I know it’s hard to believe, but Cadillac makes vehicles other than the CTS-V. It needs to because its U.S. sales went down 6.5 percent last year.
In an effort to reverse that slump, GM is investing $12 billion in its luxury division, which will lead to eight new vehicles through 2020. Those will include a sedan smaller than the ATS and a compact crossover positioned below the SRX, which is Cadillac’s best seller.
Here’s a rough timeline of some of the automaker’s future releases:
-Late 2015: The CT6 launches and tops the CTS and XTS in terms of prestige and luxury. -2016: Cadillac rolls out the redesigned SRX, which will follow the company’s new naming scheme started by the CT6 and wear a badge with an “XT” prefix in front of a number. -2017: A baby Cadillac sedan, one smaller than the ATS, comes out. -Late 2017/early 2018: A sub-SRX crossover hits the market. -2020(?): Cadillac introduces a flagship to take on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. -????: The manufacturer creates a model to fill in the gap between the SRX and the Escalade.
Here’s to hoping that at least one of those upcoming models will receive the V treatment.
Derek Shiekhi's father raised him on cars. As a boy, Derek accompanied his dad as he bought classics such as post-WWII GM trucks and early Ford Mustang convertibles.
After loving cars for years and getting a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Derek decided to get an associate degree in journalism. His networking put him in contact with the editor of the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, who hired him to write freelance about automotive culture and events in Austin, Texas in 2013. One particular story led to him getting a certificate for learning the foundations of road racing.
While watching TV with his parents one fateful evening, he saw a commercial that changed his life. In it, Jeep touted the Wrangler as the Texas Auto Writers Association's "SUV of Texas." Derek knew he had to join the organization if he was going to advance as an automotive writer. He joined the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) in 2014 and was fortunate to meet several nice people who connected him to the representatives of several automakers and the people who could give him access to press vehicles (the first one he ever got the keys to was a Lexus LX 570). He's now a regular at TAWA's two main events: the Texas Auto Roundup in the spring and the Texas Truck Rodeo in the fall.
Over the past several years, Derek has learned how to drive off-road in various four-wheel-drive SUVs (he even camped out for two nights in a Land Rover), and driven around various tracks in hot hatches, muscle cars, and exotics. Several of his pieces, including his article about the 2015 Ford F-150 being crowned TAWA's 2014 "Truck of Texas" and his review of the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, have won awards in TAWA's annual Excellence in Craft Competition. Last year, his JK Forum profile of Wagonmaster, a business that restores Jeep Wagoneers, won prizes in TAWA’s signature writing contest and its pickup- and SUV-focused Texas Truck Invitational.
