Along with the Ford brand, sedans disappeared from the Lincoln lineup a few years ago, following the discontinuation of models such as the Lincoln Continental and MKZ, after which the luxury brand transitioned to a crossover and SUV-only lineup. Since then, many consumers have called for Lincoln to bring sedans back, and that’s also true of at least one member of the Lincoln Dealer Council and sellers of those luxury vehicles. Meanwhile, Lincoln rival Cadillac is also trimming its sedan lineup, though not entirely.
According to GM Authority, Cadillac will be axing the CT4 following the 2026 model year, news that was confirmed by Global Cadillac VP John Roth. “Today, Cadillac will announce that after six strong years, the current generation Cadillac CT4 and CT5 will be retired after model year 2026. The CT4 will continue through June 2026 and the CT5 until the end of 2026,” Roth said.
The Cadillac CT4 debuted for the 2020 model year as a smaller compact version of the CT5, which – coincidentally – will live on for a new generation, in spite of the CT4’s discontinuation. Not much is known about that particular model at the moment, but it will be produced and sold in the U.S., and with an internal combustion engine. The current-generation CT5 will continue through the end of the 2026 calendar year, however, so it’ll be a while before the all-new replacement arrives – potentially for the 2027 model year.
Meanwhile, luxury sedans continue to become a bit less common following this decision, along with Lincoln’s shift to crossovers and SUVs. Those brands aren’t alone, as Acura discontinued the TLX mere months ago, and there’s more to come. That brand is now planning to transition to a full crossover/SUV lineup and will reportedly discontinue its last sedan, the Integra, a nameplate that just returned to the U.S. market in the 2023 model year following an extended absence. The Integra is now reportedly set to sail off into the proverbial sunset in 2028, leaving Acura as a crossover-only luxury brand, just like Lincoln and Buick.
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Lincoln still tries to justify the vulgar joke they are now with their incomplete lineup composed of only boring overstuffed Ford SUV´s and crossovers. That Cadillac was going to axe the CT-4 is not new. Cadillac still will have 2 sedans (the CT-5 and the Celestiq) and Lincoln has nothing serious to compete with the Escalade if we talk about SUV´s. This puts Lincoln way behind Cadillac. Audi, BMW, MB or Tesla, sell sedans successfully. Not everybody like SUV´s or crossovers or is willing to buy one no matter what. Any serious luxury car brand should be aware of this and produce for all their main luxury markets. The last Lincoln I had was a Town Car and I will with all certainty not buy another Lincoln until they produce a sedan. Until then, I´ll buy elsewhere.
But Lincoln isn’t allowed to produce a sedan like a proper LS V8 because it will have to be better than a Mustang sedan that’s going to be built soon. Ford can’t have a Lincoln be better and out preform the Mustang so Lincoln is doomed to be Mercury level forever until the brand is either closed which isn’t too far behind or sold off to some other company/ investor.