GM mentioned it deliberate to renew manufacturing of the Bolt at its Orion Township, Michigan plant the week of April 4.
General Motors Co mentioned Tuesday it’s extending till early April a manufacturing halt to its Chevrolet Bolt electrical automobile following a recall, but it surely plans to quickly resume retail gross sales.
The largest US automaker in August widened a recall of the Bolt to greater than 140,000 autos to interchange battery modules after a collection of fires in parked autos, and halted manufacturing and retail gross sales. GM mentioned in August it had recalled all Bolt autos constructed because it launched manufacturing in 2017.
GM mentioned it deliberate to renew manufacturing of the Bolt at its Orion Township, Michigan plant the week of April 4.
Separately, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) mentioned it was closing an investigation opened in October 2020 into the Bolt fires “in view of the recall actions being taken by General Motors.”
NHTSA mentioned it reviewed studies of 24 Bolt fires, whereas GM mentioned it suspected 18 fires had been linked to the battery difficulty.
GM mentioned it remained dedicated to the Bolt and the halt to manufacturing “has enabled us to prioritize battery module replacements.” It felt assured that it might “balance replacements along with new retail production”.
The automaker mentioned sellers receiving Bolt autos constructed after April 4 might promote them instantly. Recalled autos on supplier tons “will need to have their battery modules replaced before they can be made available for sale.”
Last month, GM mentioned it’s spending $4 billion to overtake and develop the Orion plant, which is able to construct totally different variants of the brand new Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra electrical pickups.
GM can also be investing $2.6 billion with Korean accomplice LG Energy Solution in a brand new battery cell plant in Lansing that can provide Orion and different GM meeting crops when it opens in late 2024.
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