GM to maneuver manufacturing of China-built Buick SUV to U.S. plant

DETROIT — Basic Motors plans to maneuver manufacturing of a Buick compact SUV from China to the U.S. for home gross sales, the corporate confirmed Thursday.

GM mentioned the next-generation automobile is predicted to be constructed on the automaker’s Fairfax Meeting plant in Kansas Metropolis, Kansas, starting in 2028. The Buick compact SUV that will probably be constructed within the U.S. will probably be offered domestically, that means manufacturing of the automobile in China could proceed as effectively for gross sales elsewhere.

The transfer comes as President Donald Trump has been pressuring firms to onshore manufacturing and because the relationship between the U.S. and China grows more and more contentious, together with with tariffs on automobiles.

The Detroit automaker has produced the compact Buick Envision SUV in China for the U.S. since 2017. Nonetheless, the corporate declined to verify the identify for the subsequent era of the automobile that it is going to be transferring stateside.

“Basic Motors will onshore manufacturing of the next-generation Buick compact SUV to Fairfax Meeting in Kansas Metropolis, starting in 2028. This determination additional strengthens GM’s home manufacturing footprint and helps U.S. jobs, constructing on $5.5 billion in new investments introduced throughout our U.S. manufacturing websites within the final yr,” GM mentioned in an emailed assertion.

The compact Buick is predicted to hitch manufacturing of the gas-powered Chevrolet Equinox on the Kansas manufacturing unit following restricted manufacturing of the all-electric Chevrolet Bolt. Equinox manufacturing will begin in 2027, GM mentioned.

U.S. gross sales of the Envision have topped 40,000 for the previous three years, representing roughly 1 / 4 of Buick’s gross sales throughout that point interval.

GM’s determination to provide the compact Buick SUV within the U.S. was first reported by Reuters.