Cadillac’s lineup of luxury cars changed dramatically at the 2015 New York Auto Show, where the GM-owned brand unveiled the CT6. Cadillac’s largest sedan since the DTS, which was discontinued in 2011, the CT6 is set take the XTS’ place as the range-topping Cadillac once it hits dealerships later this later. So what’s to become of the XTS when that happens? Well, as it has been rumored since plans for a new flagship began to surface, the XTS will be discontinued at the end of its lifecycle in 2019.
The big news comes straight from Cadillac boss Johan de Nysschen, who revealed at a private launch of the CT6, just before the New York Auto Show, that the XTS would get the axe. "Ultimately, a car like XTS when it reaches the end of its lifecycle, will not be replaced," he said according to GM Inside News, adding that coachbuilders of funeral cars and stretch limousines, who favored the XTS, won’t get a similar product.
De Nysschen also stressed that "as we move into the future refining our sedan portfolio, there will be no direct successor to the CTS. There will be no direct successor to the ATS. There is no point to renaming those cars because in the future those cars will disappear." Although that may sound like Cadillac will remove the compact and the midsize from its lineup, it’s actually de Nysschen’s way of saying both the ATS and CTS will be repositioned to better compete against Cadillac’s German rivals.
Continue reading to learn more about Cadillac’s future plans for the XTS.
Cadillac To Discontinue XTS in 2019 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 7 April 2015 13:00 EST.
Roberto Guerrero Maurício Gugelmin Dan Gurney Hubert Hahne Mike Hailwood
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