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GM Will Boost EV and AV Investments to $35 Billion Through 2025

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General Motors announced it will increase its EV and AV investments from 2020 through 2025 to $35 billion. PHOTO General Motors

General Motors announced it will increase its EV and AV investments from 2020 through 2025 to $35 billion, representing a 75% increase from its initial commitment announced before the pandemic.

The company’s enhanced commitment will accelerate its transformative strategy in battery and fuel cell technology through its Ultium battery platform and HYDROTEC fuel cells; and through Cruise.

“We are investing aggressively in a comprehensive and highly integrated plan to make sure that GM leads in all aspects of the transformation to a more sustainable future,” said GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra.

“GM is targeting annual global EV sales of more than 1 million by 2025, and we are increasing our investment to scale faster because we see momentum building in the United States for electrification, along with customer demand for our product portfolio.”

GM first shared its vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion nearly four years ago.

Key factors

Key factors changing the landscape include strong public reaction to the GMC HUMMER EV and HUMMER EV SUV, the Cadillac LYRIQ and the Chevrolet Silverado electric pickup; GM and dealer investments in the EV customer experience; public and private investment in EV charging infrastructure; and the global policy environment.

“There is a strong and growing conviction among our employees, customers, dealers, suppliers, unions and investors, as well as policymakers, that electric vehicles and self-driving technology are the keys to a cleaner, safer world for all,” Barra said.

GM’s initial commitment announced in March 2020 to invest $20 billion from 2020 through 2025, including capital, engineering expenses and other development costs, to accelerate its transition to EVs and AVs.

In November 2020, the company increased its planned investment over the same period to $27 billion.

These investments are enabled by GM’s underlying business, including record EBIT-adjusted in the last three quarters. GM now expects to deliver better-than-expected results in the second quarter despite the industry-wide impact of the semiconductor shortage.

Based on improved near-term production, combined with strong demand and better-than-expected results at GM Financial, the company expects its first-half EBIT-adjusted will be between $8.5 billion and $9.5 billion, followed by strong second-half results.

Accelerating the rollout of EVs for retail and fleet customers

In November 2020, GM announced it would deliver 30 new EVs by 2025 globally, with two-thirds available in North America.

Through the additional investments announced today, GM will add to its North America plan new electric commercial trucks and other products that will take advantage of the creative design opportunities and flexibility enabled by the Ultium Platform.

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