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General Motors to Announce Electric Pickup at Detroit Plant

GM to build Chevy truck and Hummer SUV at Hamtramck facility
Silverado pickup will travel 400 miles on a charge, GM says

The General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant in Detroit. — The General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant in Detroit.
Photographer: Anthony Lanzilote/Bloomberg

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By David Welch

April 6, 2021 at 3:33 PM UTC

Updated on

April 6, 2021 at 5:18 PM UTC

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General Motors Co. is about to enter the electric-pickup battle, announcing Tuesday that it will build a battery-powered Chevrolet Silverado model at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant.

GM President Mark Reuss is hosting a virtual event that started at noon Eastern time, announcing that Factory Zero, as the Hamtramck facility is now called, will build the electric GMC Hummer SUV and the Silverado pickup.