- GM’s Orion Assembly Plant Won’t Make Electric Trucks Until Mid-2026
- Buick’s EV Timeline Just Been Determined
- Cruise’s self-driving taxis will no longer use dedicated Origin vehicles.
General Motors has again postponed plans to ramp up production of its electric pickup truck, as well as its first Buick EV in the United States, according to reports. Bloomberg (through Auto blog).
Production of the Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV pickup trucks at GM’s Orion assembly plant in Michigan has been postponed to mid-2026CEO Mary Barra said on an earnings call Tuesday.
The delay was the main reason GM failed to meet its previous goal of having production capacity of one million electric vehicles by 2025, according to the report. Barra announced last week that GM will miss that targetblamed sluggish demand. But the automaker is also struggling to ramp up production of new electric vehicles using its Ultium battery technology.
2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1
This is second delay to repurpose the Orion plant, which previously produced the Chevy Bolt EV until that model is discontinued at the end of 2023. The move is aimed at making room for electric trucks at the Orion plant.
This is the second time GM has delayed large-scale truck production. The company announced in late 2023 that it would not start production until 2025, with the Orion plant remaining on hold instead of continuing production of the Bolt EV. The next-generation Bolt EV is expected to debut in 2026.
Low volume production Production of the Silverado EV is currently underway at GM’s Factory Zero plant in Detroit. GM said in its second-quarter financial results that it delivered 3,257 trucks in the first half of 2024. The automaker said in April that deliveries of the Sierra EV would begin this summer, with initial production also expected to come from Factory Zero.
Buick Wildcat EV Concept
Buick remains the only GM brand in the United States No all-electric models. The company’s first EV for the US is expected to be revealed later this year as the first in a series called the Electra and featuring styling inspired by Buick Wildcat Concept launching in 2022. Buick also began offering dealer buybacks in 2022 to prepare for the electric vehicle redesign.
This week, GM also confirmed that its self-driving technology subsidiary Cruise will no longer use the Origin, a purpose-built vehicle. missing steering wheel and pedalsbut uses the same Ultium battery technology as the automaker’s other electric vehicles. That project has been delayed for months after various issues last year slowed the company’s plans and timeline. Instead, Cruise will use the next-generation Bolt EV for its robotaxi fleet.
