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Orion Assembly (Bolt Production)

General Motors

Lake Orion, MI, USA

-83.2619897, 42.7172776

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 112A

Additional Information:

Sector: EVs

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: EVs


Project Announcement Date: 2/12/2015

Target for Starting Production: 2016

Date Commercial Production Started: 9/2016

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 30000 EVs

Current Annual Production: 23000 EVs

Operating Status: Closed


Target Jobs: 945

Current Jobs: 945

Congressional District: Republican

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“GM Accelerates its Drive to Lead the EV Industry with $7 Billion Investment in Michigan, Creating 4,000 New Jobs and Retaining 1,000”, General Motors Company, 24 Jan 2022. 🔗


“GM Pouring $7 Billion Into New EV Plants In Michigan”, Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 25 Jan 2022. 🔗


“GM Accelerates its Drive to Lead the EV Industry with $7 Billion Investment in Michigan, Creating 4,000 New Jobs and Retaining 1,000”, General Motors Company, 24 Jan 2022. 🔗


“Projects approved today by Michigan Strategic Fund to drive long-term economic growth across Michigan”, Kathleen Achtenberg, Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), 24 Jan 2022. 🔗


“GM delays EV truck production at Michigan plant by year”, Ben Klayman, Reuters, 17 Oct 2023. 🔗


“Expanded Silverado EV Production Delayed a Year as GM Cites ‘Evolving EV Demand’”, Lewin Day, The Drive, 18 Oct 2023. 🔗


“GM to delay all-electric truck production at Michigan plant until late 2025”, Michael Wayland, CNBC, 17 Oct 2023. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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