Electric Hummer Could Be Part of GM’s Move Into EV Trucks, SUVs: Sources

Electric Hummer Could Be Part of GM’s Move Into EV Trucks, SUVs: Sources
The General Motors Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly plant 13 July 2006 in Detroit, Mich. Jeff Haynes/AFP via Getty Images
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WASHINGTON/DETROIT—General Motors Co. plans to build a new family of premium electric pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant beginning in late 2021, possibly reviving the imposing Hummer brand on some of them, several people familiar with the plans said.

The so-called BT1 electric truck/SUV program is the centerpiece of a planned $3 billion investment in the Detroit-Hamtramck plant to make electric trucks and vans, and part of a broader $7.7 billion investment in GM’s U.S. plants over the next four years, according to a proposed labor deal between the automaker and the United Auto Workers union.