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GM slashes prices of Chevy Bolt EVs despite rising commodity costs

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2022 BOLT EUV

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DETROIT – Regardless of rising commodity prices, General Motors on Wednesday slashed the value of its 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV, possible making it the least costly electrical car on sale within the U.S.

The Detroit automaker minimize the value of the Bolt EV to a beginning worth of $26,595, down $5,900 from the 2022 mannequin yr. GM additionally minimize the value on its bigger Bolt EUV by $6,300 to begin at $28,195. All pricing features a necessary $995 vacation spot cost.

The worth cuts come as automakers, particularly pure EV corporations, hike prices on their electric vehicles amid altering market situations and rising commodity prices, particularly for key supplies wanted for EV batteries.

Automakers comparable to Tesla and GM’s Cadillac model, in addition to EV start-ups Rivian and Lucid, have increased prices on EVs. GM warned throughout its first-quarter earnings call in April that it expects total commodity prices in 2022 to return in at $5 billion, double what the automaker beforehand forecast.

A Chevrolet spokesman declined to debate the profitability or construct prices of the Bolt fashions, however they’re possible decrease than newer autos. The Bolt EV has been in manufacturing since 2016 and options older battery know-how than the corporate’s new EVs comparable to the GMC Hummer pickup and Cadillac Lyriq, which characteristic its “Ultium” applied sciences.

The worth adjustment is an effort to remain aggressive within the EV market and “higher aligns” the producer’s advised retail worth with the common sale worth for the client, Chevrolet spokesman Shad Balch mentioned in an e mail.

The Bolt EV is predicted to be the least costly EV on sale within the U.S. Nonetheless, not all automakers have launched their pricing for the 2023 model-year.

The decrease costs ought to assist bolster Bolt gross sales, which Steve Majoros, vp of Chevrolet advertising, final month mentioned is predicted to reach a new record in 2022.

Manufacturing of the 2023 Bolts is predicted to start in the summertime. GM is within the midst of refilling its dealership pipeline with the autos after a recall as a consequence of fireplace dangers shut down gross sales and manufacturing for a number of months of the previous yr.

The Bolt EV has an electrical vary of as much as 259 miles on a full cost. The bigger Bolt EUV has a spread of 247 miles on a full cost.

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