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GM offers $6,000 discount to stay in the electric car race

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At a time of incredibly scant car supply, with dealers often charging thousands of dollars above sticker and consumers waiting weeks or months to take delivery, GM slashed the price of two electric…

General Motors made an eyebrow-raising move this month with the Chevrolet Bolt hatchback and its slightly bigger cousin, the Bolt EUV.

GM only just started building these vehicles again in April after stopping assembly for around nine months while it wrestled with a vexing safety issue. The automaker recalled all of the roughly 142,000 Bolts ever sold over a rare tendency for their batteries to catch fire. Two months is hardly enough time to restock dealerships and get a good sense of demand.

This race for the silver medal will remain a fun one to watch, with Ford rolling out the F-150 Lightning pickup and GM countering with the GMC Hummer truck and Cadillac Lyriq SUV. Next year, Barra will launch electric versions of the Chevy Silverado pickup and Equinox and Blazer SUVs. The cavalry is still over the hill.

 

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