As previously covered by GM Authority back in October 2023, production of the 2023 Chevy Bolt EV and 2023 Chevy Bolt EUV is scheduled to end on December 20th, 2023. Now, General Motors has officially confirmed that this is indeed when the current-generation Bolt EV and Bolt EUV will sunset.
During a media presentation, Global Chevy Vice President Scott Bell stated that production of the 2023 Bolt EV and 2023 Bolt EUV will end in December 2023. This development comes despite the GM Orion plant’s retooling for electric pickups being pushed back.
It’s worth noting that Chevy CMO Steve Majoros claimed that inventory levels of the two all-electric vehicles will last through February 2024 or March 2024.
As for what follows the 2023 Bolt EV and 2023 Bolt EUV, a second-generation of the two electric vehicles will eventually make an appearance. Although it won’t be a clean-sheet design underneath the body panels, GM Authority did report that the next-gen Bolts will be equipped with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, which will be purchased from a supplier.
This is an interesting piece, as the GM Ultium batteries found in almost every GM EV feature a nickel-cobalt-manganese-aluminum (NCMA) chemistry.
In regard to the current 2023 model year, the current Bolt EV and Bolt EUV ride on the GM BEV2 platform, which serves as the precursor to the GM BEV3 platform currently found underneath several GM EV products. A 65 kWh battery pack supplies the front-mounted electric motor, while total output is rated at 200 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque.
Production of the current 2023 model year kicked off in July 2022 at the aforementioned GM Lake Orion plant in Michigan.
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Thank GOD.
What will the beta male drive now??
Japanese or Korean because they think that is what girls like and they want to be like them because they want them, but cannot have them.
Let me guess. Joe G and Tangledthorms must drive big trucks with over-sized tires because they can.
Why in the world would GM have extended the production run? From everything reported in the press, GM is losing thousands on every Bolt they sell, cut your losses now. I assume they will cut enough costs from the second generation Bolt to make money on them.
I bet Orion ends up building ICE/hybrid vehicles instead. Bronco competitor anyone?
I bet you will lose your bet.
The Bolt doesn’t lose money per sale. Also, due to the CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) requirements, Every Bolt sold allows GM to sell more low mileage gasoline vehicles.
The question is why don’t they extend the Bolt to MY2024 to keep getting the CAFE benefits (to keep selling their primarily gasoline powered fleet)?
This specific article has obviously attracted quite the crowd. Must have been slow at the bar.
The lyriq will be next.
LFP battery for Bolt is great news.
Perhaps GM with the Bolt wants to tap the potentially larger group of customers who aren’t affluent. We keep hearing that the average new car costs $46,000, now $48,000, but the Bolt costs $30,000 to $33,500. Also, they are attracting customers who, like me, never bought a GM vehicle, until they offered the first EV I can afford.
What is the deal with all the pop up ads ? This is getting really annoying ! Even while im writing this ! Come on !
The Bolt EUV is a GREAT car. I too have been stuck in the belief that Toyota and Honda are the only brands I would buy, but the price of the Bolt intrigued me. So surprised in how nice, smooth, high-tech, roomy, and poerful it is. Too bad GM isn’t keeping production.
I agree with Pablo, Bolt EUV is a terrific car. Handling is smooth and acceleration is nice. Electronics on low end Bolt EUVs are what is found on more expensive EVs such as high end Nissan LEAFs. Full charge gets 250 miles of range, sometimes more. The Orion assembly plant did a great job on fit and finish. My congratulations. I hope that the second generation Bolt EUV is as good as the first generation.