The current-generation Chevy Bolt EV and Chevy Bolt EUV are poised to sunset at the end of the 2023 calendar year, as GM Authority was the first to report in January, and confirmed by General Motors in April. As such, dealerships of customers keen to get their hands on one of the last examples of GM’s affordable entry-level all-electric vehicles will need to act quick. Now, GM Authority has learned when the final Chevy Bolt EV and Chevy Bolt EUV orders can be submitted.
According to GM Authority sources, the last order cycle for the Chevy Bolt EV and Chevy Bolt EUV begins Thursday, August 17th. Dealers will only have a few days to submit the last orders for the two crossovers, as production is scheduled to end on November 7th, 2023. It was reported that GM will boost Bolt production for global markets to 70,000 units during the 2023 calendar year, as compared to roughly 44,000 units produced during the course of the 2022 calendar year.
The Chevy Bolt EV and Chevy Bolt EUV ride on the GM BEV2 platform. Both models feature GM’s second-generation electric vehicle technology, including a front-mounted Voltec drive motor and 65 kWh battery pack. Peak motor output is rated at 200 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque, with range-per-charge estimated at 259 miles for the Bolt EV, and 247 miles for the Bolt EUV.
Both models are currently produced at the GM Lake Orion plant in Michigan. With the discontinuation of the current-generation Chevy Bolt EV and Chevy Bolt EUV, the Lake Orion facility will be retooled for production of the all-electric Chevy Silverado EV pickup following a considerable investment from GM.
Looking ahead, GM CEO Mary Barra has hinted that General Motors may consider developing a next-generation Chevy Bolt with Ultium-branded third-generation EV technology sometime in the future.
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Ordering one now??? Really, they won’t be able to produce the ones already ordered. GM has been saying they would produce 70,000 units since early in the year, production isn’t going to increase. This article is very misleading.
The Chevy Bolt EUV was my very first Chevy and my very first EV in 60 years of driving. We’ve had new Hondas every 3 years in 30 years of married life. My point is that I had to sell myself and then sell my wife on making the switch But it has been Great!
This Bolt is the Best Car I’ve Ever Driven. I’m excited just to drive it. Solid, Smooth, Quick and Silent! It’s just plain fun nd maintenance free. All the current safety bells and whistles too. It’s really the perfect car and the perfect size for the two of us.
I’m very disappointed that they are discontinued. I plan to shop the Blazer EV with the Ultium Battery pack. I figured that the technology would keep advancing so I leased. I hope they concentrate on battery technology and I hope they Don’t loose Apple CarPlay. But I Love this EV and I’ll never go gas again.
I’m right there with you brother. I’m 71 and have owned many new cars and like you said, the Bolt is the best car I’ve ever owned. I have a 2023 LT2 model and my car insurance only went up $95. My other car is a 2016 Honda HRV. The Honda is a good reliable car, but it feels so outdated anymore. I absolutely love 1 pedal driving. Unless someone pulls out in front of me or a light changes quickly, I never touch the brakes. Like you I’ll keep my eyes on the AWD Blazer or Equinox. I’ll trade the Honda then and be totally EV. I’m driving the Bolt for 3 cents a mile in the summer and 5 cents in the winter, who wouldn’t love that!
Pete and Danno: I’m just a little younger than you both, but I too love my Bolt EV (other than I wish the seat was more padded). I always use one pedal drive and think I would be able to drive this car well over 100K and never do brake work because of it. This is my second pure EV (first was a 2015 Spark) and the second was a 2021 Volvo S60 PHEV. This Bolt is the best of them other than maybe the seat.
What strikes me however is that you both have or had import brands and now drive a GM brand. You both say you will look at the Blazer or Equinox EV’s next. So in your cases, it doesn’t sound like GM will lose you. However, how many people (like me) are just so tired of having GM kill every car after buying them? I truly feel GM keeps messing up by killing off models instead of improving them and giving them a redesign. For me personally, I’m not interested in the Equinox or Blazer EV and I won’t spend over 30 grand on a car any more. So my options are limited, but at this point GM is off the list. And I’ve been a loyal GM guy for my 40 years of driving.
I hear what you’re saying. I’m not really loyal to GM. I’ve owned many brands, I gave up on Ford because they stopped making sedans. I won’t buy anything from Stallantis because of the bad experience with Chrysler products. That only leaves Chevy and foreign brands. Toyota and Honda seem to have an EV aversion. I’ll keep an eye out for anyone competing with Chevy as long as the price is right.
I forgot to ask, are your seats leather or cloth.? I have leather and when I sat in the cloth ones at the dealership they seemed much softer and better. Mine are a little stiff, but hope they will break in a little with use.
Danno: I have the base EV 1LT with cloth. I do agree they seemed softer than the leather too, but I just prefer cloth and that lower price. Not only do I feel they could be more padded, but they certainly need to be wider. I’m only 5′ 9″ and 179 pounds, so it’s not like I’m a big person. It seems like the seats were designed for 100 pound thin ladies.
Still waiting for the order I put in, in March to be accepted by Chevy. Seems to me that even though you can put in orders and a down payment, Chevy doesn’t have to accept the order.
You may have placed an order, but until your dealer has allocations, they cannot submit orders to GM. Once submitted, the order must wait until accepted by GM. My guess is that GM will stop distributing allocations for the Bolt very shortly, if they haven’t already started a reduction. Let’s not forget the fact that there may be orders ahead of yours waiting for allocations, at your dealer. It’s crucial that your dealer gets your order submitted to GM now. If your dealer doesn’t have allocations or there are too many orders ahead of yours, contact another dealer with a shorter line or verify that dealer has an allocation for your order now. You may have to place an order at multiple dealers, in hope that your order will be allocated, submitted, and accepted by GM soon.
So anyone more familiar with the language…does that mean your order has to be at 1100 status (order submitted by dealer) at this point or at 2000 status (order accepted by GM)to be guaranteed your order?
1100. 2000 will be when GM accepts the order.
So there’s no confusion, submission[1100] doesn’t mean your order will be produced. It must be accepted[2000], if the dealer has allocation(s). GM will no longer allow submission[1100] of orders after August 17th, 2023.
… even if your order is already placed and the dealer receives allocations.
I guess Chevy Spark is based on
GM BEV1 platform
Bolt EV/EUV on
GM BEV2 platform
and Ultium based models will be
GM BEV3 platform
What a wonderful small car. We dont know why they introduced EUV in the 1st place which only causes confusion.
Last year because of the battery recall, the sales stalled, but this year it was selling very well, they could have continued it until Ultium based Bolt is ready.
This type of discontinuing every electric vehicle they make is what leads customers to electric only brand like Tesla, Rivian and probably Lucid, Fisker soon.
Even if they launch an Ultium based Bolt, it will be closer or bigger than Bolt EUV, so Bolt EV is most likely done. At least Bolt EV sold around 200,000 units, but Bolt EUV may not cross even 40,000. I wonder why they put so much money to design a whole new vehicle just to dump it 2 years later.
If GM is willing to sell ICE cars like Chevy Malibu, Cadillac CT4/CT5, then they can very well launch Volt with the latest motor/battery. Probably 2 battery ranges for 30 mile and 60 mile with apprpriate pricing will cater to different users needs. Hope they launch it.
BYD is still selling 50% plugins and LI auto sells all plugins. So this technology is not done. May be if we want to force customers to plugin regularly, then let it create a buzzing sound if the driver does not drive on battery for at least 1/3 the distance.
I had an order in since November 2022. Every month they told it should get picked up by GM…but never did. I cancelled my order in June and luckily got my refund back. The next day my son found a used one on cars.com at a Ford dealer. I went the next day to see it and fell in love with it. I now have a pre-owned certified 2023 Chevy Bolt Premier euv with less than 2,000 miles. I was so lucky!!! I am so happy with it! I love the one pedal drive. It took me a while to get used to it…at first it made me nauseous but then I got the hang of it. It drives so nice, quiet, and comfy! Love my Bolt euv! Good luck to everyone with orders…I hope you get your cars.
Bought a new 2020 Bolt in January of 21. Had to deal with the reduced range for 14 months until receiving the new battery. When I question the service manager about the new warranty on the battery she got all flippant and told me there was no new warranty. ” if your alternator went out would you expect a new warranty on that?”
Wasn’t worth my time arguing with the idiot, just dropped the dealership as my preferred, received the battery warranty upgrade paperwork from Chevy a month later Anyway the Bolt has been one of the best cars I’ve ever owned and I highly recommend them.
Have a Silverado EV as well as a Blazer EV deposit down, really sure I’ll upgrade to the Blazer. Couldn’t wait any longer, bought a High Country Diesel and couldn’t be happier, and the Grandson is real happy with the pickup Grandma and I gave him. Although I’ve only had it for 3 months, and my first diesel, can’t believe the MPG’s, and diesel is only 12 cents a gallon more than regular where I live at $3.69 a gallon. For now I’ll keep the deposit on the Silverado because who knows it could be 5 years or more before they start rolling off the assembly line the way GM has been operating.