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General Motors (GM) $491M Investment to Spurt EV Growth
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In an important announcement, General Motors (GM - Free Report) recently laid out a plan to invest $491 million at the GM Marion Stamping plant in Marion, IN. This is to prepare the facility for manufacturing steel and aluminum stamped parts for future vehicles, including electric cars made at various GM assembly plants.
This Indiana facility of General Motors began in 1956, making sheet metals for some of the most prominent American brands like Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick.
The proposed investment will be used to buy and install two new press lines and complete press and die upgrades and renovations. It will also construct a 6,000-square-foot addition. Work will start in the next four months. The current workforce at the plant is about 750 people and the addition of new work is expected to keep employment stable.
The investment marks plant development and will rev up GM’s electrification progress as the demand for EVs reaches unprecedented levels. The auto magnate has previously laid out its goal of bringing 30 new EVs to the market in the next three years aims to establish a fleet of 1 million EVs in North America by 2025-end. To boost EV charging capabilities, GM and two other auto giants formed a new-managed EV charging pilot program in partnership with SMUD in August. SMUD is the sixth-largest not-for-profit electric service provider. The program will save EV customers money on utility costs to promote a balanced energy grid. The pilot program underscores GM’s commitment to an all-electric future and affordable EVs for everyone.
At a conference this week, General Motors CEO, Mary Barra harped on her company’s vision of making EVs accessible to all.
GM is once again up in the mass market production of EVs after it first launched the popular Chevy Bolt in 2016. Although sales responded quite well, the automaker had to recall the model in June 2021 after a series of battery issues. The model was re-introduced earlier this year.
With its second attempt at scaling up EV sales, GM is confident that it can surpass the sales of the EV king, Tesla Inc. (TSLA - Free Report) by 2025. In June, the company slashed the price of the 2023 model of the Bolt EV and it is now the cheapest EV in the United States. On the contrary, the frequent price hikes brought by Tesla will likely give GM an edge in the competition and spur its chances of beating the top EV player in sales.
Recent development in the United States has left automakers scrambling for a share of the EV market in the country. The Inflation Reduction Act, recently signed into law in the United States, intends to enhance EV capabilities by providing manufacturers with $40 billion in tax credits. The law emphasizes that EVs eligible for such credits should be made with more American-made parts. Undoubtedly, this law has led automakers to bolster their electrification efforts in the country to qualify for the incentives. The recent investment is, therefore, a focused move by GM, like other automakers, to source EV components from U.S. soil.
Shares of GM have lost 21.1% over the past year against its industry’s 2.5% rise.
Yamaha has an expected earnings growth rate of 1% for 2023. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings has been revised 11.6% upward in the past 30 days.
Yamaha’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters and missed in one. YAMHF pulled off a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 47.95%, on average. The stock has declined 28.1% over the past year.
BorgWarner has an expected earnings rate of 2.9% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings has remained constant in the past 30 days.
BorgWarner’s earnings beat the Zacks growth Consensus Estimate in all the trailing four quarters. BWA pulled off a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 29.45%, on average. The stock has declined 13.6% in the past year.
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General Motors (GM) $491M Investment to Spurt EV Growth
In an important announcement, General Motors (GM - Free Report) recently laid out a plan to invest $491 million at the GM Marion Stamping plant in Marion, IN. This is to prepare the facility for manufacturing steel and aluminum stamped parts for future vehicles, including electric cars made at various GM assembly plants.
This Indiana facility of General Motors began in 1956, making sheet metals for some of the most prominent American brands like Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick.
The proposed investment will be used to buy and install two new press lines and complete press and die upgrades and renovations. It will also construct a 6,000-square-foot addition. Work will start in the next four months. The current workforce at the plant is about 750 people and the addition of new work is expected to keep employment stable.
The investment marks plant development and will rev up GM’s electrification progress as the demand for EVs reaches unprecedented levels. The auto magnate has previously laid out its goal of bringing 30 new EVs to the market in the next three years aims to establish a fleet of 1 million EVs in North America by 2025-end. To boost EV charging capabilities, GM and two other auto giants formed a new-managed EV charging pilot program in partnership with SMUD in August. SMUD is the sixth-largest not-for-profit electric service provider. The program will save EV customers money on utility costs to promote a balanced energy grid. The pilot program underscores GM’s commitment to an all-electric future and affordable EVs for everyone.
At a conference this week, General Motors CEO, Mary Barra harped on her company’s vision of making EVs accessible to all.
GM is once again up in the mass market production of EVs after it first launched the popular Chevy Bolt in 2016. Although sales responded quite well, the automaker had to recall the model in June 2021 after a series of battery issues. The model was re-introduced earlier this year.
With its second attempt at scaling up EV sales, GM is confident that it can surpass the sales of the EV king, Tesla Inc. (TSLA - Free Report) by 2025. In June, the company slashed the price of the 2023 model of the Bolt EV and it is now the cheapest EV in the United States. On the contrary, the frequent price hikes brought by Tesla will likely give GM an edge in the competition and spur its chances of beating the top EV player in sales.
Recent development in the United States has left automakers scrambling for a share of the EV market in the country. The Inflation Reduction Act, recently signed into law in the United States, intends to enhance EV capabilities by providing manufacturers with $40 billion in tax credits. The law emphasizes that EVs eligible for such credits should be made with more American-made parts. Undoubtedly, this law has led automakers to bolster their electrification efforts in the country to qualify for the incentives. The recent investment is, therefore, a focused move by GM, like other automakers, to source EV components from U.S. soil.
Shares of GM have lost 21.1% over the past year against its industry’s 2.5% rise.
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Zacks Rank & Key Picks
GM carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), currently.
Some better-ranked players in the auto space are Yamaha Motor Co. (YAMHF - Free Report) , sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and BorgWarner (BWA - Free Report) , carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), currently. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Yamaha has an expected earnings growth rate of 1% for 2023. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings has been revised 11.6% upward in the past 30 days.
Yamaha’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters and missed in one. YAMHF pulled off a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 47.95%, on average. The stock has declined 28.1% over the past year.
BorgWarner has an expected earnings rate of 2.9% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings has remained constant in the past 30 days.
BorgWarner’s earnings beat the Zacks growth Consensus Estimate in all the trailing four quarters. BWA pulled off a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 29.45%, on average. The stock has declined 13.6% in the past year.