It seems likely that a range of new electric vehicles from General Motors will be produced in Mexico.
As part of the car manufacturer’s goal of launching 20 electric vehicles by 2023, GM will embark on expensive and time-consuming renovations of some of its factories. The company has said some of its new EVs will be built at its Orion Township site, the same location where the Chevrolet Bolt is built, and its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly line that was taken offline in March for at least a year of retooling.
According to Auto News, the vehicles built at Orion Township will include the Chevrolet Bolt-based EUV and the Cadillac Lyriq, while Detroit-Hamtramck will handle production of the GMC Hummer pickup, a Hummer SUV, a second pickup and a large SUV. However, GM will need to look elsewhere to build all the other EVs it is planning, and that will likely include Mexico.
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“The word is getting louder and louder about shifts to Mexico,” vice president of AutoForecast Solutions Sam Fiorani said in a recent interview.
Some forecasters believe that GM will retool its factory in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico to start EV production in 2023. This site currently builds the Chevrolet Blazer and Equinox.
Elsewhere, there are murmurings that The General could shift its Lansing, Michigan plant to EVs around 2024. The Chevrolet Camaro, Cadillac CT4, and CT5 are currently built there. It is even speculated that electric variants of these three models could be on the cards.
GM is spearheading its EV push with the Cadillac brand. In its recent 2019 Sustainability Report, the company outlined plans for 12 electric vehicles, five of which will be all-new Cadillac models. There will also be a GMC Hummer pickup and SUV, Chevrolet Bolt SUV, a Buick SUV and crossover, and a new Chevrolet electric pickup and midsize SUV.
