That wasn’t so hard now, was it?
General Motors has announced that production of the newly updated 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV will end after approximately 18 months to make way for a gas-powered Buick crossover at its Kansas manufacturing facility.
Inside EVs reports that General Motors has confirmed plans to discontinue production of the heavily updated 2027 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle after a limited production run of about one and a half years. The decision will allow the automaker to repurpose its Fairfax, Kansas, factory for manufacturing the Buick Envision, a gas-powered crossover currently built in China that will be reshored to the United States.
Could it be that the Duracell Envision is getting undercut in the CCP market because of the subsidized price of their competitor? I have no idea, although I wouldn’t bet against it. Here’s what I do know:
The decision to move Envision production to Kansas represents a strategic response to trade policy pressures while the company also prepares to relocate gas-powered Equinox production from Mexico to Kansas in 2027.
The automaker faces pressure from the Trump administration to increase domestic manufacturing, particularly affecting vehicles like the China-built Buick Envision, which is exposed to tariff-related concerns. Meanwhile, the Bolt has been impacted by the loss of the $7,500 federal tax credit for EVs, reducing its competitive advantage in the marketplace. With relaxed fuel economy regulations, GM sees less business justification for the electric vehicle compared to a gas-powered crossover that offers higher profit margins.
So for once, GM is doing the Right Thing, albeit only after having a Trump-sized cattle prod rammed up their corporate ass.
And as for that “no gas-powered cars after 2030” or whatever, let that remain in the fevered (and stupid) dreams of the Greenies and Californian state government [some overlap] while we sensible people get on with our lives and drive proper cars.