GM discontinuing Cadillac XT4 after giving it a refresh

• Cadillac XT4 production ends in early 2025
• XT4 sales down 12% this 12 months 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 unlock capability on 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 should never come, given the low sales of the present model. XT4 sales are down 12% to 17,807 units thus far this 12 months, despite the vehicle receiving a refresh only last 12 months.

Cadillac earlier this 12 months also launched an electrical alternative in the shape 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 proceed constructing the XT4 alongside the brand new Bolt EV on the Kansas plant. The plant also builds the Chevrolet Malibu, though production of the sedan ceases this month.

The plant, situated near Kansas City, will probably be retooled to construct the brand new Bolt EV next 12 months at an investment of $390 million. The primary recent Bolt EVs are expected to roll off the road by late 2025.

The present 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 electrical truck twins are already in production at a plant in Detroit, and the additional capability on the Orion plant is currently expected to be added starting in mid-2026.

The recent Chevy Bolt EV, which can likely arrive as a 2026 model, will use GM’s Ultium EV platform and battery technology, enabling much faster charging rates than the present model’s slow 50-55 kw. It would even be offered as a single crossover model, as a substitute of the present practice of getting separate hatch and crossover (Bolt EUV) bodies.