GM ditching 'Ultium' name for batteries, tech
GM ditching 'Ultium' name for batteries, tech amid EV changes
GM will drop the name "Ultium" for its electric vehicle batteries and supporting technologies after spending years promoting the brand. The company said the batteries and technologies will remain but the name "Ultium" will not.
GM To Drop Ultium Brand For EV Batteries And Motors
It looks as though GM will give the Ultium brand the boot as it relates to the company's proprietary EV battery and EV drive motor technologies.
GM drops Ultium name for EV platform
General Motors said at an Oct. 8 investor day that it expects to build roughly 200,000 EVs this year as it targets profitability.
GM reportedly ditching Ultium EV branding on batteries and tech
GM has since implemented the Ultium strategy with EVs for three out of four of its U.S. brands, plus the BrightDrop electric vans (now part of Chevrolet). The odd man out, Buick, is expected to get its own Ultium-based models soon as well. Ultium components were also to be used for the cancelled Cruise Origin self-driving car.
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