Posted on 03/07/2022 9:24:50 AM PST by Red Badger
2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV Trail Boss
General Motors has been touting its future EV efforts for years, and more recently, CEO Mary Barra has talked about the automaker's plans to overtake Tesla as the US EV leader. While GM doesn't have a whole lot to show related to those plans quite yet, it has announced major efforts that are already underway, which will boost its EV output significantly in the coming years.
That said, it doesn't matter how many EVs GM – or any company for that matter – can produce unless it can actually sell them. In order for the automaker to sell plenty of electric cars, it will have to make sure its dealers are on board, or switch to some form of online sales or direct sales model. It seems Chevy dealers are ready to roll. According to Automotive News, dealer chairman of the Chevrolet National Dealer Council Keith McCluskey shared:
"We want to beat Tesla on EVs. We want to meet demand."
McCluskey is also encouraging GM to stick to its plans, producing enough electric vehicles for dealers to sell and meet that demand. Dealers can't be successful in selling EVs, and GM can't beat Tesla if it doesn't manufacture enough electric cars. The dealer chairman said:
"It's nice to have the backing of General Motors and knowing that they're making those types of investments to create that kind of volume. There's a lot of us dealers out there. And if we're going to maximize our success, we need them to build enough product that we can be No. 1. You can't be No. 1 if you don't produce enough."
As many folks in the EV community have pointed out, the whole "beat" concept really doesn't matter at this point. It's not about "beating" one another, but just about companies actually producing EVs to the best of their abilities. We can talk about competing with and beating one another once new models come to market, EV production is up to speed, and people are taking delivery in large numbers.
GM is banking on the long list of pre-orders for its upcoming electric vehicles, such as the Silverado EV. GM says over 100,000 people have already placed a reservation for the upcoming electric pickup truck that's expected to go on sale as a 2024 model sometime in 2023.
Chevrolet is also seeing plenty of interest in its future Blazer and Equinox electric crossovers. The automaker is also putting an emphasis on producing affordable EVs that will be accessible to all consumers, not just the wealthy.
GM's current goal is to offer 30 new electric vehicles across the globe by 2025. The company says it will produce as many as 600,000 electric trucks per year at two locations in Michigan. In addition, it's working on transitioning its Orion Assembly plant into a battery factory.
McCluskey went on to say that he believes the sale of 600,000 electric pickup trucks per year is realistic. He also added that the addition of more affordable, high-volume electric SUVs, such as the Chevy Equinox EV, will be integral to GM's plans to succeed in the segment.
If they’ll create a truck that can haul 80klbs for over 1,000 miles, between charges, then I’ll be interested.
Sorry, I forgot my sarcasm tag. :)
GM does not have management able to overcome their current miasma, let alone beat Tesla at anything.
Go off road with an electric vehicle? What’s it called? The “Oxymoron”?
The only way they will s8cceed in selling electric pickups is to make it very difficult to buy real pickups.
I think car dealers days are numbered. Tesla and other start up EV companies are not going down the dealership model road. Dealerships also will have a large reduction in their service department revenue which is a greater profit source then new car sales. Ford has set up a Blue and Red team for ICE and EV vehicles. I see the hand writing on the wall. The ICE group either gets spun off or dies a slow death. The EV become the dealer less business model. Going to be a rough ride for the old style auto Mfg business model. Note Sony & Honda are working together on basically a contract business model. Tighten your seatbelts, it going to get bumpy.....
I told my wife this weekend, people can’t afford $5 a gallon gas do these tree hugging kooks think they can afford a $60K electric car, are they really that stupid? Yes.
I wouldn’t touch a GM car with a vaccinated crowbar in the first place and now GM EV POS. No!
At best with a greatly reduced priced tag they might get me into a Toyota Hybrid Highlander where I have a gas engine back up. But in reality I am just not interested in the least in EV’s.
They are all losers. Electric vehicles were a dead old idea that never worked. And still make no sense.
By the way, what ever happened to the burning ship full of autos that were torched by electric cars on board?
Can’t have an individual start-up getting ahead. GM is too big to fail. Quick! Give them some more bail-out money!
It burned itself out and they will tow it to port............
lol
Chevy has trucks and the Corvette.
Ford has trucks and the Mustang.
Dodge has trucks and a soon to be ending Redeye.
The rest of their lineup have been losers.
Tesla is a good 10 years lead on Detroit.
The dinosaurs were too big to fail, but they did.
The Roman Empire was too big to fail, but they did.
The Spanish Empire was too big to fail, but they did.
The British Empire was too big to fail, but they did.
The Soviet Empire was too big to fail, but they did.
GM is no different..................
Hahaha...no way...are they really making a new Chevy Citation?
You figure that name would be enough to drive them to find another name...:)
As I have posted numerous times...once these lunatics have forced us out of gasoline and diesel vehicles, they will then announce electric vehicles are not practical at a large scale of ownership. There will be no way the electric grid can charge millions of such EV’s.
Then, the government will outlaw the building of any more of those electric vehicles and Americans will be left with NO PERSONAL VEHICLES AT ALL.
I was joking, but nothing would surprise me at this point.
Dunniest damn movie I’ve ever seen (including Blazing Saddles).
That is exactly what will happen.
At some point, the ICE will become illegal to manufacture, sell, own or operate........................
Or Funniest. Whichever...
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