Chevy’s best-selling SUV goes electrical subsequent yr. GM’s Mexico president, Francisco Garza, confirmed Chevy Equinox EV manufacturing will start within the first quarter of 2024.
GM to start Equinox EV manufacturing in Q1 2024
GM will start constructing the Chevy Equinox EV at its Ramos Arizpe facility in Mexico in Q1 2024, Garza mentioned this week.
Will probably be the second electrical SUV, behind the Blazer EV, to be constructed on the facility. The primary Blazer EV rolled off the meeting line on the plant on the finish of June, with buyer deliveries starting within the third quarter.
Garza said “The Chevy Equinox EV may also arrive in Mexico, it is going to start manufacturing through the first quarter of subsequent yr.”
The president of operations in Mexico defined the shipowner has confronted hurdles this yr however expects to hit its gross sales objectives.
Because the plant started constructing EVs, GM has employed over 2,700 staff to spice up manufacturing. Presently, the plant employs round 9,000 staff. The ability will shut the yr constructing 200 Blazer EVs every day.
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With Chevy Equinox EV manufacturing beginning, a “appreciable enhance” is anticipated subsequent yr.
The information comes after GM revealed it was pushing again Equinox, Silverado, and GMC Sierra Denali EV manufacturing in October. Equinox EV manufacturing was initially slated to start this previous fall.
The primary fashions out there early subsequent yr would be the 2RS FWD and 2RS AWD, beginning at $48,995 and $52,395, respectively. The 2RS trim options 319 miles EPA vary.
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In the meantime, the cheaper $34,995 trim is anticipated to launch on the finish of subsequent yr. GM estimates it is going to function 319 miles vary. With the $7,500 tax credit score, beginning costs might be within the mid-$20K vary.
Electrek’s Take
The Chevy Equinox EV will fill a key position with GM’s top-selling Bolt EV due for retirement on the finish of this yr.
Though GM plans to launch a next-gen Bolt, it gained’t be till 2025. That leaves a spot in GM’s “EVs for everybody” plan.
Though GM teased a $30K Equinox EV, beginning costs might be practically $5,000 greater. And probably the most inexpensive mannequin isn’t launching till late subsequent yr (on the earliest).
GM’s CEO Mary Barra mentioned she is dissatisfied in EV manufacturing this yr however expects new Ultium fashions like the electrical Blazer and Equinox will assist drive adoption.
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