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Here’s When 2023 Chevy Bolt EV, Bolt EUV Production Will Start

General Motors unveiled the refreshed 2022 Chevy Bolt EV and all-new 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV in a joint debut in February of 2021. Now, GM Authority has learned when the following model years, including the 2023 Chevy Bolt EV and 2023 Chevy Bolt EUV, will begin production.

According to GM Authority sources, the 2023 Chevy Bolt EV and 2023 Chevy Bolt EUV are slated to begin production on May 9th. Production of the electric hatchbacks takes place exclusively at the GM Lake Orion Assembly plant in Michigan. What’s more, order books for the two all-electric vehicles will open on March 10th.

Of course, it should be mentioned that these are merely the scheduled dates, and it is possible that they may be changed sometime in the future, especially when considering that production of the 2022 Chevy Bolt models has yet to be restarted.

Last year, GM paused production of the Bolt EV and Bolt EUV due to a recall tied to fires that resulted from a battery pack manufacturing defect. Production remained offline for the latter part of 2021 and the first few months of 2022, with GM prioritizing repairs for owners affected by the recall.

However, as GM Authority covered previously, it’s expected that production of both models will come back online on April 4th, 2022.

Last month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) closed its investigation into battery pack fires. The investigation was initially opened in October of 2020 following reports that units of the Chevy Bolt EV and Chevy Bolt EUV had caught fire while charging, or when the vehicles had reached the end of the battery charging cycle.

An internal investigation by battery supplier LG Energy Solution revealed that the fires had occurred as a result of two individual manufacturing defects in the batteries themselves, specifically a torn anode tab and also a folded separator.

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Jonathan is an automotive journalist based out of Southern California. He loves anything and everything on four wheels.

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  1. Are there any differences between the 2022 Bolt and 2023 bolt?

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    1. Yes.
      One is made in 2022, the other in 2023.

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      1. My 2022 Bolt is supposed to be assembled week of 7-18-2022 and production of 2023 Bolts is supposed to start 7-25-2022, so the retooling must be really minor if anything at all.

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      2. Bolt production ends at the end of 2023. The new Ultium platform Bolt was just announced this week and should be a big improvement over the older Bolts and still be affordable says Mary Barra.
        I am glad to hear that. I thought it was dumb to end the Bolt so soon. Affordable EV’s are in short supply still.

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  2. why? such a niche market and the model name clearly has established a horrible reputation. Cut losses. Retool Orion for Stateside production of the Trailblazer. Give it a competitive drive train like the 1.5t and watch it sell well for a decade. Too easy.

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    1. Niche market will become the major one in the next decade. There is zero reason to change names because of a hiccup. Tesla moels were well known to catch fire.. yet.. the sales continue. Heck,, BMW was having fire issues with their ICEs a few years back in the 5series and 3 as well.. no name change

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      1. The only way BEVs catch-up in market share is if it highly subsidized and forced on the consumer, which it already largely has been. However, it’s still a free market and I think many consumers will continue to prefer the ease and reliability of ICE.

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      2. Tesla took care of the fire issues in a timely manner. GM still has not replaced the battery system in my 2020 Bolt! Can’t trade it in and can’t sell it because no none wants to buy it. I am suing them for full replacement $$, damages and unusual diminished value! Also going after them for $$ because of battery issues with the Spark I had for 5 years and could only get $3700 towards a trade in. A $30,000 car should not be worth only $3700 with 55K miles and 5 years old!!! I am done with GM!!

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        1. I have a 2018 Bolt. It took a few months, but GM replaced my car’s battery a couple of weeks ago. I now have a 4 year old BEV with a brand new battery with a greater range than when I first bought it. I’m very satisfied, and otherwise my Bolt has been a dependable car and fun to drive. Not a head turner, but that’s not my first priority. For those still waiting, have patience. Your battery is coming and you have about a 0.01% chance of your car catching fire – not zero, but a lower likelihood than a gas powered car has of catching fire and less likely than being struck by lightening at some point in your life.

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        2. GM replaced the battery modules in my 2017 Chevy Bolt EV in January. It was at the dealer for two days and returned to me fully charged, showing a range of 259 miles, which is 21 more than when it was new. Its battery warranty was extended to eight years/100,000 miles from the replacement date.

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        3. I just sold my 2020 base Bolt, with 30k miles, for $26,000 to CarMax. My daughter just sold her 2021 base Bolt, with 15k miles, for $28,000 to CarMax. My Everyone wants a Bolt right now.

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      3. The fires in ICE vehicles were hundreds thousands a year. EV fires were very small.

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  3. GM should get rid of the Bolt nad make the Bolt EUV the actual Bolt Model. Have it start at like 25K
    I honestly have no idea why anyone would chose the Bolt with its Super Slow DC Fast Charging unless it was Super Cheap.

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    1. They are both kinda half-baked terrible vehicles, but the original Bolt handles much better imo. The Bolt EUV is like quarter-baked.

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  4. I wonder if they will have some hot sales for these once production starts back up.

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    1. Hot sales you say? How about literally on fire 🔥

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  5. Fix the bad lifters too!

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  6. I think they should change the name after the fires. I think a good name should be chevy fireball

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    1. That’s actually a pretty cool name. I’d buy a car named “Chevy Fireball.” Or better yet, how about “Firebolt” Can’t be any worse than Spark, Nova, Avalanche, Blazer, Crossfire…all named after explosions of some kind.

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  7. No one is looking at these and saying “dang that’s nice” GM please stop pussifying the aggressive designs you once had. The Silverado looks like a bland no soul vehicle.

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  8. I had a 2019 Bolt with the Korean made battery. It took six months but Chevrolet finally delivered a 2022 Bolt to me. There seems to a lot of gm haters out there, some of it probably deserved (think crappy ignition switches), but I prefer the Bolt over most ICE cars and Teslas. Truth be told the 2022 Bolt charges faster than a Tesla using Level 1 or Level 2 chargers. Yes DCFC sucks in a Bolt but the almost 3 years that I had the 2019 Bolt I didn’t need to use a DCFC even once. I am willing to bet that +90% of all charging is done on Level 1 or Level 2. Finally, my 2019 Bolt cost was only 50% ($23,000) of the cost of a Tesla. In my particular situation as an early adopter the Bolt was the correct choice for me. I hope that your choice for a car makes you just as satisfied.

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  9. GM is the EV leader…. Mary Barra said so, and she only Lies when she’s guaranteed a $20 Million Dollar Bonus…

    Every year.

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    1. Mary Barra is a walking talking business leader MISTAKE !!!

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  10. “What’s more, order books for the two all-electric vehicles will open on March 10th.”

    Has anyone been able to place their order at the dealer? Did the books actually open?

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  11. I have been trying to buy a used Chevy bolt for 5 weeks ? Help, where ? I realize I have to put a deposit down …and wait til it’s fixed. ? Thank you. Robert

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  12. $6k discount for 2023 models. Enough said

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  13. My 2022 Bolt is supposed to be assembled week of 7-18-2022 and production of 2023 Bolts is supposed to start 7-25-2022, so the retooling must be really minor if anything at all.

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  14. put a grand (non refundable) down on an EUV, and production start dates keep changing, how long do I have to wait or should I just give up and go for a different ev auto?

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