GM Not Planning To Relocate EV Production From Mexico To The U.S.

The second Trump administration’s trade policy has created uncertainty in the world of automotive manufacturing, with tariffs threatening to disrupt global trade. However, according to a report from Mexican outlet Milenio, GM has no plans to move production of its mass-market electric vehicles from Mexico to the United States.

“At the moment, none of the models produced in Mexico are being stopped or moved to the United States,” General Motors director of electric vehicles Adrián Enciso told Milenio. “There are areas within the company that are closely following the [tariff] issue and with action plans that depend on the different scenarios that may arise. The instruction of the parent company at the moment is to continue with the activities as to date.”

General Motors produces the BEV3-based Chevy Equinox EV, Chevy Blazer EV, and Cadillac Optiq at its Ramos Arizpe plant in Coahuila, Mexico. This is also the production site of the Honda Prologue. Meanwhile, more expensive EVs like all other electric Cadillac models and GM trucks based on the BT1 platform, like the GMC Hummer EV, GMC Sierra EV, and Chevy Silverado EV, are all built in the States.

GM stating that there are no plans to move production of relatively affordable EVs out of Mexico could be a sign that its top brass aren’t too worried that any new North American tariffs will be too exorbitant to profitably build cars in Mexico. It could also signal that General Motors leadership believes tariffs are a temporary negotiating tactic by the Trump administration to get America’s trade deficits under control.

This news comes shortly after Mexican General Motors workers at its Silao assembly plant in Guanajuato negotiated raises of up to 10.25 percent. This win for the National Auto Workers Union (SINTTIA) lifts two-thirds of the plant’s workforce above Mexico’s family poverty line and boosts the facility’s starting wage by 33.95 percent. GM’s Silao assembly plant produces full-size pickup trucks, namely the Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra, and Mexico-only Chevy Cheyenne (essentially the lower trims of the Silverado).