GM President Mark Reuss confirmed that the company won't bring back the Cadillac XLR based on the C8 Corvette due to it not aligning with Cadillac's current brand strategy.
The first-and-only generation of the XLR was developed as a secondary car to the C6 Corvette, but GM would not do the same now to avoid sharing too much with the Corvette platform.
The XLR, introduced in 2003, never achieved significant sales success, and GM is now focusing on upcoming models like the Cadillac Celestiq, an ultra-luxury hand-built car.
The Cadillac XLR reached a peak production of 3,730 units in its third year and a total production of 15,460 cars before being discontinued.