made at this new plant will bolster the production ramp-up and shipping for both the Cadillac Lyriq and the GMC Hummer EV.
As a reminder, the Cadillac Lyriq rides on the GM BEV3 platform and is powered by GM Ultium batteries and GM Ultium Drive motors.
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Additional news released by Cadillac today during the same communication is that Cadillac will be revealing 3 new Cadillac EV models before the end of the year. Each of these models will go into production during 2024.
Exciting news to come from Cadillac in the coming months regarding details on these models.
At the rate Cadillac is pumping them out and delivering them i guess mine will end up being a 2026 or 27 model year. 30 to 100 days to deliver?? Ley me know where the lot is and i will arrange to pick it up myself. Dont need the dealer to even touch it!
Let the recalls begin…sure glad my dealer talked me out of placing an order for one 2 years ago. I would probably be still waiting.
In the meantime, I am enjoying my 2017 CT6 Premium and my 2020 CT6 Premium Luxury, both loaded special orders that actually got delivered despite a strike at GM.
1000 units…..WOW………….Tesla sold 100 thousand last month………….Don’t Anyone forget tho……….GM is leading the World on Electric Vehicles…..I know cause Biden said so……………Paul
It’s about time. People have been on this waitlist for 5 years. I test drove one and met a women who wanted the all wheel drive and was willing to wait for it, but 5 years? Yes, she told me she put herself on the waitlist in 2017.