After months of downtime, General Motors Co. restarted production of its Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV Monday at its Orion Assembly plant in Michigan, the company said.
"Production of the Bolt EV/EUV resumed today, as planned," GM spokesman Kevin Kelly said in a statement. "We're excited to have The Bolt EV/EUV back in the market.'
GM halted production of the electric cars after it issued a recall in August 2021 on all Bolts, more than 141,000, for a battery fire risk. The automaker and supplier LG Energy Solution identified two battery manufacturing issues, a torn anode tab and folded separator, as the root cause of fires that occurred in Bolts. Since then, GM has confirmed 18 Bolt fires globally.
