General Motors is changing where its vehicles are made in a move that will shift production out of China and Mexico and into a U.S. factory in Kansas. That change will mean the end of its rebooted Chevrolet Bolt EV, the only vehicle currently built at the Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas.
The factory musical chairs reflect an economic and political climate, shaped by the Trump administration’s tariff policy and decision to end the federal EV tax credit, which offers up to $7,500 in rebates on qualifying electric vehicles. These changes made it more expensive to build vehicles in China and Mexico that were then sold in the United States.
Production of the 2027 Chevy Bolt EV, which landed in dealerships this month, is expected to wrap up in about a year and a half. The new Chevy Bolt EV, priced at $29,990 including destination fees, is one of the most affordable new EVs available to U.S. consumers.
GM confirmed to TechCrunch that the next-generation Buick Envision, currently built in China, will move to the Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas, starting in 2028. The gas-powered Chevrolet Equinox, built at the San Luis Potosi plant in Mexico, will move to the Kansas plant in mid-2020.
Meanwhile the Bolt’s life will be shortened if GM follows through with its previously announced plans.
“When we revealed the Bolt in October, we said and it was widely reported that it would be a limited-run model,” a GM spokesperson said in a statement sent to TechCrunch. “We previously announced that the gas-powered Equinox would arrive in Fairfax in mid-2027 after production of the Bolt ends. Today we’re announcing the next-generation Buick compact SUV will arrive in Fairfax in early 2028.”
The company still sells other EVs, including an electric Chevy Equinox and Chevy Blazer The question is whether GM will change course and save the Bolt if sales are better than expected. We know that GM has committed to investing in a new future at Fairfax Assembly for its next generation of affordable EVs. We don’t know exactly when.
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