General Motors will idle production of the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles for an additional two weeks as it investigates a battery defect that poses a fire risk in the cars.
On Aug. 20, GM issued a global recall on the cars made at Orion Assembly in Orion Township. It idled the plant on Aug. 23 and expected to restart production Monday. About 1,000 hourly workers there make the Bolt EV and EUV, a subcompact electric SUV, as well as the Cruise Origin self-driving test cars.