Basic Motors mentioned on Friday it’s resuming gross sales and reducing the worth of its Chevrolet Blazer EV after software program high quality points prompted the biggest U.S. automaker to halt deliveries in late December.
GM mentioned it has made vital software program updates addressing considerations from early homeowners together with customizable multi-color ambient lighting, revised Driver Info Heart graphics with battery share show and extra. Present Blazer homeowners will get a software program replace to deal with the problems.
GM mentioned it might lower the worth of the Blazer by about USD 5,600 to USD 6,500 based mostly on the trim degree. The automaker additionally mentioned the Blazer has regained eligibility for a U.S. USD 7,500 EV tax credit score after new battery sourcing guidelines from the U.S. Treasury on Jan. 1 made many EVs ineligible.
The Blazer value cuts and restored tax credit score convey the efficient value for certified patrons all the way down to USD 42,695 from the unique USD 56,715 for the lowest-priced mannequin. Different automakers, together with Ford Motor, have lower costs of EVs in current months.
A number of EVs have regained eligibility for tax credit since January together with the Nissan Leaf, Volkswagen ID.4, Honda Prologue and Cadillac Lyriq.
Individually, GM on Feb. 26 resumed gross sales of its 2024 mannequin yr Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size vans after briefly halting them to deal with intermittent software program high quality points.
GM CEO Mary Barra mentioned final month the Detroit automaker has “already revamped the software program improvement course of and extra importantly the validation course of…. Proper now, we’re going by means of a little bit little bit of a studying, ache or studying, pains as we make this transition.”
