GM investing USD 40 million in Toledo Propulsion Systems for new transmission line On March 19, multiple sources reported that General Motors confirmed that it will invest approximately USD 40 million into its Toledo Propulsion Systems facility, Ohio to expand manufacturing capacity to support the production of a new transmission variant for the Chevrolet Equinox and other GM vehicles. "General Motors will implement operational moves at Toledo Pr...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/24

Chevrolet opens orders for base level 2027 Bolt EV While production of the rejuvenated 2027 Chevrolet Bolt has been under way at the GM Fairfax plant in Kansas since December, and more than 3,000 units have arrived on dealer lots or are in transit, Chevrolet has only now opened orders for the base LT variant, starting at USD 28,995, which includes the USD 1,395 destination fee, making it the most affordable EV offered in the U.S. market. Until no...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/06

GM expands mobile service with ICE crossovers after BrightDrop EV production ends Following the cancellation of the BrightDrop 600 electric van in 2025, GM now offers its U.S. dealers the Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain, and Cadillac XT5 for its MobileService+ initiative as the company eyes a significant expansion of the service. GM launched the initiative about a year ago with upfitted electric BrightDrop vans. The new MobileService+ crossovers c...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/28

GM invests USD 30 million preparing its Fairfax workforce for new launches General Motors’ Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kansas, is now at the forefront of the company’s latest manufacturing innovations. The plant is currently producing the Chevrolet Bolt EV, which will soon be followed by the ICE-powered Chevrolet Equinox and a next-generation Buick compact SUV. In addition to nearly USD 5.5 billion in recent manufacturing investmen...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/30

Chevrolet’s revised Bolt EV to be in production only 18 months General Motors said on January 22 that it plans to move production of its next-generation Buick Envision compact SUV, which is currently built in China, to its plant in Fairfax, Kansas in 2028 in response to tariffs and pressures to reshore manufacturing. The company subsequently confirmed that it will likely end output of its all-electric Chevrolet Bolt EV built at that plant in ab...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/24

ufacturing footprint and supports U.S. jobs, building on USD 5.5 billion in new investments announced across our U.S. manufacturing sites in the last year,” GM said in a statement. The next-gen Buick crossover will be built on a shared platform at the Kansas plant along with the new ICE-powered Chevrolet Equinox, which begins in 2027, following current limited production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV. GM said it will continue to ship the Envision to...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/23

r 2025, it led the U.S. auto industry in sales, reporting a 5.5% increase for the full year to 2,853,299 vehicles, including growth across multiple areas of GM’s portfolio. The discrepancy in sales results between Q4 and full-year could be seen with other companies also, considering the ending of EV tax credits on September 30, but in particular for General Motors, which has many EV models. EV sales fell dramatically in Q4, with Chevrolet Blaze...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/06

Cadillac Optiq EV switches to rear-wheel-drive based setup for 2026 Launching one year ago on an EV platform that is able to easily accommodate RWD, FWD or AWD drivetrains (the Chevrolet Blazer EV has offered all three drivetrain options), the front-biased AWD Cadillac Optiq is now switching to a rear-biased AWD vehicle in 2026 for better performance, plus a standard RWD base model.  The 2025 Optiq was not much different from the AWD Chevrolet E...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/06

s announced it would be laying off approximately 900 workers indefinitely at its Fairfax, Kansas assembly plant as timing for a second shift remains uncertain. GM is placing the 900 workers on indefinite layoff at the Fairfax Assembly plant, as it retools the plant for production of the ICE-powered Equinox. Those employees were placed on temporary layoff as of September 4. GM ended production of the Chevrolet Malibu sedan at its Fairfax Assembly ...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/04

GM’s Q3 U.S. sales rise 7.7% on growth of both ICE and record EV sales On October 1, GM reported that its total U.S. sales for Q3 2025 were up 7.7% to 710,347 units, on continued strength of both its electric and gas-powered vehicles. Sales for the first three quarters of 2025 were up 10% now to 2.2 million vehicles. GM set another EV sales record in Q3, with 66,501 deliveries as customers sought to take advantage of the USD 7,500 federal tax c...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/02

Chevrolet’s 2027 Bolt EV to launch in two trim levels General Motors is preparing to launch an all-new generation of Chevrolet Bolt EV in conjunction with the 2027 model year, offering up new exterior and interior designs, upgraded technology larger infotainment screens, and new lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery chemistry. The next-generation 2027 Bolt EV will be offered in two trim levels, LT and RS, similar to trim levels offered in the Ch...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/23

Continental supplies CrossContact RX tires for Cadillac OPTIQ and Chevrolet Equinox EV e-SUVs Continental AG (Continental) announced that it will supply its CrossContact RX tires as original equipment for General Motors’ electric SUVs, the Cadillac OPTIQ and Chevrolet Equinox EV, in 20- and 21-inch sizes across multiple countries. The all-weather touring tire features ContiSeal technology, which can seal punctures up to 6 mm in diameter, allowi...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/16

GM sees record EV sales in U.S. in August ahead of changing market On September 2, General Motors announced it had record EV sales for the month of August. Coming one month before the end of EV tax credits (on September 30), GM had sales of more than 21,000 EVs combined from Chevrolet, Cadillac, and GMC. Recognizing it to be short-lived, GM still expects the buying surge to pay long-term dividends due to manufacturer loyalty and EV customers’ c...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/04

GM’s U.S. sales up 7.3% in second quarter, up 11.6% in first half of 2025 On July 1, General Motors announced that its U.S. sales increased 7% in Q2 and 12% in H1 2025. GM led the U.S. automotive industry in total and retail sales in the year’s first six months. In Q2, GM had total vehicle sales of 746,588, up 7.3% from the same quarter in 2024.    •    Chevrolet sales were up 5.7% to 478,322 units   •    Buick sales were up 19.3%...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/02

assemble more than two million vehicles per year in the U.S. in plants including: Orion Assembly will begin production of ICE-powered full-size SUVs and light duty pickup trucks in early 2027 to meet strong demand. As a result, GM’s Factory ZERO will be the dedicated assembly location for the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV, Cadillac Escalade IQ, and GMC Hummer EV pickup and SUV. Orion was originally slated to produce EV trucks after re...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/12

GM doubles its EV sales in first five months of 2025 in U.S. On June 9, General Motors said it slightly more than doubled its EV sales this year compared with the first five months of 2024, while its share of the EV market in the U.S. also doubled. Across all brands, GM sold 62,830 electric vehicles from January to May of 2025, with the Chevrolet brand comprising 37,620 of those sales. Scott Bell, vice president of global Chevrolet, said more tha...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/10

GM launches all-electric Chevrolet Equinox EV in Middle East On May 28, General Motors launched the all-electric Chevrolet Equinox EV in the Middle East. The vehicle is now available with prices starting at AED 169,900 in the UAE, KWD 13,500 in Kuwait, and BHD 18,300 in Bahrain. The new Chevrolet Equinox EV delivers 213 hp of maximum power, 320 Nm of maximum torque, and can accelerate from 0 to 100 kmph in just 8 seconds. It is equipped with 80 k...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/30

GM now produces more battery cells in U.S. than Tesla General Motors aims to fully electrify its light-duty vehicle fleet by 2035, and has been making huge investments to expand its EV production capacity. According to recent reports, GM is now producing more battery cells in the U.S. than Tesla.  GM’s leap forward has been driven by a dramatic production ramp-up at its Ultium Cells battery plants in Warren, Ohio, and Spring Hill, Tennessee, a...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/26

GM has no plans to move EV production from Mexico On April 21, General Motors has confirmed that it has no plans to move EV production from Mexico to the U.S., despite steep U.S. tariffs. “At this time, GM has no plans to halt or relocate production of any of our EV models made in Mexico,” said the  director of GM de México’s EV operations, Adrián Enciso,  to local media. The Ramos Arizpe plant will continue producing the Chevrolet Equi...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/23

Global EV battery installation Jan-Feb up 40.3%, CATL on top with 38.2% share On April 8, SNE Research announced monthly power battery data for global electric vehicles (BEV, PHEV, HEV) sold in February 2025. For January to February, the global battery installation increased 40.3% to 129.9 GWh. By national origin among top 10 suppliers, Chinese manufacturers accounted for 67.5% of sales, followed by Korean manufacturers at 17.7% and Japanese manu...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/08