GM received over 65,000 orders for the electric Hummer
General Motors has received more reservations than expected for its GMC Hummer electric pickups and SUVs, according to a report: more than 65,000 in total so far. Orders for the Hummer pickup are unlikely to be fulfilled before 2024.
Duncan Aldred, GMC’s global vice president, commented on reservations and delivery of the vehicles to US media outlet CNBC at an event hosted by the media outlet. According to him, the number of customers converting their reservations for the Hummer pickup into orders was also higher than expected, at about 95 per cent. The SUV, which GM introduced last year after the pickup, is not expected to hit the market until 2023, Aldred said.
Aldred said March was the best month for reservations – apart from the month the vehicles were unveiled. Looking at production, Aldred said, “What we’re looking at now is how can we build the maximum amount and how can we deliver, fulfill these reservations as quickly as possible.” He expressed confidence as well: “We’re doing all the studies on that and we’re confident we can go a lot quicker than we originally thought, but it still means a reservation now probably means delivering in ’24.”
Just a few weeks ago, the company announced plans to deliver a total of 400,000 electric vehicles in North America this year and next. Meanwhile, significantly higher numbers are expected for 2022, particularly for the two models.
According to information from suppliers, GM plans to produce 25,000 units of the Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV and 21,000 units of the GMC Hummer EV electric pickup truck this year – significantly more than previously planned: According to the original plans, only 3,200 of the Cadillac Lyriq and 3,800 of the GMC Hummer EV were to be built this year. This makes a total of 46,000 instead of the planned 7,000 vehicles – or 557 per cent more.
In January, GM announced investments of another 6.6 billion US dollars in the expansion of production capacities for electric vehicles and battery cells in Michigan. By the end of 2025, the company wants to have production capacities for more than one million electric vehicles (including 600,000 e-pickups) in North America alone.
With reporting by Domenico Sciurti, Germany.
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