You know how it feels everything is upside-down these days? You don’t need to do more than look in the direction of General Motors to get that idea because it seems that the 2027 Chevrolet Bolt (which has returned to dealerships after a respite of four model years) will only last another 18 months.
It’s an interesting development considering Chevrolet appears to have brought back the Bolt due to customer demand. Initially, the first-gen Bolt’s factory in Orion Township (Michigan) was retooled to produce Chevrolet and GMC EV pickup trucks, with the Equinox EV expected to fill the space of the Bolt. Now it seems the General Motors plans to reconfigure the Fairfax Assembly (Kansas) plant to produce the Equinox (Chevrolet’s second-biggest-selling vehicle) and a new Buick SUV (currently known as the Envision) at the end of the 2027 calendar year, according to Car and Driver.
Some have speculated that the move has something to do with expired tax credits for EVs, while someone out there may also wonder whether tariffs are an explanation. According to a General Motors spokesperson, “When we revealed Bolt in October, we said it’d be a limited-run model, which we are bringing back due to strong customer demand. We also said it would account for the majority of EV volume for Chevrolet in 2026, alongside the Chevrolet Equinox EV. We reiterate that today.”
