GM pledges $4 billion in new U.S. manufacturing investments

TwopopularChevroletmodelswillmovetoU.S.plantsfromMexico.Theplanistoproducegas-poweredfull-sizeSUVsandlightdutypickuptrucksatOrionAssemblyinMichiganearly2027.GMalsoisretoolingitsFairfaxAssemblyplantinKentuckyandtheSpringHillManufacturingplantinTennessee.GeneralMotorswillinvest$4billioninthreeU.S.manufacturingsitesoverthenexttwoyearstoprepareforchangingproductionslatedtobeginin2027. TwopopularChevroletmodelsalsowillmovetoU.S.plantsfromMexicoaspartoftheshift. AspartoftheannouncementonJune10,GMalsoconfirmedreportsthatithasnocurrentplanstoproduceelectricvehiclesatitsMichiganOrionAssemblyplant.Instead,thecompanywillproducegas-onlyvehiclesattheplantafteritsretooling. TheChevroletBlazeralsoisslatedforarefresh,thecompanyspokesmanconfirmed,anditsproductionwillmovefromMexicototheUnitedStatesby2027. ThenewinvestmentwillnotreduceanyproductioninNorthAmerica,accordingtoacompanyspokesman,anddoesnotincludepreviouslyannouncedU.S.investmentaspart