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GM Fairfax Plant In Kansas To Build Electric Vehicles

As reported by GM Authority back in July 2022, the future of the GM Fairfax plant in Kansas was unclear, as General Motors at the time was uncertain of what direction to take with the facility. Now, The General has agreed to invest nearly $400 million into the plant to build electric vehicles following negotiations with the UAW.

Under the tentative agreement between the UAW and GM, the Detroit-based automaker has committed to investing $391 million into the Fairfax facility to build EVs. Notably, this investment depends on the ratification of the tentative contract between the two aforementioned parties, as the unionized members need to vote on whether or not to accept the terms following its approval over the weekend by the UAW GM Council.

Photo of worker at GM Fairfax plant.

For reference, the Fairfax plant currently assembles the Chevy Malibu and Cadillac XT4. As of the time of this writing, General Motors has yet to confirm any details about a potential next-gen Malibu. As for the XT4, Cadillac will only sell all-electric vehicles by 2030, so the luxury subcompact crossover only has a couple years of life left in its current form until it’s replaced by an EV anyways.

In regard to exactly what the Fairfax plant will produce following the transition to electric vehicle production, General Motors has yet to reveal any details on the topic.

It’s worth noting that this development is just one of a long list of investments General Motors has announced over the past few months. Some examples of other EV-related investments include:

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  1. Now all Mary needs are customers!

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  2. Many in the industry are saying this is where the Ultium Bolt will be produced.

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    1. Wrong size vehicle for the build system of the plant. GMA says XT-4 to Mexico,

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      1. The plant will be retooled. They aren’t going to change much for the Ultium bolt.

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  3. I’m betting GM goes bankrupt because of their focus on full electric vehicles. Hybrids are a much better solution at this time.

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    1. They are still going to be making ICE vehicles until 2035

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  4. What better way to skirt the high cost of the UAW contract than dump money into factories to build EV’s that are waning in popularity. GM idles the plants in the near future, writes off their retooling costs and moves future production of ICE vehicles to a more fiscally viable location. Mary’s not as naive as people think. Fairfax and Lansing are doomed. GM will be building non EV vehicles a lot later than 2035. When you’re sitting in a room of 20 plus people and only 2 say they would buy an EV that’s not a good sign. In the town where I live in Alberta, multiple condo complexes forbid EV’s from occupying underground parking. And it’s growing quickly.

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    1. yet EVs statistically catch fire a lot less. That is all Fear and misunderstanding getting in the way.

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      1. That is true. The problem isn’t how often they catch fire, it’s the intensity of it and the problem with extinguishing it. Fuel and vehicle materials burn off, but EV batteries systematically spread and become almost impossible to put out unless they are submerged in water. That’s why many underground condo units refuse them. They burn the whole building down.

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    2. FFX is getting a pittance retooling for the EV-but is planning at least 7 more years ICE Malibu. EVs are not waning just the elite end of the spectrum is reached saturation. The Bolt is maxed out in sales, the Equinox is presold 3 years out maybe 5.next few years Toyota will destroy Tesla( out-range, out-charge rate, out-price,out-quality) GM is getting close to their next generation battery and the potential for FuelCells is far closer than a Fusion Reactor.

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  5. Are they going to run it like the Wentzville plant in Missouri?

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  6. I don’t this is entirely accurate. She (Mary) needs to make as much money on EV’s as she can, and she’s going to go where labor is cheap to be able to make any profit on these things. The Ramos Arizpe plant is expected to be 100% electric by 2025, and it is already set up for EV production with the Blazer, Equinox and Prologue EV’s (unlike Fairfax). All Equinox ICE production is slated to move to San Luis, which leaves the Blazer ICE the lone gasoline powered vehicle to be made there. I expect the Blazer ICE production to move to Fairfax, and the next gen Bolt EV to be made at Ramos.

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  7. I bought a 2021 Chevy Malibu RS in July 2021 NOT KNOWING that in April 2024, a mechanic would diagnose needing a NEW TRANSMISSION only because said car will not stay running?! Mechanic set it up on computer and resolved ‘transmission’! Can a 2021 seriously NEED a NEW TRANSMISSION already?! My car only has 62K and conveniently Power Train Warranty ran out at 60K. Please tell me the plant that created this automobile has a BETTER solution than spending $6500 on a car I still owe $19K??!!!

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