They bear great responsibility for the success of General Motors in China. Marks Buick and Cadillac are the geese that lay the golden eggs for the American group in Heaven! Much more so than in the United States, their domestic market, where their cousins ​​Chevrolet and GMC lead the dance. The major purge that GM underwent after the 2008 crisis even briefly called Buick’s demise into question. Hummer, Saturn, Pontiac and SAAB : the leader of the “Big Three” did a crazy job. Cadillac was spared due to its image and excellent profitability. For Buick, it was its popularity in China, the world’s largest market, that saved it from the scaffold. Old presence and recognition, like Cadillac, besides great Chinese dignitaries drove only models of these two brands in the past.

Cadillac’s success in China

2.3 million is the number of Buick sold in China in 2022! Faced with this, Cadillac looks like a small player with “only” 194,000 units. However, this is an honorable estimate: the United States sold 135,000 in the same 2022 fiscal year. Cadillac and China, so it’s a story that works and continues! Now there are 7 models in the Chinese catalog. 3 SUVs (XT4, XT5 and XT6), 3 sedans (CT4, CT5 and CT6) and the Lyriq electric SUV. Compared to the American range, pointEscalation but a large charter sedan, the CT6, to complete the top of the range. Recently, the brand lifted the curtain a completely new generation of the CT6 sedan, as well as a restyling of the XT4 SUV. Today, these Cadillacs are sold to the ends of the earth new friend: GT4. This is a coupe-style SUV that comes help the XT4 on the B segment.

A new model exclusive to the Chinese market

or CT (Cadillac Touring) refers to sedans and XT (Crossover Touring) refers to SUVs/crossovers, this is the first time Cadillac has carried the name GT (Grand Touring, of course). Based on the XT4, The GT4 is the coupe version, with a much more sloping roofline and a less geometric silhouette. It is also much more modern, p a front end inspired by the Lyriq electric crossover.

On board, however, the two brothers share a galley with an identical dashboard that reflects large 33-inch curved screen for the instrument panel and infotainment system. Two purely thermal engines are available: 1.5 L with a capacity of 208 horsepower and 2.0 L with a capacity of 233 horsepowerboth are related to a automatic transmission nine gears. It will be available in China at the end of the year, starting at $31,000. So the verdict? Would you like this model to be sold in France?