- Cadillac XT4 production ends in early 2025
- XT4 sales down 12% this year despite recent refresh
- Plant to be retooled for next-generation Chevy Bolt EV
General Motors will end production of the Cadillac XT4 in January to free up capacity at the compact crossover’s Kansas plant for production of a next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing comments from the automaker.
A direct successor for the gas-powered XT4 hasn’t been announced and may never come, given the low sales of the current model. XT4 sales are down 12% to 17,807 units so far this year, despite the vehicle receiving a refresh only last year.
Cadillac earlier this year also launched an electric alternative in the form of the Optiq compact crossover. Cadillac also sells a gas-powered compact crossover exclusive to China, called the GT4.
GM as recently as May said it planned to continue building the XT4 alongside the new Bolt EV at the Kansas plant. The plant also builds the Chevrolet Malibu, though production of the sedan ceases this month.
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The plant, located near Kansas City, will be retooled to build the new Bolt EV next year at an investment of $390 million. The first new Bolt EVs are expected to roll off the line by late 2025.
The current Bolt EV ended production at its plant in Orion Township, Michigan, last December. The Orion plant is being prepared for production of the Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV. The electric truck twins are already in production at a plant in Detroit, and the extra capacity at the Orion plant is currently expected to be added starting in mid-2026.
The new Chevy Bolt EV, which will likely arrive as a 2026 model, will use GM’s Ultium EV platform and battery technology, enabling much faster charging rates than the current model’s slow 50-55 kw. It will also be offered as a single crossover model, instead of the current practice of having separate hatch and crossover (Bolt EUV) bodies.