Vauxhall confirms Cadillac co-operation as it enters co-development of MPVs with PSA group
Opel-Vauxhall’s next-generation Insignia is set to be twinned with a Cadillac rather than the Peugeot 508 and Citroën C5 replacements, Opel interim CEO Thomas Sedran has revealed.
General Motors Europe (Opel-Vauxhall) and PSA Peugeot-Citroën revealed last week that they would be co-developing MPVs, but there was no mention of large saloons.
Instead, the Cadillac XTS replacement will be the Insignia’s sister model when the pair are launched in the latter part of the decade. A facelifted version of the current Insignia is in final testing in the Arctic circle before this summer’s launch.
“We will draw on developments from within the parent company for the Insignia replacement,” said Sedran, who hands over to current VW executive Karl-Thomas Neumann on 1 March.
“This provides us with the advantage of being able to use technology from GM that is also earmarked for Cadillac.”
Other Vauxhalls not in the GM-PSA tie-up include the Corsa and Antara. The next Corsa will be revealed at Frankfurt in September before a launch in April next year, but that car’s replacement in 2020 will probably use the small-car platform that GM and PSA are co-developing.
The new Antara is due in spring 2015 and will be based on GM’s Delta II platform from the Vauxhall Astra.