{"id":537123,"date":"2026-01-23T13:45:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/537123\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:45:17","slug":"this-is-when-2027-chevrolet-bolt-production-will-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/537123\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is When 2027 Chevrolet Bolt Production Will End"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>The heavily updated 2027 Chevrolet Bolt was said to be &#8220;limited-production.&#8221; Now we know just how limited.<\/li>\n<li>General Motors officials told Bloomberg the Bolt will only be made at its Kansas factory for about 18 months.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>In its place will come the gas-powered\u00a0Buick Envision, which is being reshored to the U.S. from China.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A few years ago, General Motors ended production of the affordable Chevrolet Bolt, then <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/features\/776168\/gm-evs-bolt-china-podcast\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22776168%22%2C%22section%22%3A%223%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22gm-evs-bolt-china-podcast%22%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately lamented doing so<\/a> as it left a big hole in its electric lineup. Now, the Bolt is back\u2014but as expected, it won&#8217;t be sticking around for very long. And now we know just how long.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-01-22\/gm-to-relocate-chinese-buick-model-to-kansas-likely-end-bolt-ev\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloomberg<\/a>, GM officials have decided to end production of the heavily updated 2027 Chevrolet Bolt after just about a year and a half, in order to free up production space at its Fairfax, Kansas factory for a gas-powered Buick crossover.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update 7 p.m<\/strong>.: GM officials confirmed the move to InsideEVs. &#8220;When we revealed Bolt in October, we said it&#8217;d be a limited-run model, which we are bringing back due to strong customer demand,&#8221; a Chevrolet spokesperson said. &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/780974\/2027-chevrolet-bolt-ev-configurator\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22780974%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%222027-chevrolet-bolt-ev-configurator%22%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 2027 Bolt has received considerable hype<\/a> since it was formally announced last year\u2014it&#8217;s a 260-mile EV that starts at just\u00a0$28,995, making it once again America&#8217;s cheapest new EV\u2014it seems to be running into regulatory changes that GM can&#8217;t move fast enough to keep up with.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the second Trump administration,\u00a0GM is under tariff-related pressure to bring more production to the U.S., and the China-built <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/buick\/envision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buick Envision<\/a> is uniquely exposed. Meanwhile, the Bolt can no longer take advantage of the $7,500 tax credit. And with GM no longer under the gun with strict fuel economy regulations, there&#8217;s apparently less of a business case for it than another (presumably more profitable) gas-powered crossover. Buick sold about 42,000 of them last year, due in part to tariff-related restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>The Bolt will wind down production as GM prepares for the gas-powered Equinox <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/785214\/2027-chevrolet-bolt-limited-run\/The%20car will now wind down production as GM prepares for the gas-powered Equinox to move back to Kansas from Mexico in 2027.\u00a0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">to move back to Kansas from Mexico in 2027<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                            <a href=\"http:\/\/insideevs.com\/photos\/914609\/2027-chevrolet-bolt-live-photos\/#8289178_2027-chevrolet-bolt\" class=\"msnt-photo-thumb-gallery-main-photo-box\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-url=\"\/photos\/914609\/2027-chevrolet-bolt-live-photos\/#8289178_2027-chevrolet-bolt\" data-thumb=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-src=\"\" data-sub-html=\"2027 Chevrolet Bolt\" data-entity-id=\"8289178\" data-download-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/16x9-tr.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"2027 Chevrolet Bolt\" width=\"16\" height=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                    26                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                            Source: Patrick George                        <\/p>\n<p>While the move is probably good news for GM&#8217;s bottom line\u2014and its ability to boast of reshoring to President Donald Trump\u2014it&#8217;s likely to be seen as a letdown for EV fans looking forward to more affordable choices in the market. Moreover, fans of the original Bolt were excited to see the compact electric&#8217;s return to the market. In 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/702194\/chevy-bolt-review-2023\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22702194%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22chevy-bolt-review-2023%22%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">its last full year on the market<\/a>, Chevrolet sold about 62,000 Bolts, and was met with widespread criticism when the car was discontinued.<\/p>\n<p>The new Bolt seemed poised to be an even bigger hit. With new lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries, a Tesla-style NACS plug, a modern software suite and updated safety features, the Bolt is set to deliver what owners loved about the last one with much more contemporary equipment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But its return to the market seems considerably more tepid now. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/money\/cars\/general-motors\/2026\/01\/22\/gm-plans-buick-envision-production-china-u-s-2028\/88301117007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Free Press<\/a>\u00a0reported that the Fairfax plant is\u00a0&#8220;operating on one shift while 900 workers remain on indefinite layoff.&#8221; In other words: if you&#8217;re interested in the new Bolt, get it while you can.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Contact the author: <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/785214\/2027-chevrolet-bolt-limited-run\/mailto:patrick.george@insideevs.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">patrick.george@insideevs.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"comfort-title-large flex gap-spacing-sm-base items-center\">\n<p>\t\tWe want your opinion!\n\t<\/p>\n<p>What would you like to see on Insideevs.com?<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/survey\/2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tTake our 3 minute survey.\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"compact-body-medium\">&#8211; The InsideEVs team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The heavily updated 2027 Chevrolet Bolt was said to be &#8220;limited-production.&#8221; Now we know just how limited. 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