DETROIT – General MotorsCadillac will soon have its first electric vehicle. The company announced Tuesday that the Lyriq, an electric crossover manufactured by Lyriq, will be in production starting next week.

According to Rory Harvey (Vice President of Cadillac), production of the car will begin as planned, even though there has been an outbreak of coronavirus and a shortage of semiconductor chips, which have caused intermittent plant shut downs.

Harvey stated Tuesday to reporters that Lyriq had been “protected as we worked our ways through it.”

Lyriq is the first in a series of new electric cars and SUVs that the company plans to make exclusively all-electric. Its starting price is $59,990 by 2030.Even though it was difficult, the production started on time. This is an indication of the value the vehicle holds for the company.

Harvey indicated that Lyriqs would begin arriving at dealer lots as soon as possible after production has started on Monday in Tennessee.

Cadillac unveiled the vehicleIt was one of the first cars to be launched with GM’s next-generation Ultium electrical vehicle architecture in August 2020. It is the new technology spearhead that the company calls its vehicle. TeslaEVs are also being released by legacy automakers.

Harvey stated that the Lyriq has received “massive interest” from the company. He cited more than 220,000 people as “hand raisers,” who asked about additional details on the vehicle. Harvey declined to discuss the number of reservations received by the company for the Lyriq.

Harvey explained that the Lyriq is in high demand and that Harvey plans to significantly increase its capacity.