Filed under: EV/Plug-in, GM
Over the past century, two of the primary ways that carmakers have been able to distinguish their products is styling and powertrains. While styling has often been outsourced to various design studios, typically only the smallest automakers outsource powertrains. As the industry heads into the era of increasing electrification, the whole concept of the powertrain is evolving.
General Motors has decided that powertrains will remain one of its core competencies whether they are based on internal combustion or transferring electrons. To that end GM has announced that it will become the first U.S. based automaker to design, develop and manufacture its own electric motors. GM will invest $246 million on a high volume motor production facility that starts production for 2013.
[Source: General Motors]
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