Cadillac plans to launch it's new Compact Crossover by 2018

A new Cadillac Compact Crossover is set to launch in 2018. Cadillac CEO Johan de Nysschen specified while talking with Automotive News finally week's 2015 LA Auto Show. The presentation of its new XT5 is the first salvo in a Cadillac SUV.

This basically confirms the respect to new crossover to opening underneath the upcoming 2017 Cadillac XT5, which appeared at the LosAngels Auto Show, appear and will replace the long-running SRX. It proposes the new hybrid will either be called XT3 or XT4 and would best competitor of Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class, BMW X3/X4 and the Lexus NX, according to Motortrend.

Recently General Motors declared it would contribute $245 million at its Orion Assembly plant in Michigan. They learned at General Motors that the speculation will focus on a new Cadillac compact crossover to go into production in 2017. Orion will also deliver the new Chevrolet Bolt.

“A lot of these young people have grown up in upper-middle class homes and have had considerable exposure to luxury brands. They want it — and are looking for a lower price point than $70,000,” said Cadillac’s de Nysshen.

Luxury sedan car sales are in decline as SUV sales roared ahead by 20 percent a year ago, leaving organizations with couple of crossover offerings, as Cadillac. The new XT5 here is the first salvo in a Cadillac SUV assault. Witness the $35,000 BMW X1 compact crossover or the $33,000 Mercedes CLA little car which cost half as much as their average size siblings.

Cadillac CEO Johan de Nysschen also sees an "obvious gap" between the XT5 and the Escalade, which will be filled by a crossover which will compete with the Volvo XC90 and Audi Q7, according to Automotive News.

Cadillac's V-series of cars, for e.g., has won good reviews as a BMW M-badge competitors. Alfa's ferocious Giulia Quadrifoglio claims the best in the segment with 505HP, a 3.8-second 0-60km, and a Nurburgring sedan track record 13 seconds quicker than a Porsche Panamera, according to The Detroit News.

The new compact crossover will be only one of eight new models Cadillac plans to disclose by 2020. GM is contributing approximately $12 billion to ensure this brand will reach its goal. Both Cadillac and Alfa are taking the Mercedes, BMW and Audi performance reputation head on.

The Cadillac Escalade did moderately well for the brand and the 2017 XT5 gives off an impression of being a solid player, however the brand's SUV and crossover is generally thin compared with its German automobiles.