GM investing in new Chev EV

General Motors plans to produce a new Chevrolet electric vehicle based on an advanced version of the Bolt EV architecture.

The new Chevrolet EV is in addition to the company’s earlier announcement that Cadillac will be the first brand to get vehicles off a future EV platform.

GM is investing US$300 million in its Orion, Michigan, assembly plant to produce the new EV, with timing and further details released closer to production.

The announcement is part of GM’s new commitment to invest US $1.8 billion in its US manufacturing operations.

“This new Chevrolet electric vehicle is another positive step toward our commitment to an all-electric future,” GM chairman and chief executive officer Mary Barra says.

The Orion assembly plant builds the Chevrolet Bolt EV, Chevrolet Sonic and the Cruise autonomous vehicle test vehicles.