Microchip Shortage Persists, More Cadillac Features Constrained

The ongoing global shortage of microchips continues to wreak havoc on new vehicle production in the auto industry, forcing Cadillac to limit the availability of certain vehicle features. Cadillac Society have now learned that on March 14^th production, more features will be withheld from models in the luxury marque lineup.

Affected Cadillac models include the CT4 and CT5 luxury sedans, along with the XT5 and XT6 luxury crossovers. The luxury marque has opted to eliminate the heated and ventilated front seats from all of the aforementioned models, while the XT5 and XT6 will no longer have heated outboard rear seats. At this time, it is unclear whether Cadillac will offer credit for the purchase of the affected vehicles.

We have outlined the availability of heated and ventilated seats in the table below.

1. The feature was made unavailable in production January 24, 2022.
2. The feature was made unavailable in production December 6, 2021.
3. The feature was made unavailable in production March 14, 2022.
4. The feature was made unavailable in production January 3, 2022.
5. The feature was made unavailable on November 15, 2021 production.
6. The feature was made unavailable in production December 20, 2021.
7. The feature was made unavailable in production February 14, 2022.
8. The feature was made unavailable between production 15 November 2021 and 20 February 2022.

This isn’t the first time Cadillac has chosen to limit the availability of heated and ventilated seats in its vehicles. In November 2021, the luxury brand announced that it would be holding back features from the XT4, XT5 and XT6. Cadillac later announced that it expected to refit heated and ventilated seats in vehicles manufactured without them as soon as the microchip shortage situation improved. However, at this point, it’s unclear if it’s still a viable option.

Industry analysts predict that the shortage of microchips could persist into calendar year 2022. Choosing to limit the availability of certain features across its lineup allows Cadillac to allocate its limited supply of microchips to sustainable production of vehicles, particularly the highly profitable Escalade.

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