to 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 ...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/12

s to mid-2026.  Company spokesman Kevin Kelly said the timing for the plant remains consistent with previous reports of electric production in fall 2026. The company website still lists the plant as “being transitioned for production of electric trucks, including the GMC Sierra Denali EV and the Chevrolet Silverado EV.” GM presently builds the Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Hummer EV pickup and SUV at Factory ZERO plant in Detroit and Hamtra...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/01

GM posts U.S. sales increase of 16.7% in Q1 2025 On April 1, GM announced that its U.S. sales increased 16.7% yoy to 693,363 units in the first quarter, with double-digit increases across all four of the company’s brands. For the quarter, GM led the U.S. automotive industry in total, retail, and fleet sales. Chevrolet sales were up 13.7% to 443,564 units, with the best first quarter since 2019. Chevrolet EV sales, including those of the Equino...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/02

GM to discontinue Cadillac XT4 at Fairfax Assembly in January 2025 On November 7, General Motors announced its decision to permanently discontinue the Cadillac XT4 compact crossover in January 2025 when it idles its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas to retool for the next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV. GM is investing USD 391 million in the plant to prepare for Bolt, which will move to GM’s Ultium platform. GM originally planned to pause XT4 prod...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/08

ment in sales and share”. Regarding its troubled Cruise division, Barra said GM will continue to be disciplined with its investments and will provide "updates on our on-going discussions with potential partners.” GM President Mark Reuss told investors the company will launch the next generation Chevrolet Bolt in late 2025, with the latest technology and faster charging, that will be profitable for the company. Reuss also said GM remains on tr...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/09

GM to temporarily lay off workers at Fairfax plant General Motors announced that it would temporarily lay off employees at its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kansas, as the plant ends production of the Chevrolet Malibu. GM will lay off 680 employees at the plant on November 18. The temporary layoffs will facilitate the installation of new tooling and equipment to enable production of the new Chevrolet Bolt EV at the Plant. The employees a...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/21

(HTSA). NHTSA opened the probe in April 2022 after General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Stellantis and Volkswagen issued recalls due to possible EV and hybrid battery defects that could cause fires or stalling. In November 2020, GM began a string of recalls involving more than 140,000 2017-2022 Chevrolet Bolt EVs due to a defect that caused at least 10 fires. (Detroit News article on August 29, 2024) (NHTSA document on August 28, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/31

GM’s Cruise, Uber enter multi-year partnership for customers to access AV rides On August 22, GM's self-driving Cruise LLC unit and Uber Technologies LLC announced they have entered a multiyear deal for customers to book autonomous Cruise robotaxis through the Uber platform. Cruise and Uber expect to launch the service in 2025 with Chevrolet Bolt-based autonomous vehicles.  Cruise recently relaunched service with safety drivers in Houston, Pho...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/24

cobson said that GM recorded a USD 600 million charge for indefinitely stopping production of the self-driving Cruise Origin, assembled at Factory Zero, but paused since November 2023. CEO Mary Barra said the Cruise subsidiary will instead focus "their next autonomous vehicle on the next-generation Chevrolet Bolt, instead of the Origin. This addresses the regulatory uncertainty we faced with the Origin because of its unique design. In addition, p...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/25

GM delays Orion electric truck production to mid-2026 On July 23, GM CEO Mary Barra told investors during the company's second-quarter earnings that GM is again delaying the launch of electric truck production at its Orion Assembly plant, this time by six months to mid-2026. Orion Assembly, which previously built the Chevrolet Bolt EV, was originally scheduled to begin Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV production there in late 2024. In Oct...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/25

GM, LG set up USD 150 million fund for Chevrolet Bolt EV owners with faulty batteries General Motors and South Korea's LG Energy Solution reached a settlement to establish a USD 150 million fund to provide relief to Chevrolet Bolt EV owners affected by defective batteries, according to documents filed in a U.S. court in Michigan’s eastern district. GM first launched Chevrolet Bolt EV in 2015, using batteries made by LG entities, and started rec...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/18

Chevrolet Malibu production to end in November to prep Fairfax for Bolt On May 8, General Motors confirmed that it will halt production of the Chevrolet Malibu sedan this fall at its Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas to prep for production of the new Chevrolet Bolt EV. Production of the Cadillac XT4 small SUV will continue until the plant is shut down in 2025 to retool for production of the Bolt.  "To facilitate the installation of tooling and ot...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/09

maller cities and townships. The new roads have already started to be added incrementally over-the-air, at no additional charge, and will continue to be added through 2025.  Powered by OnStar connectivity, most Super Cruise-equipped vehicles will receive this expansion except for the Cadillac CT6, Chevrolet Bolt EUV and Cadillac XT6.  New or enhanced features and capabilities since Super Cruise’s launch include:•    Lane Change on Demand...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/16

Chevrolet Blazer EV, Cadillac Lyriq become eligible for U.S. EV tax credit On January 30, GM CEO Mary Barra announced that buyers of newly produced Chevrolet Blazer EVs and Cadillac Lyriq crossovers that are powered by North American batteries will now be able to take advantage of the full USD 7,500 in U.S. tax credits. The Clean Vehicle Credit from the U.S. Treasury, which became active on January 1, 2024, will send the USD 7,500 reimbursement w...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/03

to decide whether the company should buy more vehicles, Scherr said, meaning that its agreement to buy 175,000 EVs from GM. over the next four years and another 65,000 from Polestar may take much longer to complete. Scherr likes GM's plan to sell cheaper EVs, like a future redesign of the Chevolet Bolt EUV and a more affordable Chevrolet Equinox EV that is going into production, saying those vehicles could be easier to rent profitably. (Detroit ...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/17

GM imports first EV in Argentina General Motors has imported a unit of the Chevrolet Bolt EUV to Argentina to start the company’s electrification strategy in the country. This vehicle will be used to provide training to the Argentine team of technicians, engineers, and specialized mechanics.  Even though the Bolt EUV is not expected to be commercially launched in the local market, its arrival is the prelude to the expected launch of other zero...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/03

tax credit fell sharply as new rules from the Biden administration began on January 1. The new rules exclude vehicles that use battery components made by Chinese manufacturers from the tax credit. Eligible vehicles are those put into service from January 1-December 31, 2024, and include: 2022-2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV2022-2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV2022-2024 Chrysler Pacifica PHEV2022-2024 Ford Escape PHEV2022-2024 Ford F-150 Lightning- Extended Range ...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/03

GM to lay off 1,314 workers at two Michigan plants as Chevrolet Bolt and Camaro production ends According to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications (WARN) filed by General Motors Co., the automaker will indefinitely lay off 1,314 workers at the Orion Assembly plant in Orion Township and the Lansing Grand River Assembly plant in Lansing. The layoffs are due to the end of production of the Chevrolet Bolt and Camaro at the Orion Assembly and...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/16

ces have been suspended since October 26, while supervised operations were paused on November 14. According to a letter to employees from Cruise president Mo Elshenawy, the company will downsize its services when it is able to restart operations, focusing on a single city while using a self-driving Chevrolet Bolt platform as opposed to the Cruise Origin robotaxi. (Cruise LLC blog post on December 14, 2023)(Detroit News article on December 14, 202...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/15

GM says next-generation Bolt will be offered solely in EUV variant During the week of December 4, GM confirmed that the next-generation Chevrolet Bolt will only be offered in the EUV variant; the hatchback will be discontinued. The new Bolt EUV will ride on GM’s Ultium platform, and will compete with the similarly-sized Chevrolet Equinox EV. Both the new Bolt and the Equinox EV have the same amount of cargo space, although the Equinox has a sli...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/11