GM investing billions to produce electric trucks

GM investing billions in Michigan plant to produce electric trucks, SUVs General Motors announced Monday that it will invest more than $2 billion in its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to make the facility the automaker’s first devoted entirely to electric vehicles. The company said its first all-electric truck will be manufactured at the plant, which is scheduled to begin production in late 2021. It will be followed by the Cruise Origin, described as an electric, self-driving vehicle. “Through this investment, GM is taking a big step forward in making our vision of an all-electric future a reality,” GM President Mark Reuss said during a press event at the plant with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and other local and state officials, according to the company. “Our electric pickup will be the first of multiple electric truck variants we will build at Detroit-Hamtramck over the next few years.” Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/480063-gm-investing-billions-in-michigan-plant-to-produce-electric-trucks