General Motors’ limited-run Chevrolet Bolt also is likely to have a limited supply.
According to a union official that represents GM workers at Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kansas, the company is producing 35,000 vehicles instead of an initially planned 150,000 vehicles.
The change was first reported by Reuters, who spoke with Dontay Wilson, president of UAW 31 that represents workers at the facility. Plans to produce a higher volume Bolts shifted after the federal tax incentive for electric vehicles ended last year.
The plant’s capacity and cadence was on track for production of 150,000 Bolts before GM planned to halt production in the first quarter of 2027, Wilson told Reuters on Sept. 29 and is now on track to produce 75% fewer of the electric
vehicles. The union based its estimate on the daily volume of vehicle production at the plant.
General Motors spokesman Kevin Kelly said in an emailed statement that the automaker does not comment on production volume of its vehicles.
“We continuously evaluate market dynamics and customer demand to make decisions regarding our operations,” the statement said.
UAW Local 31 did not immediately reply to requests for comment.
When GM launched its new Bolt earlier this year at a starting price of $27,600, the company maintained the vehicle would be produced in limited batches. Through August of 2026, GM has sold 4,224 Bolts.
Once the plant no longer produces the Bolt, production begins on the gas-powered Chevrolet Equinox, which GM moved up from Mexico. In 2028, GM plans to add production of the Buick Envision SUV, currently built in China, to the factory.
Jackie Charniga covers General Motors for the Free Press. Reach her at jcharniga@freepress.com.
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