General Motors Co. is slowing production of two electric SUVs at Detroit’s Factory Zero plant amid lower-than-expected U.S. interest in battery-powered vehicles.
The automaker confirmed Thursday that it will shut down one shift each for the GMC Hummer EV and Cadillac Escalade IQ from Sept. 2 to Oct. 6; the move was first reported by the Detroit Free Press. Production of the Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV pickups at the Factory Zero Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center will be unchanged.
“Factory ZERO is making temporary adjustments to production to align to market dynamics,” spokesperson Kevin Kelly said in a statement. “General Motors updates schedules as part of our standard process of aligning production to manage vehicle inventory. Impacted employees will be placed on a temporary layoff and may be eligible for subpay and benefits in accordance with the GM-UAW national contract.”
Up yours, GM! blubber douggie and bobblehead say we’re all going to be driving VW battery cars!
Other than pickup trucks, I hardly ever see GM vehicles anywhere.
As for an electric Hummer, I’m kind of lost for words…
Not as lost as the people who drive one.
You got THAT right!
https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a12437434/arnold-schwarzenegger-electric-hummer-h1/
Bet he got a real deal on that.
Mary Barra GM CEO … is dogged in her commitment to EV’s. Yep. Just like every other woke CEO … she will eventually be made to GO AWAY … after a massive golden parachute is deployed.
What is it with stupid women bosses and politicians. Do they actually consider stupidity a virtue and a badge of honor.
They aren’t shown the door soon enough.
“amid lower-than-expected U.S. interest in battery-powered vehicles”
What exactly were they expecting?
Was it that all the folks in flyover country would get in line, or that the scam would continue unabated?
The name says it all – “Factory Zero” as in Net Zero as in nothing much of anything at all.
The GOOD news is that you have a new UAW job working for GM! The bad news is… you’re working at Factory ZERO. Wahhh wahhhh wahhhhhhhhh
This week Porsche announced the cancellation of their initiative to build a battery plant. The writing is on the wall for battery-powered cars. The little ones you buy at Walmart for the kids will continue to dominate.