Yup, you read that right. The existing Cadillac XT5 and XT6 will not be offered for the 2026 model year in the U.S. market.
Cadillac Society has learned from sources familiar with the matter that the 2025 model year will be the last for the current, first-generation XT5 and XT6 in Cadillac’s home market. Cadillac has yet to announce the discontinuation officially, and a Cadillac spokesperson provided the following statement when we reached out for comment: “This year, two additional crossovers, Optiq and Vistiq, will join the Cadillac portfolio. Beyond that we have no portfolio adjustments to announce and can’t comment on the speculation. Cadillac’s crossovers remain very popular among luxury customers as evident by the recent sales success of XTs and Lyriq, which became the best-selling luxury EV in 2024.”
Meanwhile in China, Cadillac will continue offering both nameplates, albeit in different forms than currently offered in the U.S. The XT5 has been redesigned for a second generation, while the XT6 received a batch of relatively small updates. Both updates were announced in 2024.
The XT5 and XT6 will join the XT4 in being discontinued in the U.S. market. In fact, the XT4 is ending production this month, an about-face for Cadillac given that the model – which received a refresh for the 2024 model year – was originally slated to remain in production at least through 2026. All this means that Cadillac has entered the 2025 calendar year producing three XT models, but will end it producing none, as the Optiq, Lyriq, and Vistiq were viewed internally as replacements for the XT4, XT5 and XT6, respectively.
The move will leave the Escalade, CT4 and CT5 as the only models in Cadillac’s U.S. portfolio to be powered by internal combustion engines.
As for the Spring Hill plant that currently produces the XT5 and XT6, it will continue building the Cadillac Lyriq and the Acura ZDX. The three-row Cadillac Vistiq will carry the spirit of the XT6, with production slated to begin in Q1 2025.
A small detail that made the cut for the refreshed model.
Sales increased 6.9 percent to 16,560 units during the complete 2024 calendar year.
And performs quite favorable, too.
As the luxury marque's most affordable EV thus far.
The marque's first performance EV.
All press imagery of the performance sedan showed black surrounds initially.
