Which company produces the Chevrolet Bolt EV?

General Motors produces the Chevrolet Bolt EV. Chevrolet is one of GM’s automotive brands, so the Bolt is a General Motors vehicle even though its badge carries the Chevrolet name.

The Bolt was developed as a mass-market battery-electric hatchback and was unveiled in production form at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show. Retail deliveries began in California in December 2016 before availability expanded across the United States. Its roughly 200-mile EPA range helped distinguish it from many earlier affordable electric cars.

GM developed the first-generation Bolt with major contributions from LG, which supplied important battery and electric-drive components. Final vehicle assembly took place at GM’s Orion Assembly plant in Michigan. In Europe, a closely related version was sold as the Opel Ampera-e, showing how GM adapted the vehicle for different markets.

The Bolt EV is sometimes confused with the Chevrolet Volt. The Volt was a plug-in hybrid with a gasoline engine serving as part of its propulsion system, while the Bolt EV was designed as a fully battery-electric car. The Bolt EUV, introduced later, was a roomier related crossover version, but both belonged to GM’s Chevrolet electric-vehicle family.