DETROIT — Cadillac will open the order books for the Lyriq, its first electrical automobile, this spring.
Basic Motors’ luxurious model will start taking new orders for the 2023 Lyriq and the 2023 Lyriq efficiency all-wheel drive on Might 19, Rory Harvey, vp of world Cadillac, advised reporters Tuesday.
Not like reservations, the Lyriq orders shall be logged straight into sellers’ methods, Harvey stated. The method would be the similar as putting an order for a CT4, Escalade or any automobile accessible right now by way of Cadillac.com or a dealership’s web site.
Restricted manufacturing of the usual Lyriq with rear-wheel drive is slated to start March 21 in Spring Hill, Tenn. Shipments to sellers will start in Might, Harvey stated. Manufacturing of the efficiency Lyriq will start late this yr.
Cadillac set a goal for 200,000 handraisers for the Lyriq initially of manufacturing, a stage the model has by no means achieved, Harvey stated. Cadillac defines a “handraiser” as a client who reveals curiosity within the midsize crossover. Up to now, Cadillac has already surpassed that focus on, counting 233,000 prospects as handraisers, Harvey stated. Cadillac didn’t disclose the variety of reservations it booked for the Lyriq.
“Now we have but to inform what number of of these handraisers will translate into buyer orders, however the quantity of demand in the intervening time is completely big,” Harvey stated.
Cadillac plans to construct 25,000 Lyriq crossovers at Spring Hill Meeting this yr, up considerably from the three,200 beforehand deliberate due to sturdy demand, in line with a February Reuters report that cited info given to suppliers. AutoForecast Options expects Cadillac to construct 45,000 Lyriq crossovers yearly as soon as manufacturing ramps up.