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Report: GM’s Orion Assembly Won’t Just Be Building EVs

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While the brunt of the automakers EV manufacturing presently takes place in the Detroit-Hamtramck Factory Zero, located in Michigan, assumptions about growing demand for electrics had encouraged it to repurpose Orion for the larger pickups. That scheme has since been pushed back to the middle of 2026. But that was not the only reason.

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GM Won't Uproot Mexican Production Operations In Tariff Response

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Like its Detroit-based rivals Stellantis and Ford, General Motors operates a significant manufacturing business in Canada and Mexico, putting all three at substantial risk of disruption from tariffs. The automaker employs thousands at the plant in Ramos Arizpe, where it builds the Equinox EV and Honda Prologue, among others.

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GM Opens New Design Studio, Teases Electric Corvette Concept

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While the C9 Corvette is expected to debut as a 2029 model year, the automaker has asked its other design studios (Detroit, Los Angeles, Shanghai, and Seoul) to produce Corvette concepts for 2025. Theyll serve not only as a way to help drum up hype for the automaker but may also inform its visual appearance while under development.

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Flash Drive: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ

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Pricing and Availability The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ, built at the General Motors Factory Zero Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant in Michigan, is on-sale in early 2025 with a starting price around $130,000, including destination charges.

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Acura Is Offering A Serious Lease Deal On the 2024 ZDX EV

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inch touchscreen and an 11-inch digital gauge cluster, and thanks to its Detroit roots, the interface is an interesting mashup of GM and Honda/Acura tech. The ZDXs interior is a step up from the Prologues, as expected from an Acura model. It gets an 11.3-inch Images: Acura] Become aTTAC insider.

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Ford CEO Jim Farley Teases Explorer Tremor

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Ford doesnt make it easy anymore to find official American sales statistics few automakers do these days, especially the Detroit Three but we will tell you the brand shifted 194,094 Explorer SUVs in the 2024 calendar year. In comparison, Toyota moved 161,379 vehicles across the Highlander/Grand Highlander family.

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Ford Stops Mustang Mach-E Deliveries For 12-Volt Battery Drain Recall

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Ford said it is unaware of any accidents or injuries related to the problem, and spokesperson Mike Levine told The Detroit News that “a software update is coming soon to address this recall.” As Automotive News pointed out, this recall adds to the pile for Ford, which currently leads the industry on recalls, with 76 so far in 2025.

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