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Report: Next-gen Chevy Bolt EV might be made at Kansas plant

Green Car Reports

The next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV could be built at a Kansas assembly plant starting in 2025, Automotive News reports. General Motors is considering whether to build a "lower-cost version" of the Bolt EV at its Fairfax Assembly plant, the report said, citing an anonymous source familiar with the matter.

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UAW strikes: GM shuts down Kansas plant and lays off 2,000 workers

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General Motors (GM) has shut down a manufacturing plant in Kansas and laid off the site’s roughly 2,000 workers after the automaker stated plans to do so last week. The post UAW strikes: GM shuts down Kansas plant and lays off 2,000 workers appeared first on TESLARATI. What are your thoughts?

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UAW Reaches Tentative Deal With All Detroit Automakers, Striking Ends

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But General Motors wasn’t far behind and managed to settle things with the union early Monday morning. It was apparently too much for the company to endure and news broke early on Monday that General Motors (now standing alone against the UAW) had likewise reached a tentative contract agreement with the union.

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Ford leverages EV production head start against rivals in latest ramp

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Despite Ford entering the EV market significantly behind Tesla and even lagging General Motors, its vehicles have quickly overtaken its traditional rivals, making the Blue Oval the second most popular EV brand in the United States. This isn’t to say that GM doesn’t have a production ramp planned at all.

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Panasonic puts productivity boost ahead of new EV plant in US – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The comments come amid signs of cooling demand for EVs in the United States that have prompted some automakers, including General Motors and Ford , to scale back production plans. Panasonic Energy has a plant in Nevada and has broken ground on a second one in Kansas.

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GM investing additional $1B in US manufacturing

Green Car Congress

General Motors will invest an additional $1 billion in US manufacturing operations. These investments follow $2.9 billion announced in 2016 and more than $21 billion GM has invested in its US operations since 2009. The new investments cover multiple new vehicle, advanced technology and component projects.

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Ford layoffs increased at two plants due to ongoing UAW strikes

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Workers represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) have been striking against the Big Three (Ford, General Motors (GM) and Stellantis) for over a month now, and layoffs due to supply chain disruptions have also been ongoing.

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