Transportation
GM Delays Electric Pickup Plant Again, Postpones Buick EV
- Delays signal uncertain demand for battery-electric vehicles
- Orion Assembly ramp up is key to 1 million EV production goal
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General Motors Co. will again push back the planned opening of an electric pickup truck plant in suburban Detroit and has delayed a Buick plug-in amid uncertain growth in battery-powered car sales.
Mary Barra, the company’s chief executive officer, told analysts Tuesday on an earnings conference call the automaker is postponing until mid-2026 the opening of its Orion Assembly factory, which will make the Chevrolet Silverado EV. This is the second delay for the plant, which was originally slated to start production in late 2024.