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General Motors said on Tuesday that it planned to invest around $ 4 billion in the next two years in three American facilities in Michigan, Kansas and Tennessee while it moves to stimulate the production of gas vehicles in the middle of electric vehicle demand.
The company said that it would start the production of full -size SUVs in gas and slightly service vans in its Orion assembly factory in the canton of Orion, Michigan, at the beginning of 2027. Orion assembly was previously planned to build electric trucks from next year.
This decision questions GM’s plan to end the production of gas cars and trucks by 2035. It was greeted by the White House, which imposed important prices on imported vehicles to put pressure on car manufacturers to move more production in the United States.
In March, GM CEO Mary Barra met US President Donald Trump to talk about investment plans and told President GM needed California emissions and federal fuel economy requirements to extend American production, Reuters told Reuters. Trump is expected to sign legislation Thursday to cancel the rules of Zero-emission vehicles from California.
“No president has taken more interest in rekindling the automotive industry formerly the largest than President Trump, and GM’s investment announcement is based on billions of dollars in other historic investment commitments to America,” said White House spokesperson Kush Desai.
The GM Fairfax assembly plant in Kansas should start to build the fully electric chevrolet bolt by the end of this year, and GM says it will now also build the Equinox petrol chevrolet from mid-2027.
In a press release, the largest American automaker said that it expects to make “new future investments in Fairfax for the next generation of affordable GM electric vehicles”.
GM last month said that he was also investing $ 888 million in a New York propulsion plant to increase the production of gas engines.
In Spring Hill, Tennessee, GM, GM will add the production of the Chevy Blazer to gas from 2027. It will be built alongside the Cadillac Lyriq and Vistiq electric SUVs as well as the Cadillac XT5 with gas.
The Chevrolet Equinox and Gas Blazer and the Blazer are currently produced in Mexico. The equinox will continue to be built in Mexico once production begins in American facilities in order to provide markets outside North America.
The Mexican Minister of the Economy, Marcelo Ebrard, said in an article on social networks that he had spoken with GM and said that there was no expectations of plant closure or layoffs in the Mexican factories of the automaker.
GM said it expects annual capital expenses to be between $ 10 billion and 12 billion USD up to 2027, reflecting the increase in American investments, prioritization of key programs and efficiency compensation.
