SAIC-GM just announced that the upcoming all-electric Cadillac IQ will debut imminently in China.
General Motors’ main joint venture in the Asian country announced that it will present a new all-electric vehicle from Cadillac during the 2023 Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition – better known as Guangzhou Auto Show, which will open its doors from November 17th to 26th at the Canton Fair Complex of the homonymous city of Guangzhou.
Although the automaker only limited itself to saying that the new Cadillac IQ electric vehicle will continue the revolution of all-electric models by combining GM’s global resources with local research and development capabilities. We know that the next zero-emission model the luxury brand has scheduled for that country is the upcoming Cadillac Optiq, thanks to leaked images in China in the middle of this year.
As GM Authority exclusively reported, the all-new Cadillac Optiq is a more midsize-than-compact crossover developed for the global market and will be positioned below the new Cadillac Lyriq in the Cadillac IQ portfolio. Like the Lyriq, the Cadillac Optiq uses a variant of GM’s BEV3 platform and is based on the company’s Ultium architecture, including Ultium Drive motors on both the rear and front axles depending on the configuration.
Additionally, SAIC-GM revealed that it also plans to introduce a new version of the Cadillac Lyriq at the Guangzhou auto show that will set a new benchmark for the value of luxury electric crossovers through “improved performance and charging experience.” Notably, this suggests that the new Lyriq model will debut powertrain upgrades for the local offering of Cadillac IQ models.
The upcoming all-electric Cadillac IQ will debut this week at the 2023 Guangzhou Auto Show as the luxury brand’s second zero-emission model manufactured locally in China, and everything indicates that it is the all-new Cadillac Optiq. The new model is expected to be launched this year in the Chinese market.
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The Chinese government isn’t buying EVs from GM. Private citizens are. If you consider every person in China “our greatest enemy”, you seriously need to reevaluate your life.
IMO it speaks Volumes for an American Automotive Company to Debut a global model in a foreign country first before their home team gets put on notice.
It would be an absolute slap in the face by Mark Ruess if GM debuts a LYRIQ-V there first before an American Autoshow.
Chinese want EVs. In the US Cadillac, much less IQ variant, isn’t popular. This is why China gets it first
yet ppl here rail on against EVs. if you dont want them, why do you care china does?
When gas prices climb again, ythen those anti-electrics will be crying over that and rush to buy EVs. Then prices will go up!
I keep telling you guys that these boomers just want something to complain about. They don’t want EVs but then turnaround and complain when EVs don’t debut here. It literally makes no sense.
Everyone thought Cadillac was going to introduce the V to China, no it turns out it wasn’t the V.
GM just introduced the Tech Trim in China (No Super Cruise, less options, and a smaller battery).
Getting the price even further down to compete in the Chinese EV market.
It’s speaks volumes that America will continue to be complacent with ICE Vehicles, while China along with other Nations are propelling forward on EV Powertrain, other than reliability issues with the Ford F-150 Lighting in terms of limited towing Range, there are other alternatives that consumers will eventually have to start looking at soon within the next few years from now and that can even be alternative Car Brands outside of the Legacy Automakers, Canoo; once more data is released could even be a tempting alternative.
It’s funny how everyone is worried about China now yet twenty or more years ago almost all of our manufacturing of basic items moved overseas… Now that auto markers are putting China first it’s a problem! That should have been America first back then… It’s to little to late as usual this country is behind the times and afraid of new technology… A prime example of this is when the rest of world has had high speed railroads for decades now what do we have outdated oil burners that are hybrid diesel electrics and some electric locomotives… Why can’t we have a high speed train that can get you across the country faster then a jet and pollute a lot less! I am not saying that EV cars are the solution but it’s a small step in the right direction.