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Reuters has learned from sources familiar with GM’s plans that the company is mulling whether to phase out U.S. production of at least six passenger cars after 2020, including the Chevrolet Volt hybrid, which could be replaced in 2022 with a new gasoline-electric crossover model.
Other GM cars that could land on the chopping block, the sources said, include Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac CT6, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Impala and Chevrolet Sonic.

The Bolt EV has a combined EPA-rated range of 238 mi (383 km). For city driving, the EPA rated the Bolt range at 255 mi (410 km), and due to its relative high drag coefficient, its range for highway driving is 217 mi (349 km).

The existing CT6 will sit at the top and continue to split the difference between the 5-series and the 7-series, while the CT5 will be a rear-wheel-drive-based sports sedan fitting in between the 3-series and 5-series, size-wise. An impending CT4, said to be related to the current ATS, will battle Audi’s A3 and Mercedes-Benz’s CLA. (The front-wheel-drive XTS is not long for this world, despite continued strong sales.)

Estimated Arrival and Price: With the current ATS and CTS nearing the end of their life cycles, the CT5 should be revealed early next year before going on sale sometime in late 2019 as a 2020 model. Pricing probably will start just under $40,000, splitting the difference between the $36,490 and $47,490 Cadillac asks for the base ATS and CTS.

Bringing up the 3-Series as the benchmark seems a bit passe'

Agreed.

Yet if you had to name a benchmark for sports sedans, what is it now? The Alfa Romeo Giulia? (It's almost as if they are hoping BMW will fix the steering issues, etc. and reclaim the crown...meanwhile the title is being kept on shelf waiting for them.)

So true. The world has gotten complicated. GM built a E46 killer in a world where the best selling thing is tall cars.

Actually, it has worked for Cadillac with the 1st and 2nd gen of the CTS.

What hasn't worked is the ATS - which shrunk Cadillac's entry-level/compact offering so much that it wasn't competitive with the Germans when it came to passenger space.

The CT6 will be repositioned to compete against the 5 Series, E Class, etc. and further down the road, don't be surprised if Cadillac announces the CT7.