General Motors today unveiled the Cadillac XTS, a roomy and technology-laden full-sized luxury sedan that GM hopes will lure import buyers while still appealing to traditional Cadillac buyers. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story.
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The 2013 XTS, debuting at the Los Angeles Auto Show, will replace the recently discontinued DTS and STS sedans to become Cadillac’s flagship sedan when it goes on sale in the spring. It will be marketed above the smaller, sportier CTS sedan, Cadillac’s top seller and the only car left in its thin lineup.
It is one of three new cars Cadillac plans to bring to market over the next few years. The ATS sedan — slotted below the CTS — will go on sale later next year, followed by the ELR, a luxury, plug-in hybrid coupe derived from the Chevrolet Volt.
After a strong start to the year, Cadillac has lost some momentum in the U.S. market in recent months, partly because of the depleted product lineup. Sales were up 6 percent through October to 124,985 units, lagging the overall industry’s 10 percent sales gain. In October, Cadillac sales fell 12 percent.
The XTS was developed on a stretched version of GM’s front-wheel-drive Epsilon platform, which it shares with the Buick LaCrosse and the next-generation Chevrolet Impala due in 2013.
XTS production will begin in the spring at GM’s assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario.
