Despite initial uncertainty, GM Authority confirmed late last year that GM would indeed offer the Cadillac CT5 and Cadillac CT4 sedans for the 2026 model year. Nevertheless, the long-term future of these two luxury vehicles remains somewhat in doubt as GM gradually phases out its ICE-based sedans in the U.S. market, most recently with the discontinuation of the Chevy Malibu. Now, GM Authority has learned additional exclusive information regarding the future of the Cadillac CT5 and Cadillac CT4.
Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing
Cadillac CT4-V
According to sources familiar with the matter, General Motors has no plans to offer a new generation of the Cadillac CT5 and Cadillac CT4 with an internal combustion engine under the hood. That said, Cadillac may still offer U.S. customers new four-door sedan models in the future, even after the current ICE-based CT5 and CT4 hit the dustbin – but with an all-electric powertrain instead.
As GM Authority exclusively covered in 2023, Cadillac is currently cooking up a pair of all-electric sedans. The two upcoming EVs are expected to be roughly the same size as the Cadillac CT5 and Cadillac CT6, and will be so-called “low hip-point” (or low H-point) vehicles. The term is a reference to the location of the passenger’s hip when seated in the vehicle, relative to the ground, with a low H-point vehicle placing the passenger lower than a “regular H-point” vehicle like the Cadillac Lyriq crossover.
While the upcoming Cadillac EV sedans are both considered low H-point vehicles, they won’t necessarily take a traditional three-box sedan form factor. Rather, they’re believed to have a sportback profile similar to that of the Cadillac Escala concept or even the Cadillac Celestiq. Cadillac’s design team may already be working on the exterior design of an all-electric sedan.
Additionally, both upcoming Cadillac EV sedans are expected to ride on the forthcoming BEV Prime architecture. While details are scant, BEV Prime is believed to be a more premium variant of the BEV3 platform that currently underpins the Cadillac Lyriq, Cadillac Optiq, Cadillac Vistiq, Chevy Blazer EV and Chevy Equinox EV.
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another car gone for another EV come
Cadillac strategy is becoming obvious.
They’re doubling-down on being a high-end, global-American luxury brand and have zero interest in selling a vehicle for under $125K.
Traditional price-conscious North American Cadillac customers don’t like it? …Hard cheese, folks.
You’re not in Kansas anymore…
Everything they sell except some Escalade trims and the Celestiq is well under $125k.
Viva La rEVolution!
It’s so good to see the continued collapse of ICE vehicles.
Tell that to dodge. They know what it’s like to release something that no one wants, only you
I’m reading this more carefully. Note they’ve said no ICE only, not it’s going to be “all electric “. Could the replacements be hybrid and/or gas versions of the EV (ie Dodge Charger Daytona) in the works?
At Daytona in January, Cadillac mgmt stated they will not be producing hybrids, indicating the investment would not be feasible in parallel with that of the ongoing EV focus. And apparently the mega millions they are investing in the new Formula 1 hybrid motor will not produce any tech worthwhile to apply to road going hybrids.
ICE hybrids are readily available, I just bought one. Accord, Camry, BMW, Audi, they all sell sedans with hybrid as a standard feature.
As someone that has been planning to buy one of the last ICE CT5s whenever they announce discontinuation, I’m also excited about the EV replacement. If the next gen batteries can push 6C charging (about 150 miles in 5 minutes) as GM hinted at last year and also achieve the efficiency gains the competitors are touting, that would push range up to around 400 miles per charge compared to the current crop of EV crossovers (hopefully even more from a sleeker sedan), GM will have a real winner on their hands. If they can push the packaging to include a frunk like Mercedes new CLA I might be tempted to skip the ICE CT5 all together and skip right ahead to its EV replacement. I just hope they don’t overload the interior with screens and keep some buttons and knobs.
More clown activity by GM
GM needs a new CEO badly.
Mary is a moron. With the roll-back on anti-ICE rules (no more EV mandate), this is stupid. Europe & China will go all EV eventually (sooner) but GM does not sell in Europe and China is gradually pushing out the foreigners, so no mkt. there. His Mary betting on a big Democrat come-back?
100%
Maybe FCA can make a good car to put the hellcat in that will fill in the gap Caddy is leaving.
I’m sure the replacements will be fine cars, but they aren’t chasing all the same customers.
(I specify a good car because the 300/charger were not actually comparable to the ct4/5)
FCA is probably the happiest to hear this. GM is ceding the entire ICE auto enthusiast market to them.
And Ford if the rumors about a Mustang sedan are true.
Ford is happy to sell you the Mach-E.
The Mach E is a crossover, not a sedan. There is a difference. BTW, the Mach E is a MINO- Mustang in name only.
There is very little ICE enthusiasts sedan market anymore.
What am I missing here?? FCA was the QUICKEST to retire ICE and move to EV! Challenger is gone, Charger exists only as an EV. The ONLY V8 RWD vehicle they have today that is decent is the Durango….. And what is that?? A RWD midsize SUV…. exactly the vehicle that GM killed after 2009 (truck-based V8 RWD SUV… called the TrailBlazer SS) because GM CLAIMED the market only wanted midsize FWD crossovers…. It only APPEARED that way because that’s all GM offered us; we had no choice in the compact and midsize SUV market. (Even Ford realized their mistake in making the midsize Explorer FWD… after just ONE generation, they returned the Explorer to RWD!)
The ICE Charger is coming this summer
Depends. I know back when I was looking at Chargers vs a CTS-V about 12 years ago, the Charger was much more affordable while still offering a great package and IMHO better looks. Yes, the newer CT4/5 chassis were better on a road course, but for someone looking for a daily driver or even a more affordable weekend car, the Charger was a better overall value with more aggressive looks.
To add to this, at some point these manufacturers just outpriced their intended buyers, adding MORE and MORE and going after magazine editors and BMW buyers. One might argue it was done on purpose by certain shareholders, but I’ll stop there this time, lol.
Only someone on food stamps would agree with this moronic post praising Dodge over a Caddy V. Take your stupidity back to the ghetto, boy.
You’re always posting your nonsense on Yahoo. Do you even have a job? You claimed that you were a Boeing union employee when they were on strike in Washington State. You later said you lived in California.
Oh shut up! and read the C&D comparison showing how good/cheap the top Hemi Charger is (which they added as a footnote) vs. three much more expensive sedans including the two Germans.
You mean Stellantis.
Doesn’t really matter, Cadillac can’t give away the sedans they already make. Doubtful the market will even realize they’re gone.
As much as I want to disagree, you’re right! These vehicles perform well but they’re outclassed in their intended segments with competitors that have move features and luxury presence. And yes, admittedly those competitors cost more so either do the Genesis approach of similar features at less cost or it’s business as usual at Cost-Cutting GM.
Just one more reason the hate on EV’s and GM management. The Caddi sedans get ZERO marketing. Same with the Camaro – zero marketing. It died, these will be killed off too. It’ll be a sad day, but it’s on their radar to kill them, trust me.
GM ZERO MARKETING on Camaro & nCaddy sedans is spot on. They did the same for Saturn. 8years and not one change or update and after 5yrs dropped ALL marketing efforts. And I’m an ex-GM dealer The direction of the board and CEO is a corporation who wants to loose market share to others. GM “used” to be the leader.
Why introduce two sedans of nearly identical size when sedan segments are shrinking across the market? Cadillac risks limiting their appeal and potential sales volume by targeting such closely related segments. Instead, Cadillac should revisit the successful approach of the second-generation CTS: produce a single CT5-sized sedan and complement it with a stylish, performance-oriented coupe variant.
This strategy covers more market territory, appealing to a wider array of customers—from those seeking practicality to enthusiasts looking for a sporty option. It aligns perfectly with Cadillac’s renewed performance focus and F1 ambitions, providing a halo product that highlights innovation and excitement. Utilizing one platform for both a sedan and a coupe would also maximize economies of scale, sharing design, technology, and components to optimize cost-efficiency.
Furthermore, the automotive industry has largely abandoned the coupe segment, leaving a significant opportunity for Cadillac. Consider the current market: GM has discontinued the Camaro, the new electric Charger is struggling, Audi has halted the A5 coupe, BMW’s 4 Series coupe faces uncertainty, and the Mercedes CLE remains one of the few viable options. Additionally, fully electric coupes are virtually nonexistent, with only niche offerings like the Rolls-Royce Spectre currently available. Cadillac could capture significant attention and market share by introducing a compelling electric coupe alongside a well-executed sedan.
not everyone wants to drive a fugly front drive box suv..
Or an EV
Ever consider the couoe market was abandoned because they did not sell well?
The swiss cheese keeps getting more holes at gM.
I prefer Camaro (as an owner) but these cars on the alpha chassis are fantastic platforms.
I understand luxury cars are about refinement. EVs are for people who never maintain their cars and do not like engine noise.
BUT, V series cars and Camaro are for enthusiasts who want a rear transmission and v8 engines.
Of the two options:
I’d rather see a Camaro V8 over a (V8) V series car, personally. Makes more sense.
And yet you got people shelling out well over 100K for Corvettes, TRX’s and duallies. Maybe luxury is less about refinement and more about getting the most “awesome” product you can? What’s awesome about a plain looking car that makes no noise? The best selling luxury EV’s were the S (because Elon exaggerated its acceleration) and now the cyber truck, because it looks funky.
This is a stupid, stupid, stupid move. If you look at the vehicles with the biggest discounts, they are all luxury EVs. They aren’t selling. Why move in that direction? Cadillac has a great product here. Why F it up?
Because its GM.
This is Grandma Motors. Out of touch Boomers need to effing retire already.
The out of touch boomers are the ones crying that theur vroom vroom is gone.
Unpopular opinion
As an owner of an old lux barge (55 Packard) the cars that made Cadillac and Lincolns the maestros of the auto world were very pragmatic as well as opulant. My Packard is long and wider than the traverse I drive on the daily, as wide and still longer than a Tahoe. Want Cadillac to be the standard of opulant? Size, Power, Flare! That’s your formula. Don’t mimick BMW, as those are largely for the hipsters who have money and are trying to be “global.” Be genuine!
Take the Escalade, slam it down, Use Corvette parts, IE, the LT4 as the BASE engine, LT7 as the premium. The cars gotta feel stable at 100mph, have enough space that you never ever feel cramped at any point, got to be so quiet you feel like you are in an EV, but have active exhaust for the days you want to make everyone in the neighborhood know what you own. It’s got to be long. Like obnoxiously long, as there’s no room for “another box on wheels.” Dont believe me? Dogde got more attention when they dropped a hellcat in a grand caravan mini van the the Lyriq has received. Even Ferrari is saying they will continue to make ICE cars long after all others have gone to EV. Why? It’s not about progress with these kinds of cars. It’s about being legendary.
I feel bad for the gm employees because they have to pay the price for a senior management team that are just awful at product strategy. It’s like they’re completely clueless and refuse to listen or change course no matter what the market signals are telling them.
Their answer to everything is cut costs, raise prices, invest just enough keep the truck gravy train going and give away the rest in stock buybacks to keep investors happy…not to mention enhancing their own stock incentive packages. That’s their business plan in a nutshell.
And the BOD is just as oblivious because they apparently see no problem with a company that has lost 40% of their global sales in just the past eight years (10M vehicles/yr in 2016 to 6M/yr in 2024.
BODs in Fortune 500 chimpanzee are often selected by certain hedge funds because they control the most shares. They also own and control the banks that the companies use, loan rates, and executive contracts/bonuses.
Lol, “chimpanzee” was supposed to be “companies”.
A Freudian slip perhaps?
Actually chimpanzee’s are likely much smarter than gm’s BOD.
RIP Cadillac……….
indeed caddy will be since 2026 only EV, however do not know what they will do with CT5 in China, if stop too with 1 years ICE face lifted
Hey, that’s what I was going to say!
Mary is killing this company
I feel sorry for her successor who is going to have to clean up the mess she left. We’re seeing the reincarnation of Roger Smith.
Except she is even worse than roger smith
exactly
Mary Barra is the Kathleen Kennedy of the auto industry.
Like Farley at Ford and until recently Tavares at Custer **** Motors [British Leyland 2.0]. Almost like planned destruction.
Mary saved the company. GM is doing far better under her than the predecessors who took the company to bankruptcy.
That’s pretty delusional. The government saved the company. Mary Barra came along later. A few CEOs later.
Yup!
This is going to play out like the XT5. “We can’t justify the cost of a refresh for a vehicle that’s going away” followed by five years of declining sales. Then they justify their demise based on bad sales. The CT4 is desperate for a tech refresh – and a return of the V6 in the non Blackwing V.
Finally some good news about an automaker being serious about electrification and ditching internal combustion engines. This makes me happy
The only good news to be had here is for Benz and BMW who are going to pick up more of GM’s sales and market share
I couldn’t agree more. This was especially true in my case, a formerly life-long GM customer, who will not drive an SUV/CUV. And after experiencing the horrible performance of the GM 8-speed automatics in my last two (C7) Corvettes, I switched to an E-class Mercedes Benz with the AMG package. Needless to say, I won’t be going back to GM.
BMW is farther along in their transformation to an EV company.
These cars are far better than any foreign car made. Who ever said they are out classed is completely wrong. They are some of the Best ICE cars made. They out handle and out accelerate any BMW or Mercedes.
If Cadillac was a person if would have a severe doctor Jekyll Mr. Hyde syndrome. It wants to be an all EV car producing company but yet just spent half a billion dollars to get into F1. That was just the buy in. Another third of a billion dollars a year to race F1. Then their IMSA program. All this and their most profitable and best selling vehicle is a rebadged ICE Suburban. I guess if GM can get 150 grand for their pickups, they’ll have enough money to keep the Cadillac line afloat.
@Freddy
They are not even using a GM engineered engine next year.
Will be a Ferrari engine and Transmission allegedly for at least two seasons if not beyond!!!
She filled the board with her friends, and they are all ill-informed fools
I am Mediocre
GM’s management reminds me of the Charlie Brown Halloween cartoon where Linus is waiting on the pumpkin patch waiting for the Great Pumpkin to arrive and bestow him with gifts while his friends are out trick or treating. At the end of the night poor Linus ends up with nothing. It’s unfortunate GM’s management will stick to its hubris and hope for something that’s never going to come whilebeveryone else figured it out already.
Time for mary barra to be fired.
The time was five years ago.
When Mary became CEO of GM, shares were around $20. Now they are 2.5 times higher than that. That is why she is still CEO.
All propped up by stock buybacks at the expense of new and better product. Chrysler used this formula in the 1970s and you see where it eventually got them.
The shares were $30/share when she was named CEO (Jan, 15, 2014). The 167% gain in gm stock isn’t impressive considering the DJIA went up 256% during the same period.
Basically any decent ETF tracking fund would have performed better than an investment in gm stock.
Oops….gm shares have gone up 67% and the DJIA up 156%.
I own one. Had oil changed and service manager came out and asked if I had an insurance policy on it? He then tells me the radiator was cracked. Mind you that this car only has 28000 miles on it and was 47 days past the 5 year warranty. So I counted the new ev cars on the lot. After 20 I stopped counting. So I say the hell With Cadillac, bring back the Pontiac Bonneville. And there was a woman waiting when another person came out and said they found something wrong. Set her up with a loaner, (EV of course) and they were pushing them. I got in my car and vowed never to step inside that dealership again.
You are not going back to a dealer because they were selling EVs? Good luck finding dealers with no EVs.
GM ows us electric sedans. Bring them soon!
As others have pointed out EVs aren’t selling. That is why Mary and Mark ran to Trump back in 2016. They wanted a federal mandate so people were forced to buy their Ultium trash.
Fast forward to today and EVs aren’t selling. What they are doing is depreciating like meteors falling from the sky.
It will only get worse once the Chinese flood the U.S. with cheap, subsidized EVs. Domestic EV production will not be able to compete. So Cadillac’s EV-only strategy is a death march.
GM forced my hand to buy a ZL1 sooner than planned due to the accelerated death of the Camaro. It looks like I am buying a BW this fall now too.
Farewell american car culture. It was nice knowing you.
Chinese EV’s may be cheap for them to build, but the Trump tariffs will not allow them to undercut the domestically produced EV’s… That’s the whole purpose of the tariffs; to prevent foreign goods from being dumped on the USA market at prices less than what can be produced here.
Whoever told you EVs aren’t selling was lying to you. EV sales in the US were up 7.3% last year compared to 2023 (GM was up 50%). The Lyriq was the second best-selling Cadillac last year, only behind the Escalade. EV sales in the US this year are currently up 29.9% year-over-year for January and 10.5% in February. Cadillac is expecting 1 in 3 new vehicles they sell to be electric this year.
LOL, downvoting FACTS doesn’t suddenly make them untrue. Some people are so easily triggered by things they don’t like.
LOL. Do you even understand math? Growth doesn’t mean the market at large wants them. LOL. See how that works? Check out days on lot. LOL
GM abandoning cars I understand because sales are lower. But there is still demand for them consumers are just being forced to move to a camry or accord and they complain about it. For 45K you get a lackluster 4cyl and a loud crappy ride. The Impala and Lacrosse failed because of the pricing. The Malibu and Cruze sold it solid numbers before being killed. GM is more than capable of sharing platforms with a dumb CUV and tossing a sedan or two on said platform
There is demand for performance sedans/coupes. Dodge proved this. The issue is pricing. GM is capable of making performance vehicle that does not cost 100k, they are just choosing not to. They could easily use the Alpha platform for several vehicles across buick and chevy they are just trying to kill it and say see nobody wants sedans.
Dodge may have “proved” it, but then they didn’t just walk… the RAN away from producing Chargers and Challengers with ICEs! You can have today’s Charger EV; I don’t want it.
I totally agree with your comment about using the Alpha platform for a “better” V8 RWD coupe (I have said that many times myself)… so long as it bears NO resemblance to the last Camaro (with the ridiculous HIGH beltline and near zero visibility windows). I would prefer a midsize coupe, more like a Monte Carlo SS (couldn’t be a GTO, since Pontiac is gone, unfortunately… ditto for an Olds 442) or a Buick (but please…NOT a turbo V6 again…. a naturally-aspirated V8 instead).
Cadillac pricing is too high. While the prices are competitive to the Germans when it comes to it they have a stronger brand image. Cadillac CT4 and CT5 while I am not the biggest fan of certain design features/cost cutting in them they are pretty solid. If they wanted higher sales they should come in at lower pricing. Not just slightly lower because they lose that fight. The CT5 is not worth 47k (i dont think the 5 series is either) The CTS was launched at like 35k and was an amazing deal. The CT4 pricing should be a little lower. Starting at 36k is a bit of a stretch imo
I’ve had my Cadillac Lyric for over a year and 28,000 miles. It is outstanding in every respect. Super Cruise is incredibly helpful and a real safety feature. I’m looking forward to Cadillac sedan EVs and hoping they’ll also have a convertible.
it is beyond me why gm absolutely refuses to go hybrid. and im NOT referring to plug in hybrids either.
Why on Earth would you want a hybrid that does not plug in?
Because regenerative braking should charge it for me&less at home/infrastructure overhead.
I’ll be sad to see the Blackwing go, but bring on the luxury EV performance cars (especially coupes), please! Can’t wait to buy something other than a truck or crossover.
My nephew owns a Blackwing and I owned a 2012 CTS-V wagon in 2016. His is stock and Late Model Racecraft built mine with 875 HP. I asked him about them doing the CTs in electric. He said what’s an EV? Kidding aside, the no sound, no soul Lackillac EV might whip his Blackwing but the beautiful V8 sounds make up for that. Mine was a high 9-second ride and I doubt they could whup upon my grocery-getter. Oh well, hot rod life goes on.
Maybe Cadillac will become the exclusive GM brand and Buick will take over Cadillac’s place of mid to high luxury cars.
The only thing Buick is taking over is the title of next canceled division.
So….if it’s all about being environmentally-friendly, regardless of sales or profit (since EV sales are low and profits are nonexistent for GM) why are the Cruze and Malibu no longer around?
2024 – All 8 combined GM EVs sales – 114k
2024 – Malibu – 117k
Is a Hummer EV really more environmentally-friendly than a 40 mpg Cruze? I don’t think so.
Mary is just doing what the last administration told her to do.
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Mary’s to-do list:
1. Keep making $29M or more, while telling Americans that GM can’t afford to make cars here.
2. Sell cars that are transported thousands of miles from China/S Korea/Mexico to be sold here, while telling us we need to buy EVs in order to be green.
Well, I’ve never bought a foreign brand before, but that will change if I go car shopping in the future. Our house would require expensive electrical upgrades to support a charging station, and combined with the high cost of an electric vehicle puts us out of the market of a Cadillac electric sedan. But wait!! Toyota and Honda offer four door sedans with ICE engines, and some are even built here now days. Our Chevy Impala and Buick Electra are doing great, but apparently Mary Barra doesn’t want to keep people like us driving GM vehicles. Step down, Mary and let someone who will fill all the market segments take over. Not having even one four door sedan with an ICE engine is ridiculous for a car company the size of GM!! If I buy an electric car, I’m going with Elon.
IN 5YRS YEARS, CADILLAC WILL BE GONE—ALL THANKS TO MARY.
I’ll stick with my 2012 CTS-V wagon with 840 HP. It may not beat an EV (it has), but it sure as hail sounds good. And besides, where I live EVs are not what people want.
Are they still using BWI ip for the magnetic suspension?