In a press release, General Motors announced that it has invested $2.2 billion to renovate its old Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant and will employ 2,200 workers.
The GMC Hummer EV 2022 pickup, GMC Hummer EV 2024 SUV, Chevrolet Silverado EV and Cruise Origin will be built as an all-electric and self-driving shared vehicle.
“General Motors’ expertise in US manufacturing is key to our access to our all-electric future,” said Mary Barra, GM’s president and CEO.
The statement said the company has refined its standard manufacturing processes and will launch new electric vehicles faster, with higher quality and at lower cost.
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General Motors’ zero plant averaged the production of electric cars with two-thirds of the capital needed to build a new plant, making it a model for future refurbishment of other GM facilities.
Factory ZERO electric cars will feature the Ultium platform, with components such as battery cells, modules, packages, drive units and electric car motors.
General Motors estimates that 80% of the assembly process for an electric vehicle is the same as for a conventional vehicle. This is another accelerating factor for GM.
“To meet our ambitious transition to electric vehicles, GM’s electric vehicle assembly capacity in North America will reach 20% by 2025 and 50% by 2030,” he said. Gerald Johnson, Executive Vice President of Manufacturing and Global Sustainability at General Motors. He concluded that Factory ZERO serves as a model for the transformations that will occur at other factories around the world in the coming years.”
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