The combustion engine model of the Chevy Blazer is reportedly being discontinued and can ultimately solely be provided as an EV, sources tell GM Authority. Each the Chevy Blazer EV and the gas-powered Chevy Blazer have been assembled at GM’s Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico, however with the fuel Blazer now sunsetting with the 2025 mannequin 12 months, the ability is being retooled solely to accommodate electrical autos, GM Authority says.
In an e-mail to The Verge, Chevy consultant Chad Lyons says that “we’ve got no portfolio adjustments to share and won’t touch upon hypothesis.”
Chevy makes EV and ICE variations of the Blazer mid-sized SUV and the Equinox, a smaller SUV. The fashions didn’t solely differentiate in powertrains from their fuel counterparts but in addition in model and platform. Each the Blazer EV and Equinox EV share GM’s tailor-made EV platform (formerly known as Ultium) and are in-built the identical plant in Mexico alongside the Cadillac Optiq. Honda’s Prologue, which is actually a rebadged Blazer EV, is in-built the identical plant as nicely.
As GM Authority notes, a discontinued gas-powered Blazer means Chevy not carries a two-row combustion SUV in North America. Chevy does nonetheless use the nameplate for a three-row SUV in China.