CEO Mary Barra said the automaker wants to build in redundancy to reduce the possibility for disruptions, a lesson it took from the ongoing microchip shortage.
DETROIT — General Motors is working to build a resilient battery supply chain as it moves into the next phase of electric vehicle development, drawing on lessons learned during the ongoing semiconductor shortage, CEO Mary Barra said Thursday.
GM says it has signed agreements with suppliers to secure all of the necessary battery materials to produce 1 million EVs in North America in 2025. GM has committed to spending $35 billion on electric and autonomous vehicle development through 2025 and wants its North American light-duty vehicle lineup emissions-free by 2035. The automaker will have four plants producing its proprietary Ultium batteries in a joint venture with LG Energy Solution — in Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan and a yet-to-be-disclosed fourth U.S. location — and has outlined plans to have five North American plants assembling EVs as of 2025.
Barra addressed GM's decision to call most salaried employees back to company offices for at least three days per week, with flexibility based on an employee's role and department. GM set a Jan. 30 deadline after delaying the return from the end of 2022 in response to employee backlash. During the pandemic, it adopted a policy called Work Appropriately that lets employees choose how and where they work best.
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