CT5-V Order and Allocation Process?

I’m starting to have the same bad feeling and run around as you. They tell me allocations will come but I see a handful only. It’s like all this hype and commercials so only 5 people out of 10,000 will actually get their car.

LJB I have BW5 on order scince April 2021. I get little or no updates from the dealer. When I initiate a text to the dealer for an update, they tell me they have no idea of the status. Just very odd GM would treat their best customers this way. We all know there is a chip shortage but why not tell us what the production schedule looks like. Looks like we may eventually get a new car that is one year old already.

Hello all ! I was contacted by my local Caddy dealer and told that 2022 CTv-5 Blackwing (Summit white/automatic) was being built and should be delivered sometime in April. Did not order all the bells and whistles (like carbon fibre package) and will hopefully actually receive my car. I ordered the car in October 2021 without a deposit. The dealer owner is a friend of the family (BONUS) !! Told I would be paying MSRP of $93,385 + tax and fees. Looks like my 67 Caddy convertible will soon be getting a little brother. Figured I join the Forum and get up to speed.

I went to my dealer and he gave me a “locator” sheet of paper that had a VIN# on it that he said was assigned to my order. I went onto cadillac.com and searched many dealer inventories. There are now alot of dealers showing CT5-V Blackwings that are “In Transit”. This tells me that they are definitely back into production.

4/11/22. I got a notice from the sales lady with whom I am dealing. She said that Cadillac had notified her that my CT5V Blackwing (ordered in October 21) would begin the build procedure in the week starting May 23. I don’t know how long it takes to build one, but I can’t see that it would take over a week. So I am hoping that delivery will be in June 22. Hold a good thought.

I share your frustration. One would think that if the Blackwing model is in such high demand, Cadillac would be making them as fast as they could. Restricting production, to me, seems to be a flawed business model.

I heard the number of 1500 last year , when GM said 2022 would be the last year of V8 engines. (Now known to be not true.) When I heard that, I said to myself that I have to try and get me one of them, if possible. I ordered it October and was told by my dealer/owner that they have no clue on who will be able to order one. If you Google the question ….how many 2022 CT5-V Blackwings will be built….it responds with an answer from Oct. 4th that “no more than 3000 total units” between the CT4-V and CT5-V will be built. I believe I saw on TV that they wanted to build 1500 of each. They are now saying that for 2023 only 120 units will be built as 120th Anniversary Editions. If you do the math , Cadillac started in 1902 and 2023 is actually 121 years.