General Motors to prepare new EV platform

According to GM Authority, which cites insider sources, the new platform is set to succeed the BEV3 architecture, which has served as the foundation for a wide range of the group’s current battery-electric models since 2022. The first model to showcase this new generation was the Cadillac Lyriq in 2022. Now, another platform transition appears to be on the horizon.

GM Authority reports that the first vehicles based on the anticipated BEV-N next-generation platform are expected to enter production in late 2028 or early 2029. Sources suggest the debut model will be the next-generation Chevrolet Equinox EV, followed by the next-generation Chevrolet Blazer EV. However, technical details about the BEV-N platform remain unavailable.

If these reports are accurate, the BEV-N platform will play a pivotal role in GM’s EV roadmap, as it is set to replace the BEV3 as the group’s central battery-electric vehicle platform. The current skateboard-based architecture underpins a broad range of GM’s electric models, including the Chevrolet Equinox EV and Chevrolet Blazer EV of the current generation, as well as the Cadillac Lyriq, Cadillac Optiq, Cadillac Vistiq, and Cadillac Celestiq.

As GM Authority highlights, the BEV3 platform is also used in the group’s global models, such as the Buick Electra E5 (now discontinued) and Electra E4, as well as the Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX models, both of which have since been discontinued.

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