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GM South America confirms Blazer EV and Equinox EV for the Brazilian market in 2024

GM is committed to leading the mobility of the future in South America as well. That's why the company is investing USD 35 billion globally by 2025 in the development of 30 new electric vehicles, which inaugurate an even more advanced generation of EVs - already equipped with the Ultium platform. For Brazil, two SUVs are confirmed in important categories, the Blazer EV and the Equinox EV, which now have a launch date in the country: 2024.

“Our plan is to start offering the Blazer EV and Equinox EV around the middle of next year, right after the models launch in the United States. The Chevrolet brand has advanced a lot in prestige and admiration among the Brazilian consumer because it has a highly technological product line that is in line with the best we offer in the world”, reports Santiago Chamorro, president of GM South America.

The Blazer EV is a global product and is in the final stages of certification and homologation tests. In fact, GM's engineering structure at Campo de Provas and at the Technological Center in Brazil is collaborating in the areas of energy efficiency and connectivity to accelerate the development of the model and its arrival on the market.

One of the main competitive advantages of Chevrolet's future 100% electric premium SUV is the Ultium technology, which consists of a specific modular platform for electric vehicles with different combinations of engines and batteries with a much more advanced chemical composition. All of this translates into better range, faster charging speed and greater driving pleasure.

With the Ultium platform, it is possible to manufacture everything from compact cars, through SUVs and super sports cars to large pick-ups.

Equinox EV arrives in sequence...Chevrolet's first zero emission car began to be marketed in the country in 2019. The Bolt EV is a compact crossover with 203 hp and capable of traveling 459 km, on average, in the WLTP cycle. The strategy is to offer consumers by the middle of the decade a diversified line of electric vehicles that complements the portfolio of combustion models. For this, the brand has been launching at least one new EV per year.

Last year, sales of the New Bolt began. The compact crossover gained important design and finishing evolutions. Now in 2023 it's the turn of the Bolt EUV, which stands out for its SUV-like bodywork and more interior space for the family.

Starting in 2024, an even more advanced generation of zero-emission vehicles from Chevrolet will debut. As previously announced, the first of these vehicles to hit the Brazilian market will be the Blazer EV. Soon after, it will be the turn of another SUV: the Equinox EV, to occupy the position of the most accessible of this new family of electric cars from the brand.

There are still other Chevrolet EVs being studied for the local market. GM understands that the greater offer of models, the progress of electrification in general and public stimulus policies are fundamental for the popularization of technology in the country, thus allowing the creation of new business opportunities for the industry itself and for sectors such as mining and energy, in addition to the progress in sustainability, so necessary for the challenges of climate change.

GM's plan in South America is to offer the most comprehensive line of EVs in the region, which has the potential to become a hub for the production and export of technologies and electric vehicles, considering the adequate conditions we have here, as raw material for manufacture of batteries, qualified engineering, well-developed industrial park, high percentage of renewable electric energy and a large potential consumer market. Another important part of this transition towards a zero-emissions future is to make combustion vehicles increasingly sustainable and efficient.

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