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GM confirms it'll build an electric Silverado alongside its GMC Hummer

It'll come with an estimated 644 kilometres of range, but we don't get to see it just yet

Jil McIntosh
Apr 06, 2021  •  May 19, 2021  •  2 minute read  •  Join the conversation
The recently revealed GMC HUMMER EV SUV will be built at Factory ZERO.
The recently revealed GMC HUMMER EV SUV will be built at Factory ZERO. Photo by General Motors

General Motors early April promised an all-electric Silverado pickup truck, to be built in Michigan in an EV-specific plant, on the same lines as the recently-announced GMC Hummer EV sport-utility .

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No on-sale date has been announced for either one, but the Hummer SUV has been tagged with a 2024 model-year and suggestions it could launch early 2023. Chevrolet has yet to release any photos of the all-electric Silverado.

GM president Mark Reuss made the announcement, saying both will be built in the company’s Factory Zero assembly plant in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan. The new facility is a US$2.2-billion makeover of the existing Hamtramck factory, which was renamed in October 2020.

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This version of the Silverado will be “designed from the ground up” to be an electric vehicle. The automaker said it estimates the truck’s range to be more than 400 miles (644 km) on a full charge, and that a variety of options will be offered for retail and fleet customers.

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General Motors said it plans to deliver more than 1 million electric vehicles worldwide by 2025, and using its “Ultium” EV platform and virtual development tools and technology, it has reduced vehicle development times by almost 50 per cent, to just 26 months.

A sign is unveiled at General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Friday, October 16, 2020 – introducing a new name: Factory ZERO, Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center. The facility will be known as Factory ZERO, which reflects the significance of this assembly center advancing GM’s zero-crashes, zero-emissions and zero-congestion future. GM is investing $2.2 billion to make Factory ZERO its first fully dedicated electric vehicle assembly facility. (Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors)
A sign is unveiled at General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Friday, October 16, 2020 – introducing a new name: Factory ZERO, Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center. The facility will be known as Factory ZERO, which reflects the significance of this assembly center advancing GM’s zero-crashes, zero-emissions and zero-congestion future. GM is investing $2.2 billion to make Factory ZERO its first fully dedicated electric vehicle assembly facility. (Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors)

A pickup version of the Hummer EV is scheduled to start production at Factory Zero later this year. The facility will also build the Cruise Origin, an all-electric self-driving vehicle meant for shuttles and ride-hailing.

The Factory Zero plant is receiving upgrades to its paint and body shops and its assembly areas, including new conveyors, machines, and tooling.

GM has also announced it will invest nearly $800 million into its plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, where it plans to build its BrightDrop electric commercial vehicle . Other initiatives include a US$2-billion investment in its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant to build electric vehicles; and a joint venture with LG Energy Solution to convert its Lordstown, Ohio plant to make battery cells.

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