Cadillac XTS Won’t Reach a Second Generation

Cadillac has decided to let go of the XTS. 

The brand will not replace the XTS when it reaches the end of its lifecycle in 2019 according to brand boss Johan de Nysschen. For the time being, the CT6 will serve as the brand’s flagship model, although a new larger sedan likely named the CT7 or CT8 will eventually join the ranks.

“Ultimately, a car like XTS when it reaches the end of its lifecycle, will not be replaced,” Johan de Nysschen told GM Inside News. 

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Cadillac’s boss also revealed that there will be no direct successor to the CTS or ATS, alluding that their replacements will be entirely new models.  “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,” said Johan de Nysschen.

With the demise of the XTS, Cadillac will no longer have a car suitable for coachbuilders to turn into hearses or limousines. “We will not have a car that will lend itself to these kind of modifications and we will probably withdraw from those markets,” de Nysschen said.

[Source: GM Inside News]

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