GM's Lutz backs Cadillac for Oz

THE prospects of Cadillac coming to Australia – reported exclusively by GoAuto last week – has received cautious support from GM product czar Bob Lutz.

Mr Lutz was at the Tokyo show last week announcing the introduction of GM’s luxury brand to Japan – a right-hand drive market.

"Will Cadillac come to Australia? Probably, but we are not ready to announce that," Mr Lutz told GoAuto.

Cadillac will retail the Commodore-sized CTS, the SRX cross-over wagon and the Northstar V8-powered XLR roadster in Japan.

"The XLR will remain left-hand drive, the SRX will be initially left-hand drive and then going to right,” Mr Lutz said.

"The CTS is right-hand drive except for the CTS-V V8 which we can’t flip over, so if somebody wants that it’s going to have to be left-hand drive.

"And then we have some more future right-hand drive plans for Cadillac because we are firmly committed to making Cadillac an international brand, not just the US." That’s almost certainly a reference to the STS, the replacement for the Statesman-sized Seville, which like the SRX is package protected for right-hand drive conversion.